Disease

The HerediGene: Population Study is the world’s largest DNA mapping initiative, studying the DNA of participants from Utah and Idaho.

Intermountain Healthcare’s Heredigene project just sequenced the DNA of its one-hundred thousandth patient, on its way to its 500,000 patient goal. The project seeks to make progress in detecting and treating disease through the analysis of large populations of DNA.

They've got warts, they sometimes smell like roasted peanuts, and in Wyoming, they're changing how they move because of a fungus. This week, we'll be…

Mosquitos are among the most impactful vectors of disease in the world. Dr. Norah Saarman is a researcher at Utah State University in the biology…

Diseases and pests that threaten wheat and barley are continually evolving. So, it's important to breed and test new varieties that are resistant to…

Conservationist and historian Betsy Gaines Quammen and journalist David Quammen have been on a virtual book tour, conducted from their home in Bozeman and…

The Coronavirus epidemic has affected lives around the world and in Utah. We’re going to talk about it Monday on Access Utah. More than 2,500 deaths have…

Previously thought to be extinct, black-footed ferrets are one of the rarest mammals in the United States. Thanks to captive breeding programs, these…

Hantavirus is a rare but deadly virus that can infect humans who inhale rodent droppings, but there is now a new understanding of how humans become…

People love to feed birds. It’s a great way to bring wild animals right into your backyard, and it’s a big industry, too, with more than $3 billion…