This is the first certificate offered by the genetics department, and one of the only STEM-focused certificates at the ...

One of the fundamental rules of inheritance states that different alleles (gene copies) of a trait, such as sex, are ...

Raffan and colleagues recently analyzed the genetic codes of 1,300 golden retrievers, and compared them to their behavioral ...

Evidence that learned avoidance of a pathogenic bacterium can be transmitted to future generations in C. elegans is growing.

For example, the canine gene ADD2 was associated with fear of strangers, but in humans was related to depression. A key ...

The drop in the share of 12th graders who say they want to get married reflects shifting views among girls. Boys are more likely than girls to say they want to get married someday (74% vs. 61%), but ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

A committee of MPs has called on the UK Government to pause changes to inheritance tax rules until the specific impact on Welsh farmers has been examined. The cross-bench Welsh Affairs Select ...

The daunting task of working out and paying inheritance tax must be done in the immediate and intense period of grief after a death. Although the vast majority of estates aren't liable for inheritance ...

A Plan to convert a historic Grade II listed windmill into a 12-bed HMO has caused concern. The redbrick tower in Preston was built in 1760 and is the last of its kind on the Lancashire town. Since it ...

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — It started with a simple Facebook message. Jordan LeFort, a second-grade teacher at St. Cecilia School in Pawtucket, reached out to 12 News anchor Shannon Hegy with a video ...

Chromosomal DNA is packaged with histones into nucleosomes. Following replication, sister-chromatid segregation is orchestrated to ensure that each daughter cell receives a complete set of chromosomes ...