CALS students and faculty are in the forefront of efforts to develop plant varieties for a burgeoning market

Bees, so crucial to our food supply, are dying off at alarming rates. CALS researchers are taking a close look at everything from the microbes in their hives to the landscapes they live in to identify in what conditions bees thrive.

A CALS plant geneticist has found a way to reduce a possible carcinogen in our favorite snack foods–but his solution is on hold for now

“Biochemistry in the Kitchen” workshops give Girl Scouts the opportunity to study strawberry DNA.

DNA profiling can be used to transform a stray hair into a prison sentence.

Jiming Jiang is unlocking the secrets of the centromere, an overlooked region of DNA that holds the key to chromosome engineering—and a new, possibly safer approach to gene therapy

Peering into the microscopic world of our genes.

When 16-year-old Susannah Gilbert got the chance to read her DNA, it changed nothing about her life. And everything.

Scientists are probing the complex relationship between our DNA and our diets to unravel the root causes of obesity. But for those seeking a simple solution to the worldwide fat epidemic, their answers may be hard to swallow.

Make your own set of DNA!