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DNA investigations
To investigate DNA (usually in a forensic context), you must isolate the DNA from the evidence sample and process the sample so DNA codes can be obtained. In a forensic investigation, you would use isolate and test the DNA from a crime scene for comparison with DNA from a suspect.
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MAY 13, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to protect the genome, and there are mechanisms in place to repair DNA damage that does arise. But sometimes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Even though most people carry more or less the same genes, there is a significant amount of variation in the sequence of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2023Microbiology
There are many bacteria in the world that are, or have the potential to be beneficial to humans. Microbes have found ing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 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 LeitchAPR 22, 2023Microbiology
Bacteria can easily exchange genetic information in a process called horizontal gene transfer. But now researchers have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Social stress can affect the way genes are expressed. A new study has found that epigenetic effects could explain why so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2023Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus can spread so easily, it is thought that over 90% of people in the world have been infected, which us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Two male yellow crazy ants can be seen in this image ©:Hugo Darras. Scientists discovered that these insects are chimera ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The nuclei of most human cells contains the entire genome, which would have a length of about six feet is it was fully e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2023Health & Medicine
According to a study conducted by the Washington University School of Medicine and published in Nature Mental Healt ...Written By: Kerry CharronAPR 06, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Ribosomes are molecular machines that translate messenger RNA (mRNA), which is transcribed from DNA, into proteins. Scie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2023Genetics & Genomics
SMA is a leading cause of infant mortality. Most cases of the disease are caused by mutations in a gene called SMN1 that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2023Microbiology
Nature has designed some spectacular micromachines, such as the flagella that propel bacterial cells, or microbial injec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2023Microbiology
It's estimated that over 80 billion animals are slaughtered every year for their meat, and the average American consumes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed an advanced imaging technique for studying mitochondria. While these organelles are often know ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2023Immunology
It has been thought that the first step in B cell activation, when these immune cells recognize an infectious pathogen, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotics can destroy many types of bacteria, but increasingly, bacterial pathogens are gaining resistance to many com ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome of a cell carries all the genes it will ever need, and when a gene is active, it gets transcribed into messen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2023Microbiology
Scientists have found that a gene that has been previously identified in many animals and their associated microbes can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The Griffith Lab at UNC discovered telomeric protein & potential biomarker VR (green), shown in the nuclei (blue) of hum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 25% of adults around the world, and it can progress to a very serious f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A team of scientists has uncovered sequence errors in many papers in two different high-impact journals.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A new study has highlighted the impact of genetic disease on infants, and showed that whole genome sequencing could save ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to protect the genome, and there are mechanisms in place to repair DNA damage that does arise. But sometimes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even though most people carry more or less the same genes, there is a significant amount of variation in the sequence of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2023
Microbiology
There are many bacteria in the world that are, or have the potential to be beneficial to humans. Microbes have found ing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
APR 22, 2023
Microbiology
Bacteria can easily exchange genetic information in a process called horizontal gene transfer. But now researchers have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Social stress can affect the way genes are expressed. A new study has found that epigenetic effects could explain why so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2023
Microbiology
Epstein-Barr virus can spread so easily, it is thought that over 90% of people in the world have been infected, which us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Two male yellow crazy ants can be seen in this image ©:Hugo Darras. Scientists discovered that these insects are chimera
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The nuclei of most human cells contains the entire genome, which would have a length of about six feet is it was fully e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
According to a study conducted by the Washington University School of Medicine and published in Nature Mental Healt
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 06, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ribosomes are molecular machines that translate messenger RNA (mRNA), which is transcribed from DNA, into proteins. Scie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
SMA is a leading cause of infant mortality. Most cases of the disease are caused by mutations in a gene called SMN1 that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2023
Microbiology
Nature has designed some spectacular micromachines, such as the flagella that propel bacterial cells, or microbial injec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2023
Microbiology
It's estimated that over 80 billion animals are slaughtered every year for their meat, and the average American consumes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed an advanced imaging technique for studying mitochondria. While these organelles are often know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2023
Immunology
It has been thought that the first step in B cell activation, when these immune cells recognize an infectious pathogen,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotics can destroy many types of bacteria, but increasingly, bacterial pathogens are gaining resistance to many com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome of a cell carries all the genes it will ever need, and when a gene is active, it gets transcribed into messen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists have found that a gene that has been previously identified in many animals and their associated microbes can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Griffith Lab at UNC discovered telomeric protein & potential biomarker VR (green), shown in the nuclei (blue) of hum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 25% of adults around the world, and it can progress to a very serious f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A team of scientists has uncovered sequence errors in many papers in two different high-impact journals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has highlighted the impact of genetic disease on infants, and showed that whole genome sequencing could save
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch