New multidisciplinary research shows that the brain forms memories of cold experiences and uses them to control our metabolism. The study shows that cold memories form in the brain -- and map out how ...

The iconic pea plant experiments of Gregor Mendel laid the foundations for the science of genetics. Now 160 years on, an ...

The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to understanding a devastating form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, suggests a new preclinical study. The findings offer a new ...

Researchers pinpoint the genes responsible for the final three pea traits studied by the famed citizen scientist.

A new study reveals that the way DNA folds inside brain cells plays a critical role in glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer.

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.

Heritable Genetic Modification in Food Animals, a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences ...

Knowing how human DNA changes over generations is essential to estimating genetic disease risks and understanding how we ...

One of the challenges of fighting pancreatic cancer is finding ways to penetrate the organ's dense tissue to define the ...

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Bin Wu, associate professor in the department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry at the School of Medicine, visited ...