Follow
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.
-
APR 05, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
While most people have 32 teeth, around 1% of the population has more or fewer due to congenital reasons. Now, researche ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
People with red hair, as well as some animals that have red fur, carry one variation of a gene called melanocortin 1 rec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2021Health & Medicine
April is autism awareness month (April 2 was autism awareness day), during which people are encouraged to learn more abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains the genes that make us who we are, because of how and when those genes are expressed. Gene exp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2021Cancer
A study published recently in the journal Nature Communications reports on the role that cholesterol plays in the g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
We know that there are certain substances that can harm a developing fetus, like alcohol or lead. Some health conditions ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Giraffes are unique and have made many evolutionary adaptations. They have a very short sleep cycle, for example.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2021Cancer
A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications from the University of Colorado Cancer Center explores new ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease begins with symptoms like movement and balance problems, weakness, and behavioral disturbances, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2021Microbiology
Medical treatments for the care of premature babies have allowed many individuals to get through that challenge and lead ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2021Immunology
Tumors have sneaky strategies for establishing themselves within healthy tissues, flourishing in plain sight of circulat ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 01, 2021Cancer
In an effort to address the high probability of relapse for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia, researchers fr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Long ago, aquatic animals adapted to live on land, and this initial group of land-dwelling vertebrates are known as tetr ...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 LeitchJAN 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a hormone that is generated during exercise, and they determined that when mice are treated w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Traumatic brain injury, which can happen after a blow to the head, has been called a silent epidemic and is the number o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of primarily as an intermediary between the coding portions of DNA and proteins, our understanding of RNA a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The longer we stay awake without sleeping, the more difficult it can become to think straight. But our functioning is re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies run on a kind of molecular clock, which helps regulate and time certain functions beyond just waking and slee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers affiliated with the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil have used epigenetic modulators to reduce stress-induc ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genetic errors can drive cancer, often when critical genes like those that control cell division and proliferation becom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that as many as one in one hundred people are born with a brain disorder known as Chiari 1 malformation, bu ...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 Leitch
APR 05, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
While most people have 32 teeth, around 1% of the population has more or fewer due to congenital reasons. Now, researche
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
People with red hair, as well as some animals that have red fur, carry one variation of a gene called melanocortin 1 rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2021
Health & Medicine
April is autism awareness month (April 2 was autism awareness day), during which people are encouraged to learn more abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains the genes that make us who we are, because of how and when those genes are expressed. Gene exp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2021
Cancer
A study published recently in the journal Nature Communications reports on the role that cholesterol plays in the g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
We know that there are certain substances that can harm a developing fetus, like alcohol or lead. Some health conditions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Giraffes are unique and have made many evolutionary adaptations. They have a very short sleep cycle, for example.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2021
Cancer
A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications from the University of Colorado Cancer Center explores new
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease begins with symptoms like movement and balance problems, weakness, and behavioral disturbances, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2021
Microbiology
Medical treatments for the care of premature babies have allowed many individuals to get through that challenge and lead
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2021
Immunology
Tumors have sneaky strategies for establishing themselves within healthy tissues, flourishing in plain sight of circulat
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 01, 2021
Cancer
In an effort to address the high probability of relapse for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia, researchers fr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Long ago, aquatic animals adapted to live on land, and this initial group of land-dwelling vertebrates are known as tetr
...
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
JAN 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a hormone that is generated during exercise, and they determined that when mice are treated w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Traumatic brain injury, which can happen after a blow to the head, has been called a silent epidemic and is the number o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of primarily as an intermediary between the coding portions of DNA and proteins, our understanding of RNA a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The longer we stay awake without sleeping, the more difficult it can become to think straight. But our functioning is re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies run on a kind of molecular clock, which helps regulate and time certain functions beyond just waking and slee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers affiliated with the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil have used epigenetic modulators to reduce stress-induc
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic errors can drive cancer, often when critical genes like those that control cell division and proliferation becom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that as many as one in one hundred people are born with a brain disorder known as Chiari 1 malformation, bu
...
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