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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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AUG 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Throughout our lives, new cells often replace the ones that become damaged or worn out. As cells divide, they have to re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Breaks in DNA are typically associated with harmful conditions, and the cell has ways to repair this damage. But it's be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Folate is necessary for a healthy pregnancy; low folate levels can lead to neural tube defects. A lack of folate, a nutr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2021Space & Astronomy
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have developed and successfully carried out a CRISPR-Cas9 p ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Viral surveillance can give researchers vital information about virus origins, transmission routes, affected popu ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.MAY 27, 2021Cancer
Research published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine details a novel mechanism that can be used to predict which ep ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In Brazil, automotive battery plants use lead to make their products, exposing workers to the element, which is abundant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For 2019, the United Nations estimated that the average life expectancy for a person is 72.6 years of age. People that l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Microbiology
The circadian rhythm is the body's clock, and it influences physiology at the cellular level; it can help animals, inclu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Current Biology details the finding of a previously unidentified species of cyanobacteria. The ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 12, 2021Health & Medicine
Doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discovered a new genetic disease that prevents B cell development.Written By: Caroline WallaceMAY 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some genetic diseases are caused by inborn errors - genetic mutations that we're born with and that end up in every cell ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have taken 2,000 years old date palm seeds that were gathered from archaeological sites and used them to gro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
While high doses of radiation are known to be harmful, low doses may be able to help the body protect and repair. And no ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 03, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
After being identified in the 1980s, it was thought that retrons were just an odd feature of some bacterial cells. But e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
It's been about 35 years since the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now researchers have investigated whet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're exposed to a pathogen, our immune system normally mounts a robust response against it. Antibodies are generat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that unlike cell types that are constantly replenishing themselves (like many types of blood cells, for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Cancer
New research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports on another cancer-fighting development, t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some parts of the genome are simple; many genes encode for proteins, and if there is an error in one of those protein-co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2021Cannabis Sciences
So far, there is no firm consensus on whether smoking cannabis can cause lung cancer. As cannabis smoke contains many si ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 22, 2021Microbiology
There are many microbes that live in the human mouth, and while some are harmless, others like Streptococcus mutans are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2021Microbiology
Hepatitis B can cause a long-term and sometimes fatal disease. Princeton University researchers have learned more about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research involving ancient marine animals shows how humans and other animals still carry some of those animals' c ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Throughout our lives, new cells often replace the ones that become damaged or worn out. As cells divide, they have to re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Breaks in DNA are typically associated with harmful conditions, and the cell has ways to repair this damage. But it's be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Folate is necessary for a healthy pregnancy; low folate levels can lead to neural tube defects. A lack of folate, a nutr
...
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 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Viral surveillance can give researchers vital information about virus origins, transmission routes, affected popu
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
MAY 27, 2021
Cancer
Research published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine details a novel mechanism that can be used to predict which ep
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In Brazil, automotive battery plants use lead to make their products, exposing workers to the element, which is abundant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For 2019, the United Nations estimated that the average life expectancy for a person is 72.6 years of age. People that l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Microbiology
The circadian rhythm is the body's clock, and it influences physiology at the cellular level; it can help animals, inclu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Current Biology details the finding of a previously unidentified species of cyanobacteria. The
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
Doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discovered a new genetic disease that prevents B cell development.
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
MAY 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some genetic diseases are caused by inborn errors - genetic mutations that we're born with and that end up in every cell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have taken 2,000 years old date palm seeds that were gathered from archaeological sites and used them to gro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
While high doses of radiation are known to be harmful, low doses may be able to help the body protect and repair. And no
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 03, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
After being identified in the 1980s, it was thought that retrons were just an odd feature of some bacterial cells. But e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's been about 35 years since the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now researchers have investigated whet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're exposed to a pathogen, our immune system normally mounts a robust response against it. Antibodies are generat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that unlike cell types that are constantly replenishing themselves (like many types of blood cells, for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports on another cancer-fighting development, t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some parts of the genome are simple; many genes encode for proteins, and if there is an error in one of those protein-co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
So far, there is no firm consensus on whether smoking cannabis can cause lung cancer. As cannabis smoke contains many si
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 22, 2021
Microbiology
There are many microbes that live in the human mouth, and while some are harmless, others like Streptococcus mutans are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2021
Microbiology
Hepatitis B can cause a long-term and sometimes fatal disease. Princeton University researchers have learned more about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research involving ancient marine animals shows how humans and other animals still carry some of those animals' c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch