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Gene Regulation
Gene Regulation is created by using mechanisms to inhibit or induce the expression of a gene product. Regulation of a gene can include: the binding of proteins to DNA elements in order to regulation of transcription, structural changes, chemical changes, or the translation of mRNA.
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AUG 26, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a regulatory process that controls the maturation of brain cells. This regulation seems to b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2025Genetics & Genomics
During development, many crucial genes help organisms form properly. One of those genes is MyoDWritten By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Animals that hibernate are hardy and resilient; they can hunker down and go months without eating or drinking, yet their ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Genetic features known as transposons make up a large portion of many mammalian genomes, including humans' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists and clinicians still have a lot to learn about how sex differences impact human diseases, such as how they ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2025Genetics & Genomics
As our bodies grow, cells proliferate to form tissues, and cells frequently have to be repaired or replaced throughout l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Only around two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, and while those proteins carry out many important functi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Transcription factors are proteins that can bind to DNA and affect the expression of genes; some are known as master reg ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Ancient viruses are embedded everywhere in the human genome. It's thought that about 8% of the human genome...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The expression of genes has to be very carefully controlled by cells; serious problems can arise when genes are expresse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Organisms are made up of cells, and in each of those cells, a genome encodes the instructions for that organism to grow ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2024Health & Medicine
Thinking of having a midnight snack? Think again. That midnight snack you crave can contribute to an increased risk of o ...Written By: Joshua AehNOV 07, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Can small circles of DNA, once dismissed as irrelevant, actually be major contributors to cancer development? Three new ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now discovered why a genetic mutation in a gene called TET2 is often implicated in disorders including d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2024Genetics & Genomics
DNA has to be interpreted by cells. But that interpretation can change, depending on different factors...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Cells are defined by the genes they express. In human cells, there are thousands of different protein coding genes, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
While it's normal to be a little anxious about stressful life events or problems, anxiety can also start to interfer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are still debating exactly how and where humans fit on the evolutionary tree of great apes. A group of ancien ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 29, 2024Immunology
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work in g ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeFEB 12, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The careful control of cell division is essential to organisms, and when it goes awry, major problems can arise like dev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In the genome, genes that code for protein are often divided into sections called exons, which are separated by spacers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2024Cancer
The circadian clock describes the 24-hour internal clock in our brains. The rhythms that regulate our awake and sl ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 30, 2024Genetics & Genomics
A single, small mutation can have an impact on other genes that one researcher likens to a "butterfly effect."Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a regulatory process that controls the maturation of brain cells. This regulation seems to b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
During development, many crucial genes help organisms form properly. One of those genes is MyoD
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Animals that hibernate are hardy and resilient; they can hunker down and go months without eating or drinking, yet their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic features known as transposons make up a large portion of many mammalian genomes, including humans' ...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists and clinicians still have a lot to learn about how sex differences impact human diseases, such as how they ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
As our bodies grow, cells proliferate to form tissues, and cells frequently have to be repaired or replaced throughout l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Only around two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, and while those proteins carry out many important functi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Transcription factors are proteins that can bind to DNA and affect the expression of genes; some are known as master reg
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Ancient viruses are embedded everywhere in the human genome. It's thought that about 8% of the human genome...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The expression of genes has to be very carefully controlled by cells; serious problems can arise when genes are expresse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Organisms are made up of cells, and in each of those cells, a genome encodes the instructions for that organism to grow
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2024
Health & Medicine
Thinking of having a midnight snack? Think again. That midnight snack you crave can contribute to an increased risk of o
...
Written By:
Joshua Aeh
NOV 07, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Can small circles of DNA, once dismissed as irrelevant, actually be major contributors to cancer development? Three new
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now discovered why a genetic mutation in a gene called TET2 is often implicated in disorders including d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
DNA has to be interpreted by cells. But that interpretation can change, depending on different factors...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Cells are defined by the genes they express. In human cells, there are thousands of different protein coding genes, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
While it's normal to be a little anxious about stressful life events or problems, anxiety can also start to interfer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are still debating exactly how and where humans fit on the evolutionary tree of great apes. A group of ancien
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 29, 2024
Immunology
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work in g
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
FEB 12, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The careful control of cell division is essential to organisms, and when it goes awry, major problems can arise like dev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In the genome, genes that code for protein are often divided into sections called exons, which are separated by spacers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2024
Cancer
The circadian clock describes the 24-hour internal clock in our brains. The rhythms that regulate our awake and sl
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 30, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A single, small mutation can have an impact on other genes that one researcher likens to a "butterfly effect."
Written By:
Carmen Leitch