About half of the estimated 10,000 known bird species learn their vocalizations through imitation – a type of learning that shares many behavioral and genetic features wi[...]

Scientists today have tools that allow them to break open a human cell and count the number and types of genetic molecules inside. Genevieve Konopka, Ph.D., Associate Pro[...]

Dr. Steven Gray and Dr. Eric Olson are both innovators in gene therapy -- one of the hottest fields in biomedical research, given its potential to transform medicine by d[...]

Genetic medicines in which molecules of DNA or RNA are the therapeutic agents hold enormous promise for treating diseases ranging from genetic or inflammatory disorders t[...]

Dr. Robert Haley presenting a poster on genetic predisposition to Gulf War Syndrome.

Faculty portrait of Dr. Scott Grundy with laboratory equipment.

Drs. Helen Hobbs and Knut Berge looking at results in their lab.

Dr. Richard M. Eakin was a guest lecturer at UT Southwestern on sex and genetics among plants. He presented the lecture while dressed as Gregor Mendel. The audience for t[...]

Lifestyle choices, such as smoking and diet, play critical roles in the development of chronic conditions including heart disease, liver disease, and obesity, which are a[...]

Can butterflies and moths reveal the underpinnings of all life, even our own lives as humans? Nick Grishin, Ph.D., is a lepidopterist (someone who studies butterflies or [...]