Articles by Chia-Yi Hou

A number of epidemiological studies support a link between air quality and poor health outcomes, and researchers are searching for explanations in the lab.

A case study of a family demonstrates that different genetic mutations from the two parents cause severe heart disease symptoms in the children.

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researcher is developing cancer therapeutics based on how the physical structure of DNA contributes to the disease.

Researchers devise a way to make plants’ stomata open and close more quickly.

Theodosius Dobzhansky’s work in population genetics influenced how genetics and natural selection were combined in evolutionary biology.

Arabidopsis with guard cells modified by a light-activated potassium ion channel can open and close stomata more quickly, conserving water.

The number of measles cases this year is already more than all of the cases reported in 2018.

Dating back to 16,000 years, items from a dig site in Idaho point to the first settlers arriving by a Pacific coastal route rather than by an ice-free land bridge from Siberia.

Researchers isolate roundworm DNA from animal excrement that is about 17,000 years old.

Malnourished kids who eat the fruit containing a naturally occurring toxin suffer from low blood sugar and symptoms of encephalopathy.

The institution completed an internal investigation into two professors and a staff researcher for duplicating images and fudging data.

Sargassum is piling up on Caribbean beaches, smothering nearshore ecosystems, driving off tourists, and compelling researchers to figure out why it’s suddenly so abundant.

A study estimates that 0.15 percent of genetics articles are retracted, most commonly for duplication and plagiarism.

The university investigated faculty members from the Department of Anthropology and the School of Medicine for sexual harassment, firing one and recommending another be fired.

He was the cofounder of the Hastings Center and wrote nearly 50 books on topics including abortion, aging, and medical progress.