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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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JUL 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
If you've seen a representation of a DNA molecule, you've seen the double helix, in which two strands of genetic materia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2020Immunology
More than half of all women will suffer from a urinary tract infection, or UTI, during their lifetimes. Women are consid ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The diseases cat scratch fever and trench fever are both caused by Bartonella bacteria. Animals can transmit these patho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Microbiology
A type of fungus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
We all know people that look young for their age, while some people seem to age faster than others.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Overview of how scientists edit an RNA sequence. Rett's syndrome is a chronic, neurologica ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUL 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a major milestone, scientists have completed the first sequence of a human chromosome that reaches from one end to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Advances in computational and genetic technologies have enabled scientists to search the genome to look for places where ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2020Microbiology
There is intense competition for resources in the microbial world, and bacteria have an arsenal of weapons to help them ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Our genome contains the genes that code for the proteins that carry out most biological functions, as well as a lot of o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria escape from the gastrointestinal tract, they can cause serious health problems.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2020Cancer
The most important part of cancer treatment is the first step, diagnosis. Many cancers can lie dormant for years, reachi ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 08, 2020Immunology
The ability to control regulatory T cells of the immune system has long been sought out by scientists, especially those ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 05, 2020Plants & Animals
People have long thought that a dog's age can be estimated by substituting one human year with seven dog years.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2020Microbiology
The microorganisms of the world have to compete for survival, and they sometimes do battle with one another. Some use an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Measuring water quality has just been made easier with a new device developed by researchers at Northwestern Univ ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 30, 2020Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 30, 2020Cardiology
Age is something that scientists still struggle to understand. It seems to be built into the DNA and affects the human b ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUN 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists used a fish called the inland silverside, Menidia beryllina, to show that even small amounts of chemicals tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Dogs have held special significance in many people's lives for thousands of years. Dogs are thought to have been domesti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2020Microbiology
The small variations in the human genome aren't the only thing that make us unique. We also each carry communities of mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While mutations can arise in the genome and have little consequence, sometimes they are beneficial and selected to remai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2020Cancer
Diagnostic tests are the unsung heroes of cancer treatment. While there are more treatments for cancer coming out every ...Written By: Jasper Cantrell
JUL 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
If you've seen a representation of a DNA molecule, you've seen the double helix, in which two strands of genetic materia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2020
Immunology
More than half of all women will suffer from a urinary tract infection, or UTI, during their lifetimes. Women are consid
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The diseases cat scratch fever and trench fever are both caused by Bartonella bacteria. Animals can transmit these patho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Microbiology
A type of fungus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
We all know people that look young for their age, while some people seem to age faster than others.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Overview of how scientists edit an RNA sequence. Rett's syndrome is a chronic, neurologica
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUL 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a major milestone, scientists have completed the first sequence of a human chromosome that reaches from one end to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Advances in computational and genetic technologies have enabled scientists to search the genome to look for places where
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2020
Microbiology
There is intense competition for resources in the microbial world, and bacteria have an arsenal of weapons to help them
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our genome contains the genes that code for the proteins that carry out most biological functions, as well as a lot of o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
When bacteria escape from the gastrointestinal tract, they can cause serious health problems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2020
Cancer
The most important part of cancer treatment is the first step, diagnosis. Many cancers can lie dormant for years, reachi
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 08, 2020
Immunology
The ability to control regulatory T cells of the immune system has long been sought out by scientists, especially those
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
People have long thought that a dog's age can be estimated by substituting one human year with seven dog years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2020
Microbiology
The microorganisms of the world have to compete for survival, and they sometimes do battle with one another. Some use an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Measuring water quality has just been made easier with a new device developed by researchers at Northwestern Univ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 30, 2020
Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 30, 2020
Cardiology
Age is something that scientists still struggle to understand. It seems to be built into the DNA and affects the human b
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUN 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists used a fish called the inland silverside, Menidia beryllina, to show that even small amounts of chemicals tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Dogs have held special significance in many people's lives for thousands of years. Dogs are thought to have been domesti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2020
Microbiology
The small variations in the human genome aren't the only thing that make us unique. We also each carry communities of mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While mutations can arise in the genome and have little consequence, sometimes they are beneficial and selected to remai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2020
Cancer
Diagnostic tests are the unsung heroes of cancer treatment. While there are more treatments for cancer coming out every
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell