Studying turtle genetics with a liver organoid should speed up research to uncover the cause of turtle traits that could potentially have medical applications for humans -- the ability of painted ...

Iowa State University professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology Nicole Valenzuela, right, holding an adult painted turtle inside her lab, with research scientist Itzel Sifuentes-Romero. A ...

AMES, Iowa – At a Biotechnology Council event a few years ago, Nicole Valenzuela’s ears perked up when she heard what a group of researchers in Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine ...