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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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MAR 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to store the entire genome in the nucleus, and this lengthy DNA molecule has to be carefully packaged by prot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Data has shown conclusively that even though women tend to have poorer health than men during their adult lives, they li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
An international team of researchers has analyzed cartilage from a baby duckbilled dinosaur, and they have identified bi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned more about DNA replication during cell division, and their insights may help create new types o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Down syndrome impacts around 6,000 live births in the US every year. Around 95% of affected individuals have a type call ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The X chromosome carries a thousand genes, so in females, one of the X chromosomes must be silenced to avoid serious dev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As our cells age or divide, errors can accumulate in the genome they carry, which can lead to cancer, and a variety of e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A type of genetic mutation called chromothripsis was discovered a few years ago in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell division is a carefully regulated process, cancer is the result when it gets out of control.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Down’s Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder brought on by the presence of all of part of a third copy of chromosome ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Domesticated dogs have differet facial features to their wild cousins, wolves, with smaller teeth, floppy ears and short ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found a drug that can correct the memory and learning impairments that are linked to Down syndrome.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2019Cancer
New research published in Nature suggests that ring-shaped extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is particularly abundant in tumo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 16, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Telomerase was thought to be active primarily in cells that divide a lot, but new research has found, however, that telo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Cancer cells can change their identity and can take on new functions and characteristics, which is often rooted in epige ...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 28, 2019Genetics & Genomics
People that don't carry functional copies of these proteins are more likely to get diseases that arise from unstable DNA ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have found that a phenomenon called phase separation plays a critical role in the functions ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
AcroMetrix BCR-ABL External Molecular Panel: An Accurate Testing Method for Chronic Myeloid LeukemiaTo support the validation and verification of new assays in oncology testing, Thermo Fisher Scientific with AcroMetrix c ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaOCT 13, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of scientists study the differences between childhood and adult cancer. This drives the discussion of the use of ...Written By: Carly Boyd
MAR 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to store the entire genome in the nucleus, and this lengthy DNA molecule has to be carefully packaged by prot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Data has shown conclusively that even though women tend to have poorer health than men during their adult lives, they li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
An international team of researchers has analyzed cartilage from a baby duckbilled dinosaur, and they have identified bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned more about DNA replication during cell division, and their insights may help create new types o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Down syndrome impacts around 6,000 live births in the US every year. Around 95% of affected individuals have a type call
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The X chromosome carries a thousand genes, so in females, one of the X chromosomes must be silenced to avoid serious dev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As our cells age or divide, errors can accumulate in the genome they carry, which can lead to cancer, and a variety of e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A type of genetic mutation called chromothripsis was discovered a few years ago in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell division is a carefully regulated process, cancer is the result when it gets out of control.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Down’s Syndrome (DS) is a genetic disorder brought on by the presence of all of part of a third copy of chromosome
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Domesticated dogs have differet facial features to their wild cousins, wolves, with smaller teeth, floppy ears and short
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found a drug that can correct the memory and learning impairments that are linked to Down syndrome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2019
Cancer
New research published in Nature suggests that ring-shaped extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is particularly abundant in tumo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Telomerase was thought to be active primarily in cells that divide a lot, but new research has found, however, that telo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer cells can change their identity and can take on new functions and characteristics, which is often rooted in epige
...
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 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
People that don't carry functional copies of these proteins are more likely to get diseases that arise from unstable DNA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have found that a phenomenon called phase separation plays a critical role in the functions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
AcroMetrix BCR-ABL External Molecular Panel: An Accurate Testing Method for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
To support the validation and verification of new assays in oncology testing, Thermo Fisher Scientific with AcroMetrix c
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
OCT 13, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team of scientists study the differences between childhood and adult cancer. This drives the discussion of the use of
...
Written By:
Carly Boyd