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Comparative Genomics
Comparative Genomics: is a field of biological research in which the genomic features of different organisms are compared. The genomic features may include the DNA sequence, genes, gene order, regulatory sequences, and other genomic structural landmarks.
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AUG 08, 2017Cancer
Chemotherapy that’s intended to kill cancer could, in some disturbing twists of fate, help cancer metastasize. Ala ...AUG 07, 2017Immunology
Cancer can't hide from the immune system anymore - scientists are on the verge of identifying every single gene muta ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 03, 2017Health & Medicine
Does a version of autism affect honey bees similarly to the way it affects humans? In a close study of honey bees and th ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 31, 2017Cancer
A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined DNA repair genes and whether mutations in these gene ...JUL 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a massive effort to sequence the genomes of thousands of plants, part of a bigger effort to gather more genomic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2017Microbiology
These fungi have a unique way of breaking wood down into basic components.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The negative effects of losing a dad - for any reason - can be seen on the cellular level, researchers have found.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s something that ophthalmologists don’t usually get to do: fish out 27 contact lenses out of a patient& ...JUL 20, 2017Plants & Animals
Thousands of years ago, humans began domesticating wolves; this would eventually pave the way for the modern-day house d ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 19, 2017Microbiology
An examination of post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's patients revealed bacteria in different levels and proportions than ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2017Microbiology
The microbes in our gut play a critical role in our health, and antibiotics affect those microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool has tremendous potential, and researchers are working to improve it.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2017Plants & Animals
There are several birds that chirp melodies through the skies; these are known as songbirds, and scientists have always ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Small variations in our genetic information seems to result in bigger differences between individuals than was realized.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2017Cardiology
People with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve ...JUN 01, 2017Cancer
A hot cup of tea can do wonders to soothe and calm. But this popular beverage could be altering the body’s epigene ...MAY 30, 2017Health & Medicine
Nearly 40,000 study participants helped scientists discover 16 novel genetic markers associated with psoriasis, joining ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers that set out to study metabolism in cancer cells came to an interesting conclusion - some kinds of cancer ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2017Cardiology
For the first time, scientists discovered a genetic culprit for a severe congenital heart defect, hypoplastic lef ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Nature Communications by an international team of researchers is a big step forward in the fight ag ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2017
Cancer
Chemotherapy that’s intended to kill cancer could, in some disturbing twists of fate, help cancer metastasize. Ala
...
AUG 07, 2017
Immunology
Cancer can't hide from the immune system anymore - scientists are on the verge of identifying every single gene muta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 03, 2017
Health & Medicine
Does a version of autism affect honey bees similarly to the way it affects humans? In a close study of honey bees and th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 31, 2017
Cancer
A study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined DNA repair genes and whether mutations in these gene
...
JUL 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a massive effort to sequence the genomes of thousands of plants, part of a bigger effort to gather more genomic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2017
Microbiology
These fungi have a unique way of breaking wood down into basic components.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The negative effects of losing a dad - for any reason - can be seen on the cellular level, researchers have found.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s something that ophthalmologists don’t usually get to do: fish out 27 contact lenses out of a patient&
...
JUL 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
Thousands of years ago, humans began domesticating wolves; this would eventually pave the way for the modern-day house d
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2017
Microbiology
An examination of post-mortem brains of Alzheimer's patients revealed bacteria in different levels and proportions than
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2017
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut play a critical role in our health, and antibiotics affect those microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing tool has tremendous potential, and researchers are working to improve it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2017
Plants & Animals
There are several birds that chirp melodies through the skies; these are known as songbirds, and scientists have always
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Small variations in our genetic information seems to result in bigger differences between individuals than was realized.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2017
Cardiology
People with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve
...
JUN 01, 2017
Cancer
A hot cup of tea can do wonders to soothe and calm. But this popular beverage could be altering the body’s epigene
...
MAY 30, 2017
Health & Medicine
Nearly 40,000 study participants helped scientists discover 16 novel genetic markers associated with psoriasis, joining
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers that set out to study metabolism in cancer cells came to an interesting conclusion - some kinds of cancer ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, scientists discovered a genetic culprit for a severe congenital heart defect, hypoplastic lef
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Nature Communications by an international team of researchers is a big step forward in the fight ag
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch