EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Staff at East Stroudsburg University's Northeast Wildlife DNA Lab are busy testing ticks as the state heads into peak season. Nicole Chinnici is the lab director; she says more ...

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick. Credit: CDC via AP The BDN Opinion section operates ...

Michigan Tech's Genomic Sequencing Lab, part of the University's Health Research Institute, plays a leading role in tracking animal-borne illnesses in the Upper Peninsula region while also advancing ...