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Dna structure
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is made up of two strands winding around each other to generate a "double helix". The backbone of each individual strand consists of sugar and phosphate groups. Each sugar is attached to a base: adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), or thymine (T).
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JUN 05, 2018
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...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
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Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have now learned more about why cells that have improper numbers of chromosomes, which will help cancer rese
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
A new treatment developed by collaborators, called metarrestin, blocks metastatic cancer cells' ability to make proteins
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
As the lens forms during development, its cells have to degrade some of their own parts.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
Epigenetics is defined and outlined as important in gene expression and a possible cause for cancer development & as a t
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 19, 2018
Videos
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2018
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 18, 2018
Cancer
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...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a lethal cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It affects a group of white blood c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 10, 2018
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
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APR 06, 2018
Cancer
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...
Written By:
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APR 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
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...
Written By:
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MAR 31, 2018
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2018
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...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 15, 2018
Cancer
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Written By:
MAR 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2018
Microbiology
Bacteria can be a surprising source of antibiotics. One example is Streptomyces chartreusis, which can secrete a variety
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2018
Videos
Mayo Clinic has made a short and informative video about genomic sequencing. It starts with the basics, noting that all
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Every time cells divide, billions of letters of the genetic code have to be copied, so few mistakes slip through the mac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
High powered microscopy has been enabling researchers to get a look at some of life's most basic processes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch