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Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics: an interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data. As an interdisciplinary field of science, bioinformatics combines computer science, statistics, mathematics, and engineering to analyze and interpret biological data.
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DEC 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Many of the clinically relevant antibiotics are sourced from natural substances, produced by bacteria. But because of th ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Now that we know more about the impact of some cancer treatments, they can be applied optimally.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2019Genetics & Genomics
After assessing the genomes of twenty species of butterflies, scientists were surprised to find that genes flow easily b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2019Cancer
New research published in the journal Genome Biology provide new information on genomic structural variation via DNA met ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 08, 2019Microbiology
Many factors influence the composition of our microbiome, including our genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In many mammals, there are clear differences between the sexes. Average heights get higher in men relative to women, for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Having an understanding of biology requires revealing the relationships and interactions between proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have generated a database that catalogues how more than 45,000 mouse genes respond to ten different diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In 2016, an estimated 1.3 million people attempted suicide, and suicide rates are rising.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Previous work did not look at the impact of small changes in regulatory genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2019Technology
An estimated half a million children worldwide are born with a rare hereditary disease. To obtain a definitive diagnosis ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 02, 2019Microbiology
While we're learning more about how the microbiome is linked to disease, there are many gaps in our knowledge that scien ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
While next-gen sequencing has brought us a wealth of new data, researchers found errors in it that compound over time.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2019Videos
There is an accurate genetic tool for predicting a person's risk of developing complex diseases like type 2 diabetes, br ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2019Microbiology
Researchers want to identify and characterize the microbes hosted by the human body to understanding how they impact our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The same genetic sequence or genotype doesn't always result in the same biological consequence, or phenotype, in differe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers found a way to cut down on the computational power it requires to analyze genetic data. Now portable mini-se ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
It’s the first thing you learn in biology. There are four nucleotides which are adenine, cytosine, gu ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2019Cardiology
Material scientist Ioannis V. Yannas has made many significant contributions to science. Of these, he likely considers o ...Written By: Abbie ArceFEB 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Estimates vary but there are around 20,000 proteins that encode for protein in the human genome. So what's the rest for?Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2019Cardiology
Body mass index (BMI) scoring is a highly problematic method of calculating a person's body fat percentage. The BMI ...Written By: Abbie Arce
DEC 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Many of the clinically relevant antibiotics are sourced from natural substances, produced by bacteria. But because of th
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Now that we know more about the impact of some cancer treatments, they can be applied optimally.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
After assessing the genomes of twenty species of butterflies, scientists were surprised to find that genes flow easily b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2019
Cancer
New research published in the journal Genome Biology provide new information on genomic structural variation via DNA met
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 08, 2019
Microbiology
Many factors influence the composition of our microbiome, including our genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In many mammals, there are clear differences between the sexes. Average heights get higher in men relative to women, for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Having an understanding of biology requires revealing the relationships and interactions between proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have generated a database that catalogues how more than 45,000 mouse genes respond to ten different diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In 2016, an estimated 1.3 million people attempted suicide, and suicide rates are rising.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Previous work did not look at the impact of small changes in regulatory genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2019
Technology
An estimated half a million children worldwide are born with a rare hereditary disease. To obtain a definitive diagnosis
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 02, 2019
Microbiology
While we're learning more about how the microbiome is linked to disease, there are many gaps in our knowledge that scien
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While next-gen sequencing has brought us a wealth of new data, researchers found errors in it that compound over time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2019
Videos
There is an accurate genetic tool for predicting a person's risk of developing complex diseases like type 2 diabetes, br
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers want to identify and characterize the microbes hosted by the human body to understanding how they impact our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The same genetic sequence or genotype doesn't always result in the same biological consequence, or phenotype, in differe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers found a way to cut down on the computational power it requires to analyze genetic data. Now portable mini-se
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It’s the first thing you learn in biology. There are four nucleotides which are adenine, cytosine, gu
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Thousands of genes are needed to generate the machinery that carries out photosynthesis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2019
Cardiology
Material scientist Ioannis V. Yannas has made many significant contributions to science. Of these, he likely considers o
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Estimates vary but there are around 20,000 proteins that encode for protein in the human genome. So what's the rest for?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2019
Cardiology
Body mass index (BMI) scoring is a highly problematic method of calculating a person's body fat percentage. The BMI
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce