Prospective parents are being sold genetic tests that promise to pick the 'smartest' or 'tallest' embryo. Researchers warn the predictions are uncertain, the gains minimal, and the risks real.

Speed up germination for some veggies and flowers by soaking seeds before planting.

New research shows polygenic embryo tests marketed to predict IQ, height and disease risk are unreliable, offer minimal benefits and carry significant ethical and medical risks.

We view Nigeria’s significant reliance on food imports not merely as a pressing concern, but as a clarion call to action and ...

Holding a packet of tomato seeds that predates your grandparents feels like time travel in the palm of your hand — a chance to revive a flavor, a color, or a variety that hasn’t seen sunlight in a ...

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered how fertilized rice seeds begin to divide and establish their "body axis ...

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered how fertilized rice seeds begin to divide and establish their ...

A planting system that places the seed in the optimum position to promote even germination and emergence was revealed at the annual Precision Planting winter conference.

Five-star British event rider Libby Seed has confirmed her top horse Heartbreaker Star Quality has sustained an injury and ...

Venkatesan Sundaresan, a distinguished professor of plant biology and plant sciences at UC Davis, has been awarded a Gates Foundation grant to develop self-cloning crops for Indian farmers.The ...

What came first — the plant or the seed? Columnist Carol Barany explores how plants made the leap from water to land, why ...