Kathryn Paige Harden argues persuasively for a deeper and more nuanced understanding of how vice, virtue, and heredity ...

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A tiny switch in DNA allows neurons to change their function depending on the environment and alter behavior in worms.

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In 2009, a defence lawyer in Trieste, Italy, successfully argued that his client's possession of the so-called warrior gene, ...

An examination of litigation trends involving the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), which regulates the ...

A new study from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University suggests that the ...

Researchers discovered that suppressing BMP signaling in astrocytes reduces seizures and restores brain balance in Fragile X syndrome models.

Stepping away from its billions-of-years-old role as a genetic blueprint, DNA is now embarking on a new journey as an active field agent within cells. This research by a team led by Professor Jongmin ...

Author(s)Tiffany Tupler, DVM, CBCC-KA, HABc, Abi Bautista-Alejandre, Assistant Editor Tiffany Tupler, DVM, CBCC-KA, HAB, explains how breed-related traits shape feline behavior, even when physical ...