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The interdisciplinary, research-oriented Molecular & Cell Biology & Genetics program offers both MS and PhD degrees. The program provides a broad education-training program for graduate students ...

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Duke’s department of biology recently decided to press pause on one of its gateway courses, Biology 203, Molecular Biology, Genetics and Evolution, reportedly due to negative student feedback on the ...

Most human genetic studies have been conducted in European populations, and the results often do not transfer well to other populations. This gap in research, particularly on the genetic basis of ...

In this video, Lori Muffly, MD, MS, discussed an abstract on the impact of genetic ancestry on the biology and disease outcomes of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia that was presented at the ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

This may be about as wildly entertaining, disruptive and philosophically profound as legitimate scientific research gets. Michael Levin's work in cellular intelligence, bioelectrical communication and ...

Female life expectancy is significantly higher than that of men in almost every region of the planet, a trend consistently ...