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DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid is a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses. DNA and ribonucleic acid (RNA) are nucleic acids; alongside proteins, lipids and complex carbohydrates (polysaccharides), they are one of the four major types of macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life. Most DNA molecules consist of two biopolymer strands coiled around each other to form a double helix.
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DEC 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
About 10,000 years ago in an area of the Middle East known as the Fertile Crescent, humans began to settle as farmers in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
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The way certain genes are expressed in aging organisms seems to be significantly impacted by events that happen earlier ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Ever since its first discovery in 1948, circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has captured the attention and imagination of ...Sponsored By: PerkinElmerDEC 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
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The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has changed biomedical research, and has even been used in the clinic in a few cases t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2022Microbiology
This exotic new group of fungi includes these odd "earth tongue" organisms / (Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-SA-4.0)Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to target RNA molecules that can have a harmful result. Instead of targeting the genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now discovered yet another way that MYC proteins can promote cancer. MYC has been called a master regula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2022Plants & Animals
Antioxidants are well known for the numerous health benefits. Produced by both the body and found in a range of foods, a ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A common chemotherapy drug may make future generations more susceptible to disease. The corresponding study was publishe ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 28, 2022Neuroscience
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Today across the United States, families gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, a day to give thanks for the previous year&rs ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
One of the most significant consequences of climate change is the greenhouse gases generated from the microbial decompos ...Written By: Anusha NaganathanNOV 20, 2022Genetics & Genomics
ADHD is one of the most common mental health conditions, and it is estimated to impact 5 - 8% of boys, according to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2022Technology
While many animals hibernate (called a state of torpor) on a seasonal basis, they often do it for a singular purpose: to ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 18, 2022Genetics & Genomics
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Mitochondria are little organelles that have long been known as the powerhouses of the cell. But in recent years, scient ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes, preventing breakage. Some cancer cells can use those protective caps to their adv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2022Cancer
About 20% of breast cancers exhibit elevated levels of a protein known as HER2. You may have heard the classifier ...Written By: Katie Kokolus
DEC 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
About 10,000 years ago in an area of the Middle East known as the Fertile Crescent, humans began to settle as farmers in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for science, so let’s take a look at some of the most interesting -and important- scientific d
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
DEC 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have been breeding dogs for various purposes for thousands of years, and dogs have been selectively bred to perfo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have recovered sediment containing 2-million-year-old DNA, shattering the previous 'oldes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Twins can provide researchers with a unique opportunity to investigate how a trait might be influenced by genetics or by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The way certain genes are expressed in aging organisms seems to be significantly impacted by events that happen earlier
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Ever since its first discovery in 1948, circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has captured the attention and imagination of
...
Sponsored By:
PerkinElmer
DEC 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
BioQuleTM NGS System - Say ‘goodbye’ to manual library prepping and ‘hello’ to generating librar
...
Sponsored By:
PerkinElmer
DEC 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has changed biomedical research, and has even been used in the clinic in a few cases t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2022
Microbiology
This exotic new group of fungi includes these odd "earth tongue" organisms / (Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-SA-4.0)
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to target RNA molecules that can have a harmful result. Instead of targeting the genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now discovered yet another way that MYC proteins can promote cancer. MYC has been called a master regula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2022
Plants & Animals
Antioxidants are well known for the numerous health benefits. Produced by both the body and found in a range of foods, a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A common chemotherapy drug may make future generations more susceptible to disease. The corresponding study was publishe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 28, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that blocking a certain enzyme halts the growth of a childhood brain cancer tumor. The cor
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2022
Cancer
Today across the United States, families gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, a day to give thanks for the previous year&rs
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
One of the most significant consequences of climate change is the greenhouse gases generated from the microbial decompos
...
Written By:
Anusha Naganathan
NOV 20, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
ADHD is one of the most common mental health conditions, and it is estimated to impact 5 - 8% of boys, according to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2022
Technology
While many animals hibernate (called a state of torpor) on a seasonal basis, they often do it for a singular purpose: to
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 18, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
New research based on genomic analysis suggests humans migrated along the Atlantic coast to settle parts of South Americ
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are little organelles that have long been known as the powerhouses of the cell. But in recent years, scient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes, preventing breakage. Some cancer cells can use those protective caps to their adv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2022
Cancer
About 20% of breast cancers exhibit elevated levels of a protein known as HER2. You may have heard the classifier
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus