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Epigenome
The epigenome is a term used to describe all the molecular modifications on DNA within a single cell. Epigenetic markers vary between cell types. The epigenome does not alter the DNA sequence but influences the way cells use genetic information contained in the DNA.
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JAN 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetics refers to features of the genome that can affect gene expression, but don't alter the nucleotide sequence of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Twins can provide researchers with a unique opportunity to investigate how a trait might be influenced by genetics or by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A common chemotherapy drug may make future generations more susceptible to disease. The corresponding study was publishe ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 07, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The earliest studies of genetic inheritance were very straightforward - Gregor Mendel documented the passage of certain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It is extremely challenging to study human development. There are animal models that can tell us how general aspects of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2022Genetics & 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 LeitchAUG 12, 2022Immunology
Our immune cells can target cancer, but T cells can become worn out and exhausted during lengthy battles, and they ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2022Neuroscience
It's estimated that as many as 80% of all people partake in the world's most common psychoactive substance, caffeine. Pe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2022Cancer
In 2006, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) began a cancer gen ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Identical twins carry the same genome in their cells, which makes them powerful subjects in the study of human disease. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, it's easy to think of the genome as a set of instructions that cells use to create the pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Although the human genome has been sequenced and we think most protein-coding genes have been identified, there are stil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2021Microbiology
Several viruses are known to cause chronic infections, one is hepatitis C virus (HCV). Researchers studying these infect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
We carry two copies of each non-sex chromosome, and thus, two copies of most genes. For simplicity's sake, it's ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2021Cancer
A study published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives concludes that no amount of exposure to secondhand smoke ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) affects about one in 2,000 births, and causes dysfunction in every org ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some parts of the genome are simple; many genes encode for proteins, and if there is an error in one of those protein-co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While the human genome was sequenced many years ago, there was so much to learn about it beyond just its sequence, like ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Every cell contains our whole genome, but not all genes are turned on all the time; gene expression has to be very caref ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish are a great model organism for biomedical research. They generate large numbers of embryos that develop rapidl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2020Microbiology
The pathogenic bacterium that causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, does not multiply quickly, so researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The activity of genes in our genome is controlled by many factors, one of which are chemical tags or structural changes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from MIT have found that when the brain forms a new memory, neurons known as 'engram cells' encode t ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetics refers to features of the genome that can affect gene expression, but don't alter the nucleotide sequence of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Twins can provide researchers with a unique opportunity to investigate how a trait might be influenced by genetics or by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A common chemotherapy drug may make future generations more susceptible to disease. The corresponding study was publishe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 07, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The earliest studies of genetic inheritance were very straightforward - Gregor Mendel documented the passage of certain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It is extremely challenging to study human development. There are animal models that can tell us how general aspects of
...
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 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
JUN 16, 2022
Neuroscience
It's estimated that as many as 80% of all people partake in the world's most common psychoactive substance, caffeine. Pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2022
Cancer
In 2006, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) began a cancer gen
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Identical twins carry the same genome in their cells, which makes them powerful subjects in the study of human disease.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, it's easy to think of the genome as a set of instructions that cells use to create the pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Although the human genome has been sequenced and we think most protein-coding genes have been identified, there are stil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2021
Microbiology
Several viruses are known to cause chronic infections, one is hepatitis C virus (HCV). Researchers studying these infect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
We carry two copies of each non-sex chromosome, and thus, two copies of most genes. For simplicity's sake, it's
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Cancer
A study published recently in Environmental Health Perspectives concludes that no amount of exposure to secondhand smoke
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A disorder called 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q) affects about one in 2,000 births, and causes dysfunction in every org
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some parts of the genome are simple; many genes encode for proteins, and if there is an error in one of those protein-co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While the human genome was sequenced many years ago, there was so much to learn about it beyond just its sequence, like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Every cell contains our whole genome, but not all genes are turned on all the time; gene expression has to be very caref
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish are a great model organism for biomedical research. They generate large numbers of embryos that develop rapidl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2020
Microbiology
The pathogenic bacterium that causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, does not multiply quickly, so researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The activity of genes in our genome is controlled by many factors, one of which are chemical tags or structural changes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from MIT have found that when the brain forms a new memory, neurons known as 'engram cells' encode t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch