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DNA Damage
DNA Damage: is an alteration in the chemical structure of DNA, such as a break in a strand of DNA, a base missing from the backbone of DNA, or a chemically changed base such as 8-OHdG. DNA damage can occur naturally or via environmental factors.
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DEC 19, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
There are vast swaths of genomic regions that don't code for protein, once nicknamed and thought of as junk DNA and RNA. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
By taking video of molecules inside of living tissue, scientists believe they have finally determined how melanosome tra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2016Cardiology
Many organisms are capable of regenerating limbs. Why not humans? New research could help humans experience the benefits ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 18, 2016Microbiology
Chances are you’ve taken a probiotic, whether you realized it or not. They line the grocery store shelves and have ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 16, 2016Cancer
LA JOLLA, CA – November 16, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) de ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 15, 2016Cancer
Cellular aging is thought to be controlled, in part, by the chromosomes’ telomeres – end caps that protect o ...NOV 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory hope to squash any preconceived notions that the occasional cigarette ...NOV 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A new report in Nature has shed some light on the process of necroptosis, a type of programmed cell death that is regula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
"If you have a damaged cell, you don't want it to replicate," explained computational biophysicist Rommie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2016Videos
What, exactly, is albinism? Albinism is a collective term for many loosely related conditions. Everyone with albinism ma ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 14, 2016Immunology
Enhancing a cancer patient’s own T cells to reduce tumor growth is an up-and-coming cancer therapy that is being u ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 11, 2016Cardiology
A recent study showed that over eighty thousand gene enhancers are associated with human heart development and function. ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 10, 2016Immunology
One small change in the chromosomes of B lymphocytes, and the immune cells cannot proliferate and create antibodies to f ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Formaldehyde is a very common chemical in our natural and indoor environments. It’s often used in the manufacture ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Stabilizing the Ultimate Tumor Suppressor p53Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Every cell in our body contains DNA, and that genomic material is critical to our health. One threat to the double stran ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2016Cancer
The human body is resilient, but some lifestyle habits can do nearly permanent damage from which full recovery is not po ...SEP 22, 2016Videos
When scientists speak about particle accelerators it's usually in reference to quantum physics, space applications or ot ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a surprising new characteristic of one of Earth’s most unusual creatures, the water be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2016Microbiology
After performing the first genome wide screen of Apicomplexa, researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2016Immunology
Klebsiella pneumoniae, AKA the “nightmare bacteria,” causes multiple infections including pneumonia, urinary ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 11, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The exact mechanisms that underlie the aging process are not yet fully understood. SIRT6 is one of only a few genes that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2016Immunology
A new study from Umea University in Sweden provides yet another reason for people to refrain from smoking. They found th ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 19, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are vast swaths of genomic regions that don't code for protein, once nicknamed and thought of as junk DNA and RNA.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
By taking video of molecules inside of living tissue, scientists believe they have finally determined how melanosome tra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2016
Cardiology
Many organisms are capable of regenerating limbs. Why not humans? New research could help humans experience the benefits
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 18, 2016
Microbiology
Chances are you’ve taken a probiotic, whether you realized it or not. They line the grocery store shelves and have
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 16, 2016
Cancer
LA JOLLA, CA – November 16, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) de
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 15, 2016
Cancer
Cellular aging is thought to be controlled, in part, by the chromosomes’ telomeres – end caps that protect o
...
NOV 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory hope to squash any preconceived notions that the occasional cigarette
...
NOV 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new report in Nature has shed some light on the process of necroptosis, a type of programmed cell death that is regula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
"If you have a damaged cell, you don't want it to replicate," explained computational biophysicist Rommie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2016
Videos
What, exactly, is albinism? Albinism is a collective term for many loosely related conditions. Everyone with albinism ma
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 14, 2016
Immunology
Enhancing a cancer patient’s own T cells to reduce tumor growth is an up-and-coming cancer therapy that is being u
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 11, 2016
Cardiology
A recent study showed that over eighty thousand gene enhancers are associated with human heart development and function.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 10, 2016
Immunology
One small change in the chromosomes of B lymphocytes, and the immune cells cannot proliferate and create antibodies to f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Formaldehyde is a very common chemical in our natural and indoor environments. It’s often used in the manufacture
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Stabilizing the Ultimate Tumor Suppressor p53
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Every cell in our body contains DNA, and that genomic material is critical to our health. One threat to the double stran
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2016
Cancer
The human body is resilient, but some lifestyle habits can do nearly permanent damage from which full recovery is not po
...
SEP 22, 2016
Videos
When scientists speak about particle accelerators it's usually in reference to quantum physics, space applications or ot
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a surprising new characteristic of one of Earth’s most unusual creatures, the water be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2016
Microbiology
After performing the first genome wide screen of Apicomplexa, researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2016
Immunology
Klebsiella pneumoniae, AKA the “nightmare bacteria,” causes multiple infections including pneumonia, urinary
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The exact mechanisms that underlie the aging process are not yet fully understood. SIRT6 is one of only a few genes that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2016
Immunology
A new study from Umea University in Sweden provides yet another reason for people to refrain from smoking. They found th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker