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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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SEP 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 25, 2022Microbiology
New research has suggested that bacteria that live in the human mouth could work as model organisms that can help us fin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 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 18, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It is extremely challenging to study human development. There are animal models that can tell us how general aspects of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Loperamide, a common anti-diarrhea drug, may treat social symptoms related to autism. The corresponding study was publis ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 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 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
When genes in a cell are active, they are transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules. So researchers can take a sna ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
While most of us are born with 2 sex chromosomes in either a combination of XX or XY, there are many cases of people who ...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 21, 2022Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 uses a spike protein to bind to human cells and infect them. Researchers have now found that human cells can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Surprisingly similar mechanisms of pattern recognition can be found among incredibly diverse organisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas Disease is caused by a parasite called T. cruzi. Primarily found in Latin America, it is transmitted to humans by ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUL 29, 2022Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and scientists have searched for the origins of the virus. After i ...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 13, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There are billions of nucleotides in the human genome, and researchers once thought that there were as many as 100,000 p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Research has now found more evidence that Western diets that include high levels of red or processed meats, sugars, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2022Neuroscience
European researchers analyzed the health records of about half the entire population of Denmark, which included 919,731 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Globally, temperatures are on the rise. Between the years of 2009 and 2019, glaciers around the world lost an average of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2022Microbiology
By analyzing over 1,000 samples of the marine environment, researchers have reconstructed the genomes of 25,000 novel mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2022Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that about 30% of people in Western countries develop varicose veins, which are caused by chronic venous di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Humans carry 46 chromosomes. We get one from each parent, making 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes, and one pair of sex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Height has long been linked to an increase in the risk of disease, but what's been tough to determine is whether thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2022Immunology
Our immune system is a crucial, and has to be ready to respond to a variety of external threats that we are constantly e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis ...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 25, 2022
Microbiology
New research has suggested that bacteria that live in the human mouth could work as model organisms that can help us fin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It is extremely challenging to study human development. There are animal models that can tell us how general aspects of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Loperamide, a common anti-diarrhea drug, may treat social symptoms related to autism. The corresponding study was publis
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
When genes in a cell are active, they are transcribed into messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules. So researchers can take a sna
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
While most of us are born with 2 sex chromosomes in either a combination of XX or XY, there are many cases of people who
...
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 21, 2022
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 uses a spike protein to bind to human cells and infect them. Researchers have now found that human cells can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Surprisingly similar mechanisms of pattern recognition can be found among incredibly diverse organisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chagas Disease is caused by a parasite called T. cruzi. Primarily found in Latin America, it is transmitted to humans by
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUL 29, 2022
Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and scientists have searched for the origins of the virus. After i
...
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 13, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There are billions of nucleotides in the human genome, and researchers once thought that there were as many as 100,000 p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Research has now found more evidence that Western diets that include high levels of red or processed meats, sugars, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2022
Neuroscience
European researchers analyzed the health records of about half the entire population of Denmark, which included 919,731
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Globally, temperatures are on the rise. Between the years of 2009 and 2019, glaciers around the world lost an average of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2022
Microbiology
By analyzing over 1,000 samples of the marine environment, researchers have reconstructed the genomes of 25,000 novel mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that about 30% of people in Western countries develop varicose veins, which are caused by chronic venous di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Humans carry 46 chromosomes. We get one from each parent, making 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes, and one pair of sex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Height has long been linked to an increase in the risk of disease, but what's been tough to determine is whether thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2022
Immunology
Our immune system is a crucial, and has to be ready to respond to a variety of external threats that we are constantly e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch