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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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NOV 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has revealed that exposure to radiation from diagnostic procedures such as X-rays could contribute to an el ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the years, the molecule nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) has gone from being a player in some biochemical p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to be able to divide so new ones can replenish cells that get worn out, dysfunctional, or that accumulate dam ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many types of cells in our bodies are short-lived and need to be replenished. Cell division has to be carefully controll ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2020Microbiology
Ticks transmit the bacterial pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 genomic editing system holds great promise for treating genetic errors that cause human disease. But we ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2020Cancer
Cold atmospheric plasma is a relatively new technique that utilizes a tool that generates a sort of plasma scalpel, exce ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 07, 2020Cancer
Research from UC San Francisco reports that it is possible to use genomic methods to detect skin damage from the sun not ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 04, 2020Cancer
New research published in Nature Genetics provides insight on the formation of mutations in the genome. Researchers from ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 17, 2020Cardiology
One of the biggest issues with chemotherapy treatments is their inherent toxicities. Most chemotherapy drugs are toxic t ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 11, 2020Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 08, 2020Cancer
New research from biochemists at the University of Alberta has identified a protein that triggers the growth of aggressi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 02, 2020Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori can be found in as much as fifty percent of the world's population.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2020Cancer
Genome repair is one of the big-ticket research areas for the future of medicine. CRISPR-Cas9 systems can edit the genom ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a lot more to the genome than just genes that code for proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2020Cancer
The body is an amazing and complex system of pathways, all working together in harmony. However, cancer can quickly disr ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes what's popularly known as cold sores, and is transmitted mostly through oral-t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2020Space & Astronomy
Outside of the Earth's magnetic field exist many kinds of dangerous radiation. These include ultraviolet, X-rays, an ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
If you've seen a representation of a DNA molecule, you've seen the double helix, in which two strands of genetic materia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
We all know people that look young for their age, while some people seem to age faster than others.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2020Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While mutations can arise in the genome and have little consequence, sometimes they are beneficial and selected to remai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Every cell in our boy carries a copy of the genome in its nucleus. Some cells are constantly replenished, and the genome ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun emits different kinds of light and rays including visible and ultraviolet (UV) and infrared. Some of those forms
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has revealed that exposure to radiation from diagnostic procedures such as X-rays could contribute to an el
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the years, the molecule nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) has gone from being a player in some biochemical p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to be able to divide so new ones can replenish cells that get worn out, dysfunctional, or that accumulate dam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many types of cells in our bodies are short-lived and need to be replenished. Cell division has to be carefully controll
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2020
Microbiology
Ticks transmit the bacterial pathogen that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 genomic editing system holds great promise for treating genetic errors that cause human disease. But we
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2020
Cancer
Cold atmospheric plasma is a relatively new technique that utilizes a tool that generates a sort of plasma scalpel, exce
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 07, 2020
Cancer
Research from UC San Francisco reports that it is possible to use genomic methods to detect skin damage from the sun not
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 04, 2020
Cancer
New research published in Nature Genetics provides insight on the formation of mutations in the genome. Researchers from
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 17, 2020
Cardiology
One of the biggest issues with chemotherapy treatments is their inherent toxicities. Most chemotherapy drugs are toxic t
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 11, 2020
Cancer
Chemotherapy is a life-saving discovery for cancer patients. One of its biggest drawbacks is the toxicity that comes wit
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 08, 2020
Cancer
New research from biochemists at the University of Alberta has identified a protein that triggers the growth of aggressi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 02, 2020
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori can be found in as much as fifty percent of the world's population.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2020
Cancer
Genome repair is one of the big-ticket research areas for the future of medicine. CRISPR-Cas9 systems can edit the genom
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a lot more to the genome than just genes that code for proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2020
Cancer
The body is an amazing and complex system of pathways, all working together in harmony. However, cancer can quickly disr
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) causes what's popularly known as cold sores, and is transmitted mostly through oral-t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Outside of the Earth's magnetic field exist many kinds of dangerous radiation. These include ultraviolet, X-rays, an
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
If you've seen a representation of a DNA molecule, you've seen the double helix, in which two strands of genetic materia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
We all know people that look young for their age, while some people seem to age faster than others.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2020
Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While mutations can arise in the genome and have little consequence, sometimes they are beneficial and selected to remai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Every cell in our boy carries a copy of the genome in its nucleus. Some cells are constantly replenished, and the genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch