The central nervous system (CNS) is an essential organ system common to all vertebrates and is one of the defining features of the Chordata phylum. In Chordates, neural tubes may form via either ...

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Florida's primary election day is Aug. 18. Here's what you'll need to bring to your polling place if you want to vote. It's too late to mail your mail-in ballot. Here's what you should do to make sure ...

• Big win for progressives: Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan’s marquee Democratic primary for US Senate in a triumph for national progressive leaders. Explore results further and ...

Every seat in the House of Representatives and one Senate seat will be on Virginia’s primary ballot as the fight for control over Congress shifts from the fight to redistrict to the will of the voters ...

Connecticut residents will head to the polls on Aug. 11 to cast ballots in party primaries for governor, U.S. Congress and state legislative and constitutional races. Many will have questions about ...

California’s primary election was June 2, and we’re three days into the state’s notoriously slow vote count. Follow along here on SFGATE’s live results page for the latest updates on the ...

With Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom unable to run for re-election due to term limits, a huge field of contenders jumped in. Two Democrats, former Cabinet secretary Xavier Becerra and billionaire Tom ...

Tuesday is Election Day in California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota, with voters weighing in on competitive primary races for federal and state office. President Donald Trump ...

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California’s top-two jungle primary is an election oddity. Most states don’t do primary elections this way. State voters adopted it 16 years ago in hope of seeing more moderate candidates with broader ...