Check out the July issue of GENETICS by looking at the highlights or the full table of contents! ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS The nucleoporin Nup2 contains a meiotic-autonomous region that promotes the...
For people with alcohol dependence, withdrawal symptoms can cause relapse. Some physical symptoms—such as seizures, delirium tremens, and heart rhythm abnormalities—can be fatal, but even...
In critical situations, communication can mean the difference between life and death. If our house goes up in flames, we don’t need to smell smoke...
BehaviorC. elegansFundamental ResearchGenetics JournalNeuroscience
Taking probiotics might be the latest health fad, but for people with inflammatory bowel diseases, the microbiome is a more serious matter. With these autoimmune...
Palm fronds crunch under a researcher’s foot as she hikes through a rainforest in Madagascar looking for a spot to release a tiny, omnivorous ball...
EducationFundamental ResearchGenetics JournalMammalsModel OrganismsPrimates
Changing where the polyA tail is added to an mRNA transcript can fine-tune the tissue-specific expression of many genes, reports a Caenorhabditis elegans study published...
C. elegansCaenorhabditisGene ExpressionGenetics JournalModel Organisms
Whether a thunderclap drives your dog to cower behind the couch or leaves it unfazed may be determined in part by genetics. In the June...
BehaviorComplex TraitsDomesticationFundamental ResearchGenetics JournalMammals
Fascinating discoveries sometimes emerge from the most daunting of experimental roadblocks. Designed to generate over 1,000 recombinant inbred mice lines for genetic mapping, the Collaborative...
ChromosomesComplex TraitsEvolutionG3 JournalGenetics JournalGenetics of SexMammalsModel OrganismsMouse & RatMultiparental Populations
Check out the June issue of GENETICS by looking at the highlights or the full table of contents! ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS Alternative polyadenylation directs tissue-specific miRNA targeting in Caenorhabditis...
Multiparental populations (MPPs) have brought a new era in mapping complex traits, as well as new analytical challenges. To face these challenges and encourage innovation,...
AgingComplex TraitsDrosophilaEvolutionG3 JournalGenetics JournalMPP PeopleMultiparental Populations
