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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 17, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Brief overview of epigenetic therapeuticsWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 15, 2017Genetics & Genomics
A commonly prescribed class of drugs, glucocorticoids, are used for their anti-inflammatory effects. They have side effe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2017Videos
The FDA has issued a statement warning against the use of "do-it-yourself" gene-editing kits, reminding people in their ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2017Cardiology
"High blood sugar levels are not only unhealthy for adults; they're unhealthy for developing fetuses," say ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 11, 2017Genetics & Genomics
As we age and whenever tissue is damaged, cells divide and replace old ones. The DNA in the nucleus has to be accurately ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2017Videos
Many species have gone extinct, an estimated five billion, over the course of history. Humans are to blame to for the lo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2017Microbiology
Over the next century, the human population is expected to increase by 2 to 4 billion in urban areas. There has been an ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 07, 2017Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been hailed as revolutionary, but the technique came with some caveats. Now, it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
This past Sunday marked the seventy-five anniversary of the day when the world’s first man-made self-sustainable c ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 06, 2017Immunology
A first-of-its-kind study reveals genetic variants in the immune system that increase the risk of Hodgkin lymphoma, a ty ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 05, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of ethical principles for biotechnology advances in human disease set forth by global summitWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 05, 2017Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.Written By: Julia TraversNOV 29, 2017Genetics & Genomics
For proper development, infants need attention and contact; new work has indicated that has an epigenetic impact on chil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2017Immunology
Macular degeneration is considered to be an incurable eye disease, but a new discovery from University of Virginia scien ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 23, 2017Immunology
The three most common allergic diseases may share some of the same genetic risk factors, this according to the newest st ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 22, 2017Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR and high-speed atomic force microscopy combine to form a powerful, rapid way to screen the genome.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2017Microbiology
A prion is an infectious agent responsible for several neurodegenerative diseases including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (C ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 22, 2017Cancer
The type of cancer has a significant bearing for the patient’s prognosis. A patient diagnosed with aggressive brai ...NOV 20, 2017Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing is being attempted for the first time in an adult; the patient has a disease called Hunter Syndrome.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new tool has been developed by Canon BioMedical that aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of a devastating dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Genome editing, now inspired by yeast, aims to turn a 'hacksaw to a scalpel.'Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2017Cardiology
For the first time, scientists have produced the “cardiac proteome,” a map of all of the tens of thousands o ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 14, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The origin of life, formally known as abiogenesis, is the natural process by which first replicating life form arises fr ...Written By: Daniel Duan
DEC 17, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Brief overview of epigenetic therapeutics
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 15, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
A commonly prescribed class of drugs, glucocorticoids, are used for their anti-inflammatory effects. They have side effe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2017
Videos
The FDA has issued a statement warning against the use of "do-it-yourself" gene-editing kits, reminding people in their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2017
Cardiology
"High blood sugar levels are not only unhealthy for adults; they're unhealthy for developing fetuses," say
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 11, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
As we age and whenever tissue is damaged, cells divide and replace old ones. The DNA in the nucleus has to be accurately
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2017
Videos
Many species have gone extinct, an estimated five billion, over the course of history. Humans are to blame to for the lo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2017
Microbiology
Over the next century, the human population is expected to increase by 2 to 4 billion in urban areas. There has been an
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 07, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been hailed as revolutionary, but the technique came with some caveats. Now, it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
This past Sunday marked the seventy-five anniversary of the day when the world’s first man-made self-sustainable c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 06, 2017
Immunology
A first-of-its-kind study reveals genetic variants in the immune system that increase the risk of Hodgkin lymphoma, a ty
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 05, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of ethical principles for biotechnology advances in human disease set forth by global summit
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 05, 2017
Technology
LAB-IN-A-BOX portable DNA barcoding kit makes quick species identification possible within a few hours.
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 29, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
For proper development, infants need attention and contact; new work has indicated that has an epigenetic impact on chil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2017
Immunology
Macular degeneration is considered to be an incurable eye disease, but a new discovery from University of Virginia scien
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 23, 2017
Immunology
The three most common allergic diseases may share some of the same genetic risk factors, this according to the newest st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR and high-speed atomic force microscopy combine to form a powerful, rapid way to screen the genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2017
Microbiology
A prion is an infectious agent responsible for several neurodegenerative diseases including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (C
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 22, 2017
Cancer
The type of cancer has a significant bearing for the patient’s prognosis. A patient diagnosed with aggressive brai
...
NOV 20, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing is being attempted for the first time in an adult; the patient has a disease called Hunter Syndrome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new tool has been developed by Canon BioMedical that aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of a devastating dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Genome editing, now inspired by yeast, aims to turn a 'hacksaw to a scalpel.'
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, scientists have produced the “cardiac proteome,” a map of all of the tens of thousands o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The origin of life, formally known as abiogenesis, is the natural process by which first replicating life form arises fr
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan