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DNA Profiling
DNA Profiling: which can also be referred to as DNA fingerprinting, is the process of determining an individual's DNA characteristics, which are unique like fingerprints. DNA profiling is a forensic technique that is used in criminal investigations and can also be used in parentage testing. In addition, it can also be used in the study of animal and plant populations in the fields of zoology, botany and agriculture.
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JUN 20, 2017Cardiology
For the first time, researchers report that a baby’s DNA influences a mother’s risk of pre-eclampsia, a cond ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2017Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s ...JUN 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve ...JUN 11, 2017Neuroscience
An intricate relationship exists between gene activity and social experience. Looking at mice being challenged by ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 09, 2017Infographics
Crimes of various magnitude happen in towns and cities across the UK every day. Without realizing it, criminals leave cl ...MAY 03, 2017Cancer
Results from a new study could help doctors detect the recurrence of lung cancer up to a year before traditional tests. ...APR 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb ...APR 09, 2017Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the major aims of biomedical research is to improve patient therapy, and the idea of medicine that’s tailor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2017Genetics & Genomics
An international team of scientists has discovered a gene involved in DNA replication that when mutated has profound eff ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 04, 2017Cancer
The unpredictable progression of melanoma makes it one of the most deadly forms of skin cancers. Now researchers say the ...DEC 18, 2016Genetics & Genomics
How do lymphocytes make the decision to launch an attack or act otherwise? Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Sc ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For women at high risk for cervical cancer, Hopkins researchers say they have a new diagnostic test that’s both no ...NOV 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A study published in Cell demonstrated how the brains of patients with different kinds of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A trace of us is left on everything we come into contact with, in the form of microbes and trace amounts of chemicals. R ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2016Videos
Hollywood TV crime shows are notorious for oversimplifying the arduous, complicated tasks of real DNA investigation. In ...NOV 02, 2016Cancer
Increasingly, doctors are recognizing the impact of genetic differences on disease and treatment outcomes. This realizat ...OCT 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Modifications to DNA and RNA can exert a powerful influence on gene expression. The most modification to RNA, the interm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2016Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell lines are a critical part of biomedical research, used in many fields and manipulated in seemingly endless ways. Ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Just a couple of miles down the road from North Carolina State University where CRISPR pioneer Rodolphe Barrangou, PhD, ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A new sequencing technique has demonstrated that variations in RNA processing can reveal details about how development i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2016Microbiology
A breast microbiome? Wait, really? Evidently, it’s a real thing. Evidently, I’m also late to the party - ini ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 07, 2016Cancer
When the Human Genome Project was completed in April 2003, scientists around the world rejoiced in the vast amount of da ...
JUN 20, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, researchers report that a baby’s DNA influences a mother’s risk of pre-eclampsia, a cond
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2017
Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s
...
JUN 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing now exists for a number of cancers in the reproductive organs, such as ovarian and breast cancer. Howeve
...
JUN 11, 2017
Neuroscience
An intricate relationship exists between gene activity and social experience. Looking at mice being challenged by
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 09, 2017
Infographics
Crimes of various magnitude happen in towns and cities across the UK every day. Without realizing it, criminals leave cl
...
MAY 03, 2017
Cancer
Results from a new study could help doctors detect the recurrence of lung cancer up to a year before traditional tests.
...
APR 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a vital player in the development of colon cancer. And now, this microb
...
APR 09, 2017
Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the major aims of biomedical research is to improve patient therapy, and the idea of medicine that’s tailor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
An international team of scientists has discovered a gene involved in DNA replication that when mutated has profound eff
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 04, 2017
Cancer
The unpredictable progression of melanoma makes it one of the most deadly forms of skin cancers. Now researchers say the
...
DEC 18, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
How do lymphocytes make the decision to launch an attack or act otherwise? Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Sc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For women at high risk for cervical cancer, Hopkins researchers say they have a new diagnostic test that’s both no
...
NOV 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A study published in Cell demonstrated how the brains of patients with different kinds of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A trace of us is left on everything we come into contact with, in the form of microbes and trace amounts of chemicals. R
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2016
Videos
Hollywood TV crime shows are notorious for oversimplifying the arduous, complicated tasks of real DNA investigation. In
...
NOV 02, 2016
Cancer
Increasingly, doctors are recognizing the impact of genetic differences on disease and treatment outcomes. This realizat
...
OCT 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Modifications to DNA and RNA can exert a powerful influence on gene expression. The most modification to RNA, the interm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2016
Microbiology
Current hospital laboratory testing is not great at identifying bacterial infections; it can take precious time and reso
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell lines are a critical part of biomedical research, used in many fields and manipulated in seemingly endless ways. Ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Just a couple of miles down the road from North Carolina State University where CRISPR pioneer Rodolphe Barrangou, PhD,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new sequencing technique has demonstrated that variations in RNA processing can reveal details about how development i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2016
Microbiology
A breast microbiome? Wait, really? Evidently, it’s a real thing. Evidently, I’m also late to the party - ini
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 07, 2016
Cancer
When the Human Genome Project was completed in April 2003, scientists around the world rejoiced in the vast amount of da
...