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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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MAY 13, 2016Videos
Your genome is not a static collection of DNA nucleotides; rather it is a dynamic system subject to evolutionary selecti ...MAY 13, 2016Cancer
It may come as a surprise to some people to know that some genes are capable of moving around in our genome. Scientists ...MAY 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria have long been thought to be the normal engine of a eukaryotic cell and one that was essential for the surv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease gets most of the press for neurodegeneration, but it is not the only devastating neurodegenera ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 12, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Transcription and translation are two essential life processes for creating proteins, the cornerstone of any Genetics 10 ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 11, 2016Immunology
Normally cancerous cells do their best to hide from the immune system, but researchers from the National University of S ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 11, 2016Cancer
When it comes to genetic testing, is more always better? According to a new study, more genetic testing, especially conc ...MAY 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from Michigan State University are developing a system to read the genome like normal people read a book. Lik ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the development of the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers have found many ways to both improve and vary th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2016Microbiology
The human microbiome, the subject of a relatively new field of research attracting intense interest, has primarily been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2016Plants & Animals
Many Labrador owners notice the same thing – they eat a lot. Labradors have the potential to become very la ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2016Cancer
Scientists say they’re now closer than ever to personalized treatment for breast cancer after identifying a compre ...MAY 01, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a microbiome in the reproductive tract of male mice that harbors potentially harmful bacteria ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 29, 2016Cancer
When the equilibrium of gene regulation is disrupted, whether by random mutation, ultraviolet light exposure, or another ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 28, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A genetic variation has evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations, such as ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 28, 2016Earth & The Environment
Were the early building blocks of life in a humble puddle? Scientists working toward that hypothesis have ac ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 25, 2016Videos
The aftermath of a nuclear disaster is beyond frightening. A Google search the Chernobyl disaster or the Fukushima disas ...APR 23, 2016Genetics & Genomics
For decades, linguists have questioned the origin of Yiddish, the millennium-old language of Ashkenazic Jews. Now, the G ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 22, 2016Videos
Genetics plays a crucial role in the constantly growing and challenging fields of diagnosis and treatment of genetic dis ...Written By: Jennifer EllisAPR 22, 2016Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 21, 2016Plants & Animals
If you don't like rats because they're icky and gross, then you should just close your web browser now, because ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 19, 2016Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2016Immunology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that revolves around the immune system’s error ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAY 13, 2016
Videos
Your genome is not a static collection of DNA nucleotides; rather it is a dynamic system subject to evolutionary selecti
...
MAY 13, 2016
Cancer
It may come as a surprise to some people to know that some genes are capable of moving around in our genome. Scientists
...
MAY 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria have long been thought to be the normal engine of a eukaryotic cell and one that was essential for the surv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease gets most of the press for neurodegeneration, but it is not the only devastating neurodegenera
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 12, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Transcription and translation are two essential life processes for creating proteins, the cornerstone of any Genetics 10
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 11, 2016
Immunology
Normally cancerous cells do their best to hide from the immune system, but researchers from the National University of S
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 11, 2016
Cancer
When it comes to genetic testing, is more always better? According to a new study, more genetic testing, especially conc
...
MAY 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from Michigan State University are developing a system to read the genome like normal people read a book. Lik
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the development of the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers have found many ways to both improve and vary th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2016
Microbiology
The human microbiome, the subject of a relatively new field of research attracting intense interest, has primarily been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
Many Labrador owners notice the same thing – they eat a lot. Labradors have the potential to become very la
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2016
Cancer
Scientists say they’re now closer than ever to personalized treatment for breast cancer after identifying a compre
...
MAY 01, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a microbiome in the reproductive tract of male mice that harbors potentially harmful bacteria
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 29, 2016
Cancer
When the equilibrium of gene regulation is disrupted, whether by random mutation, ultraviolet light exposure, or another
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 28, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A genetic variation has evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations, such as
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 28, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Were the early building blocks of life in a humble puddle? Scientists working toward that hypothesis have ac
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 25, 2016
Videos
The aftermath of a nuclear disaster is beyond frightening. A Google search the Chernobyl disaster or the Fukushima disas
...
APR 23, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
For decades, linguists have questioned the origin of Yiddish, the millennium-old language of Ashkenazic Jews. Now, the G
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2016
Videos
Genetics plays a crucial role in the constantly growing and challenging fields of diagnosis and treatment of genetic dis
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
APR 22, 2016
Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you don't like rats because they're icky and gross, then you should just close your web browser now, because
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2016
Immunology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that revolves around the immune system’s error
...
Written By:
Kara Marker