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Chromosome
Chromosomes are the microscopic threadlike part of the cell that carries hereditary information in the form of genes. A defining feature of any chromosome is its compactness. For instance, the 46 chromosomes found in human cells have a combined length of 200 nm (1 nm = 10− 9 meter); if the chromosomes were to be unraveled, the genetic material they contain would measure roughly 2 meters (about 6.5 feet) in length.
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JUL 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Children with Down syndrome have a significantly higher likelihood myeloid leukemia occurring in the first five years of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In human cells, lengthy strands of DNA have to be carefully organized and compacted so they'll fit into the nucleus; our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2021
Space & Astronomy
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have developed and successfully carried out a CRISPR-Cas9 p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
We carry two copies of each non-sex chromosome, and thus, two copies of most genes. For simplicity's sake, it's
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic testing has shown that mutations in a gene called HUWE1 are connected to rare syndromes that cause developmental
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells have to maintain the right size; bacterial and eukaryotic cells tend to have a characteristic size, but that may a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) affects about one in 2,000 births, and causes dysfunction in every org
...
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Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2021
Plants & Animals
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 17, 2021
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from the University of Granada used hair samples to monitor cortisol in a cohort of over 100 pregnant women a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 11, 2021
Cancer
Research published yesterday in the journal Nature provides further insight into how the placenta differs from other hum
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 07, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've ever seen a video of a sperm cell fertilizing an egg cell, you've probably noticed the huge size difference. T
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Individuals with Down syndrome often have certain facial features. New research has suggested that green tea supplements
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from MIT have found that when the brain forms a new memory, neurons known as 'engram cells' encode t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Portsmouth and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, highlights the concern that global farmin
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While humans beings carry mostly the same genes on two copies of 23 chromosomes, the sex chromosomes are a bit different
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Most humans carry the same genes in their genome, but how are genes expressed differently in men and women?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes. They work to protect the chromosomes from degradation, and are known to get short
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch