A lesser-known inheritance tax loophole is allowing families to save significantly on their IHT bills – and financial advisers say they are using it with more clients than ever since chancellor Rachel ...

If you enjoy a great steak or just meat in general, you've probably heard of wagyu beef (and probably know why it's so expensive). Wagyu beef is produced from four specific breeds of Japanese cattle ...

Advancements in genome sequencing have challenged the long-standing belief that the position of the centromere in the chromosome is fixed. Researchers from Okayama University, Japan, have analyzed ...

In a pair of papers, scientists greatly expanded our catalog of known genomic variation among humans. Twenty-two years after the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists have unveiled the ...

Training in genetics is fundamental to understanding the biological aspects of the health-disease binomial. Moreover, with the change in the epidemiological profile, genetically determined disorders ...

ABSTRACT: The Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) is a disease-resistant, high-productivity bird. It has few breeding constraints. A phenotypic characterization study of the Japanese quail was carried ...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, has sparked scientific and public concern with his pseudoscientific and often ...

Janet Iwasa, PhD, has been appointed Director of the Genetic Science Learning Center (GSLC) in the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at University of Utah, effective July 1, 2024. As a ...

Precision medicine, characterized by the personalized integration of a patient’s genetic blueprint and clinical history, represents a dynamic paradigm in healthcare evolution. The emerging field of ...

There are hundreds of genes that influence fat storage and metabolism. So, do we have any control over our weight at all? The experts weigh in. A technician displays a used flow cell, which holds DNA ...