The first known case of bird flu in a sheep anywhere in the world has been found on a Yorkshire farm. The case was identified ...

For example, obesity or a sedentary lifestyle play a role. Genetics can also influence whether you’ll get this disease. Several gene mutations have been linked to the development of type 2 diabetes.

Organisms display non-uniform transcriptional variability in response to genetic and environmental perturbations. This study on Escherichia coli reveals how gene regulatory networks shape ...

Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications study, led by ...

A federal appeals court in the US has declined to overturn an attempt by Novartis to block the launch of a generic version of its blockbuster heart failure drug Entresto. The US Court of Appeals ...

Mar. 26, 2025 — Researchers have found a unique molecular signature and genes in the orbitofrontal cortex associated with heroin-seeking behavior. A preclinical rodent model implicated a gene ...

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