We unpack the complicated subject of dog breeding genetics and explore arguments against very selective breeding practices.

French bulldogs and other brachycephalic breeds often have difficulty breathing and other serious health problems.

Rare dog breeds and those often bred as show dogs and for other specific purposes can cost much more to adopt than more ...

Dog breeding shifted from function to form. Instead of prioritizing performance, breeders began emphasizing appearance. Dogs were selectively inbred to exaggerate specific features—shorter snouts, ...

John Leitch, writing as Arlinda Rotate, on why he chose to use a pen-name when writing his crime thriller, Black Cloud, Red ...

On Wednesday December 10th members of the Atlantic FFA participated in the Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation Beef Extravaganza. Team members Lauren Comes, Hayden Kleen and Frank Freund placed fifth overall.

A study suggests psychiatric disorders can share the same genetic signatures and that they may stem from shared biological mechanisms.

Black patients and patients from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods are dramatically under-represented in genetics clinics—often at rates half or less than those of white patients or ...

Woodrats weigh less than half a pound but can survive venomous rattlesnake bites that would hospitalize, or even kill, a full ...

A new genome-wide mapping method finally shows how thousands of genes connect to drive disease. Biomedical researchers are working intensively to identify the genes that contribute to disease, with ...

WinStar's 'Rising Star' Patch Adams leads this year's Value Sire podium for first-year stallions as Value Sires kicks off.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is recruiting participants for the Phase 3 Hunger Elimination or Reduction Objective ...