Higher yields, greater resilience to climatic changes or diseases—the demands on crop plants are constantly growing. To ...

The national opioid addiction crisis has had devastating effects throughout the U.S., but the impact is perhaps most visible in Appalachia. According to a study by the Appalachian Regional Commission, ...

All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their ...

Most research in human genetics has historically focused on people of European ancestries—a long-standing bias that may limit the accuracy of scientific predictions for people from other populations.

The global genomics market is projected to expand by 15-17% by 2029. Key factors driving this growth include the increasing incidence of cancer, a higher prevalence of viral diseases and genetic ...

As the human population continues to explode, the need for efficient crop growth also expands. While there have been great strides in plant genetics and modification, there is still much to be learned ...

For the first time, KIT researchers managed to reduce the number of chromosomes in a plant by fusing two chromosomes. (Illustration: Michelle Rönspies ...

Alyson Goodwin, a sophomore biomedical engineering student, is a recipient of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The scholarship will fund Goodwin’s study abroad experience in South ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have published results that shed new light on an old question: what causes aging at the molecular level? Their findings, published ...