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Mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA is genetic information housed within the mitochondria of cells. It contains between 100 and 1000 copies per cell and unlike nuclear DNA, is only inherited from the mother. Mitochondrial DNA has a closed, circular structure.
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APR 18, 2016Immunology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that revolves around the immune system’s error ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2016Health & Medicine
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One of the biggest surprise findings from the completion of the Human Genome Project was that only 1.5 percent of our ge ...JAN 19, 2016Microbiology
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An experimental drug that attacks brain tumor tissue by crippling the cells' energy source called the mitochondria has p ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A new device developed by UCLA engineers and doctors may eventually help scientists study the development of disease, en ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
deCODE genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland, a global leader in analyzing and understanding the human genome and wholly-owned su ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 16, 2015Health & Medicine
While it has long been known that obesity can negatively affect health in terms of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 16, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
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For hundreds of years, the Dorset people, the last of the Paleo Eskimos, dominated eastern Canada and Greenland. Then, s ...Written By: Peter MicheliFEB 25, 2014Genetics & Genomics
There has been debate for many years in the scientific community on the ancestry of Native Americans and the path they t ...
APR 18, 2016
Immunology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that revolves around the immune system’s error
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Some cancer patients receiving a specific chemotherapy increases their risk for heart disease, discouraging prognosis fo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 26, 2016
Cancer
One of the biggest surprise findings from the completion of the Human Genome Project was that only 1.5 percent of our ge
...
JAN 19, 2016
Microbiology
When I first learned about mitochondria and chloroplasts in school, there was little mention of their origin as bacteria
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 25, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mitochondria of the cell are unusual organelles that serve as tiny little power plants that provide energy to our ce
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
APR 14, 2015
Cancer
An experimental drug that attacks brain tumor tissue by crippling the cells' energy source called the mitochondria has p
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 13, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new device developed by UCLA engineers and doctors may eventually help scientists study the development of disease, en
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 26, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
deCODE genetics, Reykjavik, Iceland, a global leader in analyzing and understanding the human genome and wholly-owned su
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 16, 2015
Health & Medicine
While it has long been known that obesity can negatively affect health in terms of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 16, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans always want to find a way to extend life just a little longer. By learning how people age, researchers are attemp
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 30, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
For hundreds of years, the Dorset people, the last of the Paleo Eskimos, dominated eastern Canada and Greenland. Then, s
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
FEB 25, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
There has been debate for many years in the scientific community on the ancestry of Native Americans and the path they t
...