There is widespread agreement that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
programs should provide undergraduates with research experience. Practical issues and …

The Muller F element (4.2 Mb, ~80 protein-coding genes) is an unusual autosome of Drosophila
melanogaster; it is mostly heterochromatic with a low recombination rate. To investigate …

In their 2012 report, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology advocated
“replacing standard science laboratory courses with discovery-based research courses”…

A hallmark of the research experience is encountering difficulty and working through those
challenges to achieve success. This ability is essential to being a successful scientist, but …

Cascade genetic testing for hereditary cancer is highly accurate and cost-effective for
identifying individuals at high risk for cancer; however, not all eligible people utilize this service. …

Missense, frameshift and nonsense mutations in the zinc finger transcription factor ZIC3
cause heterotaxy as well as isolated congenital heart disease. Previously, we developed …

Pythium insidiosum, the only species in the genus that infects mammals, is the etiological
agent of pythiosis, a granulomatous disease characterized by cutaneous and subcutaneous …

Background: Genetic testing in families with hereditary cancer enables identification of
people most likely to benefit from intensive screening and preventive measures; however, the …

Patients with heterotaxy have characteristic cardiovascular malformations, abnormal
arrangement of their visceral organs, and midline patterning defects that result from abnormal left-…

Background: Few studies have focused on the genetic competencies of undergraduate
nursing students. The aims of this study include measuring undergraduate nursing students' …