A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
A brewmaster is creating a signature concoction using yeast found in his facial hair.
Allergen-free cow’s milk and pigs with hardened arteries illustrate how the accuracy of genetic engineering has improved.
Leonard Lerman, who helped elucidate the process from gene to protein, passed away last month at age 87.
In Chapter 3, "Out of the Tropics," author Nina G. Jablonski, explores the genes behind skin pigmentation and makes the distinction between color and race.
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The biological and social ramifications of skin pigmentation are too often ignored by scientists, teachers, and the general public.
Scientists unravel the confusing molecular biology behind a fruit fly’s reliance on a single type of cactus.
A PLOS ONE study claiming to have jacked up the essential crop with a gene to allow the plant to produce protein is retracted.
The US Department of Agriculture announces a partnership of 10 study sites to help promote long-term research.