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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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JUL 14, 2024Genetics & Genomics
There are many healthy foods and diets, and vegetarianism is one option. But it may have different effects for some.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2024Microbiology
When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2024Genetics & Genomics
For decades, the study of genetic disease was focused on genes that code for protein. But scientists have now identified ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The human genome is massive, and it contains many highly repetitive sequences that confounded researchers for years. Man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Anyone who has experience a traumatic event may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); and depression is thought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have found that children who have neurodevelopmental conditions are also more likely to report congenital abn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
In two new studies from Oxford Population Health, scientists have discovered a variety of proteins that are found in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Computational and genomic tools have enabled researchers to explore the human genome and make many associations between ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Some disorders can be extremely challenging to diagnose because symptoms cary widely between patients. One example is co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2024Microbiology
We share our world, and our bodies with microbes. The trillions of microorganisms in our guts have very clone connection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2024Genetics & Genomics
A lot of people quickly learned what RNA was when an RNA virus started the COVID-19 global pandemic. In humans, there ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Exactly what happens in the body during the aging process? Some scientists have linked aging to the reduced expression o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The human genome is primarily composed of long stretches of repeat nucleotides that do not code for protein. This myster ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2024Microbiology
Research is exploring how the skin, gut, mouth, and nose microbiomes of an individual are closely connected.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Most of the cells in our body carry the entire genome in their nucleus, and as cells divide, age, or are exposed to envi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In the genome, genes that code for protein are often divided into sections called exons, which are separated by spacers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The detection of rare variants in the genome can take time and cost a lot of money. In recent years, scientists and clin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2024Genetics & Genomics
A single, small mutation can have an impact on other genes that one researcher likens to a "butterfly effect."Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses are entities that have to infect other cells in order to replicate. They may have genomes that are made of DNA o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2024Genetics & Genomics
A new, massive study has investigated the genetic basis of depression by analyzing data from 21 groups of human study pa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
We share the world with trillions of microbes, many of which can be found in the human body. But only a few thousand of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have identified a genetic mutation in a gene called SHLP2, which encodes for a microprotein in mitochondria, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Glycans are complex sugars that perform a wide array of biological functions. They can be found modifying many different ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2023Genetics & Genomics
When people are told about risk genes in their DNA, that information is only useful if something can be done to mitigate ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
There are many healthy foods and diets, and vegetarianism is one option. But it may have different effects for some.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2024
Microbiology
When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
For decades, the study of genetic disease was focused on genes that code for protein. But scientists have now identified
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human genome is massive, and it contains many highly repetitive sequences that confounded researchers for years. Man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Anyone who has experience a traumatic event may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); and depression is thought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have found that children who have neurodevelopmental conditions are also more likely to report congenital abn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
In two new studies from Oxford Population Health, scientists have discovered a variety of proteins that are found in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Computational and genomic tools have enabled researchers to explore the human genome and make many associations between
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Some disorders can be extremely challenging to diagnose because symptoms cary widely between patients. One example is co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2024
Microbiology
We share our world, and our bodies with microbes. The trillions of microorganisms in our guts have very clone connection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A lot of people quickly learned what RNA was when an RNA virus started the COVID-19 global pandemic. In humans, there ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Exactly what happens in the body during the aging process? Some scientists have linked aging to the reduced expression o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human genome is primarily composed of long stretches of repeat nucleotides that do not code for protein. This myster
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2024
Microbiology
Research is exploring how the skin, gut, mouth, and nose microbiomes of an individual are closely connected.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Most of the cells in our body carry the entire genome in their nucleus, and as cells divide, age, or are exposed to envi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In the genome, genes that code for protein are often divided into sections called exons, which are separated by spacers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The detection of rare variants in the genome can take time and cost a lot of money. In recent years, scientists and clin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A single, small mutation can have an impact on other genes that one researcher likens to a "butterfly effect."
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses are entities that have to infect other cells in order to replicate. They may have genomes that are made of DNA o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A new, massive study has investigated the genetic basis of depression by analyzing data from 21 groups of human study pa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
We share the world with trillions of microbes, many of which can be found in the human body. But only a few thousand of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have identified a genetic mutation in a gene called SHLP2, which encodes for a microprotein in mitochondria,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Glycans are complex sugars that perform a wide array of biological functions. They can be found modifying many different
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
When people are told about risk genes in their DNA, that information is only useful if something can be done to mitigate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch