Fish present an extraordinary range of physiological adaptations shaped by their aquatic environments and evolutionary history. As ectotherms, their metabolic rates, cardiovascular performance and ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Genetic mutations in zebra fish are what one scientist said is leading to interesting study results at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF). Everyone has probably ...

Imagine you are a kind of fish called a goby, part of a huge family of more than 2,000 species. Maybe you're of average size for a goby, about three to four inches long. Your longest relative is about ...

The rapid formation of 500 different species of fish in a single lake, each with specialized ecological roles, resulted from a small but genetically diverse hybrid population. Scientists show the ...

In the vast oceans, one would assume their inhabitants can travel far and wide and, as a result, populations of a species would mix freely. But this doesn't appear to be the case for a vital forage ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Researchers at the University of Louisville plan to use a $2.3 million grant to study the link between genetics and an increased risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in ...

The large-scale study involved over 200,000 participants and analyzed over 7 million genetic variants. The findings suggest that the conversion of fish oil to circulating omega-3s differs among ...

Cancer care has changed a lot in recent years. Doctors do not just look at how a tumour looks under a microscope. They also study the genes inside cancer cells to understand how the disease behaves.