Discussing human diseases is a common way to engage middle and high school students in genetics. But a series of experiments suggests how teachers approach the discussion could either break down or ...

To paraphrase Milo Minderbinder, the immortal character in Joseph Heller's novel Catch 22, “I lose money on every sale; it's the volume that keeps me in business.” There's a lesson for our field in ...

Genome-wide characterization of Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity represents an important step in malaria genetics. The organizational and collaborative efforts to reach this goal and the ...