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Gene mapping
Gene mapping plots the locations of genes on chromosomes, and they can be used to predict genes which are inherited together. The closer genes are located to one another on a chromosome increases the probability of being inherited together.
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AUG 31, 2017Videos
In children, brain cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths. Brain tumors are extremely aggressive and of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 19, 2017Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors, ...AUG 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
When an infectious illness sickens multiple people, they often respond in different ways; researchers have shown genes u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2017Immunology
In very rare cases - two in 10,000 people experts say - a chickenpox infection can trigger extremely dangerous brain inf ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 28, 2017Videos
Genetic testing that can be done in the home are becoming popular with individuals looking to research their ancestry. H ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 26, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Finding new drugs can be challenging, but researchers are using a methodical approach to identify good candidates.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2017Immunology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), a pathogenic species of bacteria that kills nearly two million people worldwide every ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are learning more about how environmental factors influence the development of autism.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2017Neuroscience
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), together with teams from Yokohama School of Med ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 12, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in science, researchers have created an atlas that aims to show the location of proteins throughout a human ce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an extreme fear of dirt or bacteria. Patients that su ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2017Microbiology
Within the nucleus of each cell are the blueprints for life, DNA, and it has to be carefully organized into chromosomes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Iceland has generated a wealth of genetic data. The island nation is isolated, so since it was settled around 1,200 year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2017Microbiology
Researchers from Harvard Medical School have reported on the results of a large-scale search for immunomodulatory organi ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Using cells in culture for biomedical research usually involves taking an entire population, rather than i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2017Microbiology
After four years, research collaboration has revealed details about the evolution of dinoflagellates, along with new det ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2017Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 04, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Biological Forces in Our Bodies from Worms Eating NanoparticlesWritten By: Jennifer EllisDEC 20, 2016Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 11, 2016Microbiology
The Human Genome Project to sequence our genome was fully completed by 2003, and it soon became clear that the next hurd ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute for Cell Science was founded by a contribution by Paul G. Allen, a cofounder of Microsoft, in 2014. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2016Cardiology
How do heart cells follow their genetic programming to create a heart? What can mice hearts do to help scientists unders ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin - Madison have discovered a new protein that provides a critical link between ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Modifications to DNA and RNA can exert a powerful influence on gene expression. The most modification to RNA, the interm ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2017
Videos
In children, brain cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths. Brain tumors are extremely aggressive and of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 19, 2017
Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors,
...
AUG 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
When an infectious illness sickens multiple people, they often respond in different ways; researchers have shown genes u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2017
Immunology
In very rare cases - two in 10,000 people experts say - a chickenpox infection can trigger extremely dangerous brain inf
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 28, 2017
Videos
Genetic testing that can be done in the home are becoming popular with individuals looking to research their ancestry. H
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Finding new drugs can be challenging, but researchers are using a methodical approach to identify good candidates.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2017
Immunology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), a pathogenic species of bacteria that kills nearly two million people worldwide every
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are learning more about how environmental factors influence the development of autism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2017
Neuroscience
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), together with teams from Yokohama School of Med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 12, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in science, researchers have created an atlas that aims to show the location of proteins throughout a human ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an extreme fear of dirt or bacteria. Patients that su
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2017
Microbiology
Within the nucleus of each cell are the blueprints for life, DNA, and it has to be carefully organized into chromosomes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Iceland has generated a wealth of genetic data. The island nation is isolated, so since it was settled around 1,200 year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers from Harvard Medical School have reported on the results of a large-scale search for immunomodulatory organi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Using cells in culture for biomedical research usually involves taking an entire population, rather than i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2017
Microbiology
After four years, research collaboration has revealed details about the evolution of dinoflagellates, along with new det
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2017
Immunology
A team of scientists has created a genetic map of all possible receptors the human immune system might generate—al
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 04, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Biological Forces in Our Bodies from Worms Eating Nanoparticles
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 20, 2016
Immunology
As part of the immune response, T cells react differently to an acute infection versus a chronic infection, and this dif
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 11, 2016
Microbiology
The Human Genome Project to sequence our genome was fully completed by 2003, and it soon became clear that the next hurd
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute for Cell Science was founded by a contribution by Paul G. Allen, a cofounder of Microsoft, in 2014.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2016
Cardiology
How do heart cells follow their genetic programming to create a heart? What can mice hearts do to help scientists unders
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin - Madison have discovered a new protein that provides a critical link between
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Modifications to DNA and RNA can exert a powerful influence on gene expression. The most modification to RNA, the interm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch