The New York Times has an interesting article, Picky Eaters? They Get It From You, which I'm sure many parents can relate to. Here's the most critical part: The study, led by Dr. Lucy Cooke of the ...

An ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies to explore heritable genetic modifications of food animals. This committee will address methods for heritable genetic modifications and identify ...

New research identified genes that may influence your preferences for sweet and fatty foods. People with these genetic predispositions have an increased risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Our immune systems have to respond when they sense an invader so we are protected from infection. These invaders are presented to the immune system through antigens, and we develop some antibodies ...

Fussy eating is mainly influenced by genes and is a stable trait lasting from toddlerhood to early adolescence, finds a new study led by researchers from UCL (University College London), King's ...

In a recent study published in the journal BMC Nutrition, researchers evaluated the relationship between genetic variations and food choices. Food selection is a multifaceted process impacted by taste ...

Is complex social behavior genetically determined? Yes, as a team of biologists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) together with colleagues from Bochum and Paris discovered while studying ...

Pregnancy is a time of incredible physical, emotional, and nutritional changes. What you eat nourishes not just your body but also the life growing within. Yet, modern science now tells us that ...

Improvements to Tyson Foods Inc.'s chicken genetics business was key to the company's strong second-quarter financial performance, according to company executives. President and Chief Executive ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. An ad hoc ...