A team that includes Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists has unlocked some of the secrets of corn DNA, revealing how ...

Throughout its history, the study of genetics has been intimately intertwined with the plant sciences. From the discovery of the principles underlying heredity 1,2,3,4 to the discovery of ...

Plant pests and diseases are responsible for major global crop losses, posing serious threats to food security and sustainable agriculture. Traditional ...

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS or WGAS) have made the human the model organism of choice for discovery of genetic variants underlying common diseases and phenotypes. We have organized a ...

Nearly half of all patients with anxiety or depression experience no effect from the drugs they are first prescribed. Research shows that our genes may predict which drugs work, potentially allowing ...

Raj Singh administers a genetic test to a diseased patient, hoping to confirm the cause of death. He starts by carefully ...

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