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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 12, 2017Microbiology
The gut microbiome seems to always make the news, but what about the eye microbiome? Did you even know there was such a ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2017Videos
Scientists estimate that tens to hundreds of millions of sea stars have died off within the last several years, ranging ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 07, 2017Videos
Liquid biopsies, that is the process of looking for cancer biomarkers in blood, are part of the ongoing research into de ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 05, 2017Videos
A superfund site is an area where toxic waste is disposed. You may not be surprised to learn that these sites can pose a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene-editing tool has been widely adopted since its relatively recent invention. Researchers have now visuali ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2017Immunology
Scientists are working on what could be the first ever licensed DNA vaccine to prevent dengue virus. Dengue causes a sev ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 30, 2017Microbiology
Just call them archaea (ar-kee-uh) - archaebacteria are no more. Archaea used to be classified as bacteria, but these pr ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 27, 2017Cardiology
Pre-eclampsia during pregnancy is rare but dangerous, and for the women and children that survive, a lifelong risk of he ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 27, 2017Microbiology
What determines how big or small bacteria are? New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that fat makes ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 25, 2017Plants & Animals
It’s common knowledge that cold climate can be detrimental to plants, but what isn’t so commonly known are t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 24, 2017Chemistry & Physics
On June 7, four workers were accidentally exposed to a large amount of nuclear fuel material at the Oarai Research and D ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned that our immune system plays an important role in stopping cells with an incorrect number of ch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Small variations in our genetic information seems to result in bigger differences between individuals than was realized.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2017Videos
The aftermath of a nuclear disaster is beyond frightening. A Google search the Chernobyl disaster or the Fukushima disas ...JUN 21, 2017Plants & Animals
A small island dubbed São Tomé resides in the middle of the Gulf of Guinea, just West of Africa, and it ju ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 20, 2017Cardiology
For the first time, researchers report that a baby’s DNA influences a mother’s risk of pre-eclampsia, a cond ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2017Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s ...JUN 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have gotten a close look at a process that is fundamental to life on earth - DNA replication - and were supri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2017Videos
Immunotherapy is the way of the future in cancer care, and a recent development in this field concerns "Living drugs." M ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 12, 2017
Microbiology
The gut microbiome seems to always make the news, but what about the eye microbiome? Did you even know there was such a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our food supply has changed a lot in the many years of human civilization, and new research can help scientists understa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2017
Videos
Scientists estimate that tens to hundreds of millions of sea stars have died off within the last several years, ranging
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 07, 2017
Videos
Liquid biopsies, that is the process of looking for cancer biomarkers in blood, are part of the ongoing research into de
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 05, 2017
Videos
A superfund site is an area where toxic waste is disposed. You may not be surprised to learn that these sites can pose a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene-editing tool has been widely adopted since its relatively recent invention. Researchers have now visuali
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2017
Immunology
Scientists are working on what could be the first ever licensed DNA vaccine to prevent dengue virus. Dengue causes a sev
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 30, 2017
Microbiology
Just call them archaea (ar-kee-uh) - archaebacteria are no more. Archaea used to be classified as bacteria, but these pr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 27, 2017
Cardiology
Pre-eclampsia during pregnancy is rare but dangerous, and for the women and children that survive, a lifelong risk of he
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 27, 2017
Microbiology
What determines how big or small bacteria are? New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that fat makes
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
It’s common knowledge that cold climate can be detrimental to plants, but what isn’t so commonly known are t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
On June 7, four workers were accidentally exposed to a large amount of nuclear fuel material at the Oarai Research and D
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned that our immune system plays an important role in stopping cells with an incorrect number of ch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Small variations in our genetic information seems to result in bigger differences between individuals than was realized.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2017
Videos
The aftermath of a nuclear disaster is beyond frightening. A Google search the Chernobyl disaster or the Fukushima disas
...
JUN 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
A small island dubbed São Tomé resides in the middle of the Gulf of Guinea, just West of Africa, and it ju
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 20, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, researchers report that a baby’s DNA influences a mother’s risk of pre-eclampsia, a cond
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2017
Cancer
The cancer drug olaparib was recently shown to be effective in some types of advanced prostate cancer. Now, scientists s
...
JUN 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If we ever put astronauts on Mars, we’ll need to be careful in doing so, planning every little detail for their sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have gotten a close look at a process that is fundamental to life on earth - DNA replication - and were supri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2017
Videos
Immunotherapy is the way of the future in cancer care, and a recent development in this field concerns "Living drugs." M
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim