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Genetic variant
Genetic variants define a gene that has encountered a permanent change in its DNA sequence. Some, but not all, genetic variants result in a disease. Genetic variants can be inherited or can develop overtime.
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OCT 14, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Adults with a hereditary form of childhood-onset blindness experienced dramatic improvements in night vision within days ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 13, 2022Cancer
Point mutations change one or very few nucleotides in DNA, but they cause an estimated 30,000 genetic diseases in humans ...OCT 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long known that certain things are risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19, such as old age or obesit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The mitochondrion, commonly called the powerhouse of the cell, might be one of the best known organelles. This special o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been searching for an answer to the question of what makes us human for decades. Many have looked to our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The promise of NGS in personalized cancer care For years, next-generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled oncologists to id ...Sponsored By: Roche SequencingSEP 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections start to get better within several days, although infected people can shed virus a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Wastewater epidemiology is a field of study in which the water from sewer systems is surveyed to generate data about the ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Living things have to contend with aging. Except for a few unusual creatures, like Turritopsis dohrnii, which has an ext ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for protein-coding genes, but before those seuquences are translated into protein, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2022Genetics & Genomics
What sets humans apart from other animals? One primary difference is language; reading, writing, and speaking enable us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in our bodies can have a significant influence on our health and well-being. While many studies investigati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Almost 8 billion people live in the world today, so there are bound to be strangers who look just like each other. While ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2022Health & Medicine
The herpes simplex virus, or HSV1, is one of the most pervasive viruses among humans. A new study suggests the viru ...Written By: Mandy WoodsAUG 19, 2022Microbiology
Citrus greening, known by several other names including yellow dragon disease, Huanglongbing, or Candidatus Liberibacter ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2022Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has mutated many times into new variants, some that we don't hear about, while others ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2022Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2022Immunology
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. Since we first encountered it in late 2019, the virus has continued to mut ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Excessive or binge drinking can cause plenty of immediate problems for drinkers, like risky behaviors, car crashes, viol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2022Genetics & Genomics
When the genomes of parents come together to create the genome of a child, their DNA recombines; similar parts are rearr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
New research has found that there is a genetic connection between Alzheimer's disease and gastrointestinal disorders lik ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2022Health & Medicine
In one of the first of its kind, a study involving the link between genetics and taste perceptions (bitter, salt, savory ...Written By: Joshua AehJUL 15, 2022Health & Medicine
Variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have been continuously emerging since the start of the pandemic. ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Adults with a hereditary form of childhood-onset blindness experienced dramatic improvements in night vision within days
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 13, 2022
Cancer
Point mutations change one or very few nucleotides in DNA, but they cause an estimated 30,000 genetic diseases in humans
...
OCT 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long known that certain things are risk factors for severe cases of COVID-19, such as old age or obesit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The mitochondrion, commonly called the powerhouse of the cell, might be one of the best known organelles. This special o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been searching for an answer to the question of what makes us human for decades. Many have looked to our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The promise of NGS in personalized cancer care For years, next-generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled oncologists to id
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Sequencing
SEP 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections start to get better within several days, although infected people can shed virus a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Wastewater epidemiology is a field of study in which the water from sewer systems is surveyed to generate data about the
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Living things have to contend with aging. Except for a few unusual creatures, like Turritopsis dohrnii, which has an ext
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for protein-coding genes, but before those seuquences are translated into protein, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
What sets humans apart from other animals? One primary difference is language; reading, writing, and speaking enable us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in our bodies can have a significant influence on our health and well-being. While many studies investigati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Almost 8 billion people live in the world today, so there are bound to be strangers who look just like each other. While
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
The herpes simplex virus, or HSV1, is one of the most pervasive viruses among humans. A new study suggests the viru
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
AUG 19, 2022
Microbiology
Citrus greening, known by several other names including yellow dragon disease, Huanglongbing, or Candidatus Liberibacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has mutated many times into new variants, some that we don't hear about, while others
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2022
Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. Since we first encountered it in late 2019, the virus has continued to mut
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Excessive or binge drinking can cause plenty of immediate problems for drinkers, like risky behaviors, car crashes, viol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
When the genomes of parents come together to create the genome of a child, their DNA recombines; similar parts are rearr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
New research has found that there is a genetic connection between Alzheimer's disease and gastrointestinal disorders lik
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2022
Health & Medicine
In one of the first of its kind, a study involving the link between genetics and taste perceptions (bitter, salt, savory
...
Written By:
Joshua Aeh
JUL 15, 2022
Health & Medicine
Variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have been continuously emerging since the start of the pandemic.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch