Through strategic investment and collaboration, African livestock systems can harness tools such as genomic technologies and ...

Autophagy is the process by which cells digest and renew their internal structures, recycling damaged or malfunctioning ...

The SYNGAP1 gene, which supports the production of a protein called SynGAP (Synaptic Ras GTPase-Activating Protein), is known ...

A CRISPR-based system that erases itself from fly populations may offer a safer approach to tackling insecticide resistance ...

Using genes borrowed from bacteria, researchers have demonstrated fish and flies can be engineered to break down methylmercury and remove it from their bodies as a less harmful gas, offering new ways ...

Worryingly low levels of genetic diversity make Scotland’s red squirrels especially vulnerable to disease, a study has shown.

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

The readiness of East Anglian farms to combat the onslaught of disease threats facing their animals and crops was discussed ...

A small population of California burrowing owls is getting a helping hand when it comes to romance—from a team of devoted ...

Scientists found that evolution led bird and mammal brains to evolve separately, using different genetic instructions.

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus - which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more - includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3).

A new mosquito species unique to Sri Lanka has been discovered through research, according to entomologist Gayan Sri Kumarasinghe of the ...