For decades, high school teachers used Gregor Mendel and his pea plants to teach kids in ninth grade on up the fundamentals of genetics. Today’s kids don’t care beans about those peas. They want to ...

DNA is the chemical that codes for proteins which determine our physical traits. This molecule is a double coil connected by cross pieces (called bases). There are four bases that can vary in sequence ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke University Medical Center has been awarded $1.5 million by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop and implement a genetics education program for educators who ...

Discover interesting facts about how traits are passed down over generations through DNA. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What ...

Vol. 9, No. 1, Public Health Genetics Experiences and Challenges: International Symposium February 19–21, 2004, Bielefeld, Germany (2006), pp. 8-20 (13 pages) Some epidemiologists and geneticists ...

McMaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. McMaster University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Human diversity did not appear to matter ...