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Degraded DNA indicates a reduced quality of a DNA polymer. DNA can be degraded in many ways including direct damage to the bases, breaks between nucleotides, or fractures to the DNA backbone.
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MAR 05, 2024Drug Discovery & Development
eEF1A's surprising tumor-suppressive role in breast cancer, offering a new upstream targetWritten By: Amielle MorenoJAN 10, 2024Genetics & Genomics
A new study suggests Herodotus' description of the Scythians using human skin as leather may not have been an exaggerati ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanNOV 13, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Forensic DNA analysis can provide conclusive evidence to trace specific individuals to a crime scene and has been instru ...AUG 15, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used cancer therapies; however, chemotherapy often causes serious side effects. A ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalJUL 10, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Anna Bennett, Science Writer @ Promega Short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping is a leading method for DNA analysis. ...APR 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are still determining whether humans will reach a maximum possible age or if we can extend lifespan indefinit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2023Cancer
Innate Immunity is a nonspecific host defense mechanism against foreign antigens. It is the first line of defense in a h ...Sponsored By: MBL InternationalJAN 05, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes have long been engaged in an arms race for dominance, and they have molecular weapons, and defense mechanisms. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have recovered sediment containing 2-million-year-old DNA, shattering the previous 'oldes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Ever since its first discovery in 1948, circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has captured the attention and imagination of ...Sponsored By: PerkinElmerNOV 29, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to target RNA molecules that can have a harmful result. Instead of targeting the genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2022Microbiology
WHO has estimated that there are almost 300 million people with chronic hepatitis B infections, and there are around 1.5 ...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 08, 2022Technology
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Inserm, CNRS and Université de Montpellier ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Genes are transcribed from DNA into RNA, which is then processed in various ways before being translated into proteins. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Just like humans, bacteria can be attacked by infectious pathogens, and microbes also have immune defense systems. One o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Essentially this discovery is akin to discovering amber preserved insects from the age of the dinosaurs. It is just a bi ...Written By: Timothy JamesDEC 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genomic DNA is a huge molecule that is compacted to fit into the nucleus of cells, but there's more to DNA than genomes.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2021Earth & The Environment
Last year, 2020, was the deadliest year for conservation activists. According to Global Witness, 227 environmental ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The Wallacean Islands served as stepping stones for the first modern humans as they migrated from Eurasia to Oceania, pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2021Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
eEF1A's surprising tumor-suppressive role in breast cancer, offering a new upstream target
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A new study suggests Herodotus' description of the Scythians using human skin as leather may not have been an exaggerati
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
NOV 13, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Forensic DNA analysis can provide conclusive evidence to trace specific individuals to a crime scene and has been instru
...
AUG 15, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used cancer therapies; however, chemotherapy often causes serious side effects. A
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
JUL 10, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Anna Bennett, Science Writer @ Promega Short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping is a leading method for DNA analysis.
...
APR 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are still determining whether humans will reach a maximum possible age or if we can extend lifespan indefinit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2023
Cancer
Innate Immunity is a nonspecific host defense mechanism against foreign antigens. It is the first line of defense in a h
...
Sponsored By:
MBL International
JAN 05, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes have long been engaged in an arms race for dominance, and they have molecular weapons, and defense mechanisms.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have recovered sediment containing 2-million-year-old DNA, shattering the previous 'oldes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Ever since its first discovery in 1948, circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has captured the attention and imagination of
...
Sponsored By:
PerkinElmer
NOV 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to target RNA molecules that can have a harmful result. Instead of targeting the genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2022
Microbiology
WHO has estimated that there are almost 300 million people with chronic hepatitis B infections, and there are around 1.5
...
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 08, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Inserm, CNRS and Université de Montpellier
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Genes are transcribed from DNA into RNA, which is then processed in various ways before being translated into proteins.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Just like humans, bacteria can be attacked by infectious pathogens, and microbes also have immune defense systems. One o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Essentially this discovery is akin to discovering amber preserved insects from the age of the dinosaurs. It is just a bi
...
Written By:
Timothy James
DEC 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genomic DNA is a huge molecule that is compacted to fit into the nucleus of cells, but there's more to DNA than genomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Last year, 2020, was the deadliest year for conservation activists. According to Global Witness, 227 environmental
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The Wallacean Islands served as stepping stones for the first modern humans as they migrated from Eurasia to Oceania, pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2021
Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch