Researchers spotlight how selecting cattle for lower methane emissions could deliver long-term gains for the beef industry.

A new analysis of soldiers attempting to join the U.S. Army Special Forces suggests that specific genetic variations play a ...

Isaac Haagen, an assistant professor of dairy production who holds a joint extension and research appointment, spoke on how ...

Scientists discovered that aging DNA repeats expand at wildly different speeds—and in some people, the consequences can be devastating. A sweeping genetic study drawing on data from more than 900,000 ...

The findings one day could allow people with multiple mental health conditions to be treated with a single therapy, ...

Among friends and family of those who die by suicide, a common refrain is: I didn’t know. While some people who die by suicide have prior attempts, about half of people who die by suicide have no ...

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a company that has been analyzing genetic data as part of its drug research for more than a decade, is augmenting its capabilities in a big way with the $256 million ...

Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a vital staple crop in many tropical and subtropical regions, valued both for its starchy corms and nutrient‐rich leaves. Advances in genetic research have uncovered ...

State Sen. Danny Burgess and state Rep. Adam Anderson have filed legislation that would address a shortage of genetic ...

For those born with certain types of congenital deafness, the cochlear implant has been a positive and enabling technology.

The United States leads in genetics-related output in the Nature Index, with six institutions ranking among the world’s top 10. Leading by a clear margin is Harvard University, in Cambridge, ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of those rare conditions that affects not just the patient but the entire family—medically, emotionally and genetically. This inherited brain disorder causes gradual ...