How to Choose the Right Color of Roses
Thanks to the wonders of selective breeding (usually conducted by stooped, elderly ladies with sturdy spades and limitless supplies of energy), roses today come in more colors than your average cell phone, each bearing a specific message. Lest ... [... more]
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Genetic Engineering of Food, Feed, and Fiber:
Manipulation of genetic material is not new. Scientists have been selecting for desired plant and animal characteristics for centuries. These selective breeding efforts have helped make the United States a world leader in the production of food, ... [... more]
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Transgenic Fish in Developing Countries: Vol 3 ...
 Aquaculture is rapidly increasing to meet protein demands of a growing population and preferences of consumers with rising living standards. Alongside selective breeding and improved production methods, transgenic fish may be one option for meeting these [... more]
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Genetic Prehistory in Selective Breeding: A Prelude to ...
Long before Mendel's ground-breaking discoveries about heredity, sheep breeders in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were transforming the appearance and qualities of their livestock by combining various traits of body and wool into new patterns. [... more]
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How to Show Your Pomeranian You Care
Pomeranians were originally sled dogs from Greenland and Lapland, brought into Europe. Through selective breeding they are now small dogs with a hardy disposition and thick coat typical of dogs in cold climates. They are eager to learn and will ... [... more]
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How to Breed Guppies Selectively
Guppies are small, colorful fish that are easy to keep and breed. They mature quickly and give you the chance to establish your own strain of guppies. Selective breeding controls color, size and tail shape in these fish. Tails grow as fan, veil, ... [... more]
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Selective breeding Greenlip abalone (Haliotis ...
Author: P.D. Kube Author: S.A. Appleyard Author: N.G. Elliott Binding: Digital Format: HTML Number Of Pages: 14 Publication Date: 2007-09-01 Release Date: 2007-10-04 [... more]
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Burmese Cats
Burmese cats look like an ancient breed from the Far East, but in fact they are a relatively new breed developed in the U. S. In 1930 Dr. Joseph Thompson acquired a Southeast Asian cat, which he bred to a Siamese. Selective breeding of the ... [... more]
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The Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in ...
Biased and Unrealistic: Wesley J. Smith presents palliative care as the be-all and end-all solution to terminal and chronic pain. However, he doesn't address the facts and statistics. Countries with legalized euthanasia, such as The Netherlands, have [... more]
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The New Pomeranian
Pomeranian Genetics: The New Pomeranian has an extensive chapter on the genetics of the Pomeranian breed. More importantly, it has examples of color genetics that insure that breeders will be able to "plan" their litters based on the colors [... more]
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The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time
Amazon.com Review: On the Galapagos Islands Charles Darwin gave his first hint at his theory of natural selection, writing about the finches he studied there. In Darwin's time there was no proof of this theoretical mechanism for evolution. Indeed it [... more]
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The Irish Draught Horse: A History
Review of The Irish Draught Horse: A History (McGrath): This book is a wide-ranging and excellent history of the Irish Draught Horse in Ireland. Includes interviews with horse dealers, breeders, and includes many old paintings and photos. Quality [... more]
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