The blood-soaked history of the twentieth century remembers no darker medical figure than Josef Mengele. His atrocities included the severe torture of twins and people with disabilities.

Using new genetic markers, fruit breeders can now tell whether grapes will be seedless and self-pollinating even years before ...

Scientists are laying the groundwork for treating one of the most common genetic conditions in humans. Research out today ...

Margaret Worthington, associate professor in the Department of Horticulture and director of the Fruit Breeding Program for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, joined colleagues in publishing ...

British scientists have launched a crew of microscopic worms to the International Space Station in a pioneering experiment that could help unlock the secrets of long-duration space travel—and support ...

Animal life began in aquatic environments more than 600 million years ago. Around 500 million years ago, during the Cambrian ...

Weight-loss responses to GLP-1 obesity drugs, and risks of side effects, may be linked to genetic variants, according to a ...

More than a quarter of people with Type 2 diabetes take GLP-1 receptor agonists, but the popular diabetes drugs might not ...

A breakthrough in genetics reveals how spines first appeared, changing what we know about the evolution of complex species.

A new study may show why Ozempic works better for some people than others.

The ability of different genetic variants—changes to one or more building blocks of DNA—to cause disease, and to what extent, ...