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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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SEP 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Nearly every type of cell in the human body carries a little antenna-like structure called a cilium, which can serve var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2022
Immunology
The human immune system must respond to a diverse array of infectious agents and harmful invaders throughout our lifetim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has outlined the findings from a 17-year study of almost 500 people who experienced trauma in childhood.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2022
Microbiology
Introduction Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is an old virus that has recently grabbed attention because of its emergence in unco
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
SEP 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for protein-coding genes, but before those seuquences are translated into protein, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
An image by Wang Qiang shows a mouse that carries two chromosomes fused together, the first engineered karyotype in mice
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2022
Microbiology
The world is full of microbes, which have been competing with one another for space and resources since they arose. / Im
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
While most of us are born with 2 sex chromosomes in either a combination of XX or XY, there are many cases of people who
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Almost 8 billion people live in the world today, so there are bound to be strangers who look just like each other. While
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2022
Health & Medicine
The herpes simplex virus, or HSV1, is one of the most pervasive viruses among humans. A new study suggests the viru
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
AUG 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Stem cells hold tremendous potential, because they can specialize into any type of cell. During development, stem cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2022
Health & Medicine
The population of the world is aging, and with that aging will come many health problems. But a new study has identified
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many different proteins can bind DNA, and they perform a variety of critical functions in cells. DNA-binding proteins of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2022
Immunology
Researchers have used advanced sequencing techniques to analyze immune cells in great detail. This work has shown that o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2022
Microbiology
Citrus greening, known by several other names including yellow dragon disease, Huanglongbing, or Candidatus Liberibacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome holds thousands of genes, and gene expression has to be carefully controlled in cells; the right gene m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Surprisingly similar mechanisms of pattern recognition can be found among incredibly diverse organisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2022
Plants & Animals
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences discusses hibernation as the sec
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 12, 2022
Immunology
Our immune cells can target cancer, but T cells can become worn out and exhausted during lengthy battles, and they
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Errors in human genes can lead to many different types of diseases, and scientists have been searching for ways to corre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2022
Microbiology
This new approach could also be effective against many different types of RNA viruses.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Inserm, CNRS and Université de Montpellier
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 05, 2022
Immunology
The microbiome has a powerful influence on human well-being and disease. It might also be a useful way to approach disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers used new long-read genetic sequencing technology to show that there are bacterial genomes within the genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch