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DNA Isolation
DNA Isolation is an extraction process of DNA from a biological sample from a specific source. DNA extraction is the routine procedure to Isolate of DNA which is needed for genetic analysis for medical and scientific purposes.
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JUN 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Long regions of seemingly unimportant strands of DNA were named ‘junk DNA’ and long thought to be unimportan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2016Immunology
While the immune system does act as a multi-faceted protective system when dangerous bacteria and viruses come knocking, ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 06, 2016Microbiology
The human microbiome, the subject of a relatively new field of research attracting intense interest, has primarily been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a microbiome in the reproductive tract of male mice that harbors potentially harmful bacteria ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 18, 2016Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 17, 2016Microbiology
The tree of life, which depicts how life has evolved and diversified on the planet, is getting a lot more complicated. R ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 11, 2016Cancer
In an effort to improve sensitivity for cancer detection, engineers at the Case Western Reserve University have achieved ...MAR 11, 2016Cancer
A common theme in medicine is that detecting a disease early on can lead to more effective treatments. The idea relies p ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
In addition to its double helix shape famous for holding the information of the genetic code, DNA can also occur a ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 08, 2016Neuroscience
There are many, many different kinds of neurons in our brain, and at some point, they all had to differentiate from thei ...Written By: Cassidy ReichFEB 15, 2016Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Staphylococcus pneumoniae are a species of bacteria known for their significant impact on the upper respiratory tract. T ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 17, 2015Microbiology
Tuberculosis has been infecting humans for several millennia, making it one of the most horribly successful diseases in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 11, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Prenatal testing has been in practice for decades, helping doctors prepare women for the births of their babies. But unt ...NOV 10, 2015Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 29, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz want to make it easier to diagnose Ebola in the field, where few ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Many adults have moles, benign tumors on the skin. A mutation in the BRAF gene makes them grow and become cancerous.Now ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 07, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered as many as 1,000 genetic mutations along the autism spectrum. One enzyme that could be respo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 25, 2015Health & Medicine
Salmonella enterica is the number one cause of bacterial foodborne illness worldwide. Infections can be transmitted by a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichMAY 01, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Chemotherapy drugs damage DNA, keeping cells from replicating. However, according to researchers at the UNC School of Me ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 29, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scanning one of those strange, square QR codes with your phone looks like a quaint invention compared to a new developme ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 07, 2015Immunology
Modern humans have been blamed for killing off the Neanderthals by out competing them, breeding with them and even outri ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronaut Scott Kelly will be spending a year on the International Space Station to study the effects of long-duration s ...Written By: Andrew J. Dunlop
JUN 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Long regions of seemingly unimportant strands of DNA were named ‘junk DNA’ and long thought to be unimportan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2016
Immunology
While the immune system does act as a multi-faceted protective system when dangerous bacteria and viruses come knocking,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 06, 2016
Microbiology
The human microbiome, the subject of a relatively new field of research attracting intense interest, has primarily been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a microbiome in the reproductive tract of male mice that harbors potentially harmful bacteria
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 18, 2016
Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 17, 2016
Microbiology
The tree of life, which depicts how life has evolved and diversified on the planet, is getting a lot more complicated. R
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 11, 2016
Cancer
In an effort to improve sensitivity for cancer detection, engineers at the Case Western Reserve University have achieved
...
MAR 11, 2016
Cancer
A common theme in medicine is that detecting a disease early on can lead to more effective treatments. The idea relies p
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In addition to its double helix shape famous for holding the information of the genetic code, DNA can also occur a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 08, 2016
Neuroscience
There are many, many different kinds of neurons in our brain, and at some point, they all had to differentiate from thei
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
FEB 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
A side effect of some medications is a change in the stiffness of white blood cells. The drugs tend to make the cells so
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Staphylococcus pneumoniae are a species of bacteria known for their significant impact on the upper respiratory tract. T
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 17, 2015
Microbiology
Tuberculosis has been infecting humans for several millennia, making it one of the most horribly successful diseases in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 11, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Prenatal testing has been in practice for decades, helping doctors prepare women for the births of their babies. But unt
...
NOV 10, 2015
Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 29, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz want to make it easier to diagnose Ebola in the field, where few
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Many adults have moles, benign tumors on the skin. A mutation in the BRAF gene makes them grow and become cancerous.Now
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 07, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered as many as 1,000 genetic mutations along the autism spectrum. One enzyme that could be respo
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
Salmonella enterica is the number one cause of bacterial foodborne illness worldwide. Infections can be transmitted by a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
MAY 01, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Chemotherapy drugs damage DNA, keeping cells from replicating. However, according to researchers at the UNC School of Me
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 29, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scanning one of those strange, square QR codes with your phone looks like a quaint invention compared to a new developme
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 07, 2015
Immunology
Modern humans have been blamed for killing off the Neanderthals by out competing them, breeding with them and even outri
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 27, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Astronaut Scott Kelly will be spending a year on the International Space Station to study the effects of long-duration s
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop