A single amino acid change in a neuronal ion channel called KCNQ2 blocks ion flow, prevents protein localization on axons, and results in severe epilepsy and slowed neurological development.

Across her two years as CIO of Medtronic, Rashmi Kumar has driven initiatives like hyper-automation, digital-first strategies ...

Calling alcohol the third-leading preventable cause of cancer, the U.S. surgeon general on Friday recommended that alcoholic ...

Agricultural genetics is the applied study of the effects ... and introgression and introduction of traits from other species into farmed organisms. A single reference genome is not enough to ...

Biotechnology company, Amgen, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire deCODE Genetics, a global leader in human genetics, for US $415 million. The all-cash ...

Thankfully, Rowan has some electrifying backup. In addition to the introduction of Ben Feldman (Superstore) as Rowan’s former ...

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A study at UT Arlington sequencing the pest's genome could help prevent outbreaks. Bedbugs—the mere mention of these tiny, ...

Genetics is the branch of science concerned with genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms. It seeks to understand the process of trait inheritance from parents to offspring, including ...

This article was originally published by Colorado Politics. Ranchers and producers are looking to recover losses they say ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Jason Pootoolal, president of Save the Giraffes, about using in vitro fertilization for wild giraffes to save the species from extinction.

It’s been an eventful year for Texas hook and bullet crowds. Among other things, we saw the opening of the first new major ...