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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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JAN 26, 2024Genetics & Genomics
While RNA has long been known as the intermediary between active genes and the proteins they encode for, recent research ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Bacterial infections can be difficult to treat, and they already kill tens of thousands of people every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2024Genetics & Genomics
DNA molecules are very lengthy, and most cells in the body have to fit the entire genome into the nucleus. To do so, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a spatial atlas of the incredible process of human limb development, including processes that in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Human immunity is an incredibly complex system that have to be very carefully regulated by the body. We need our immune ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has provided new insights into how a dangerous bacterium called Legionella pneumophila can interfere with t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2023Health & Medicine
the ripple effect of shared DNA information and how the choices of distant relatives impact the entire familial treeWritten By: Amielle MorenoDEC 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The sequences of our genes can carry small variations; sometimes they only involve a single base. These variations can h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The hypothalamus is a small but crucial part of the brain that exerts control over a variety of critical functions like ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The cells of an organism, including humans, interact closely with one another; cells have myriad ways to send and receiv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Insulin regulates blood sugar, and it is made by cells in the pancreas called beta cells. Type 1 diabetes arises when so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) happen when a person is subjected to a blow or jolt to the head, or when a penetrating i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2023Immunology
Cancer is very difficult to treat due to various components that therapies must address to effectively kill or lyse tumo ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeNOV 14, 2023Microbiology
The trillions of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, has a powerful influence on man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are a kind of mobile genetic material; in nature, they can change places in within the ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Sunflowers are famous for following the sun as it moves across the sky. So how do they do it? While previous work has pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
As our ancient human ancestors migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they encountered Denisovans, a subspecies ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Diets that contain high levels of the nutrient selenium may help stave off myeloid leukemia, suggests new research publi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The human gut microbiome affects our health and well-being, and the microbiomes of expectant mothers has been shown to a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
In this photo, courtesy UC San Diego Health Sciences, regenerating neurons (yellow) can be seen along with non-regenerat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The causes of autism are still not well understood, although some genes have been identified that play a clear role in s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
WEHI researchers have identified a small change in the sequence of a particular gene that increases the likelihood of in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2023Genetics & Genomics
So-called junk DNA was given that unfortunate nickname because its function was unclear. These vast regions of the genom ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
While RNA has long been known as the intermediary between active genes and the proteins they encode for, recent research
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Bacterial infections can be difficult to treat, and they already kill tens of thousands of people every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
DNA molecules are very lengthy, and most cells in the body have to fit the entire genome into the nucleus. To do so, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a spatial atlas of the incredible process of human limb development, including processes that in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunity is an incredibly complex system that have to be very carefully regulated by the body. We need our immune
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has provided new insights into how a dangerous bacterium called Legionella pneumophila can interfere with t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2023
Health & Medicine
the ripple effect of shared DNA information and how the choices of distant relatives impact the entire familial tree
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
DEC 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The sequences of our genes can carry small variations; sometimes they only involve a single base. These variations can h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The hypothalamus is a small but crucial part of the brain that exerts control over a variety of critical functions like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The cells of an organism, including humans, interact closely with one another; cells have myriad ways to send and receiv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Insulin regulates blood sugar, and it is made by cells in the pancreas called beta cells. Type 1 diabetes arises when so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) happen when a person is subjected to a blow or jolt to the head, or when a penetrating i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2023
Immunology
Cancer is very difficult to treat due to various components that therapies must address to effectively kill or lyse tumo
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
NOV 14, 2023
Microbiology
The trillions of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, has a powerful influence on man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are a kind of mobile genetic material; in nature, they can change places in within the ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sunflowers are famous for following the sun as it moves across the sky. So how do they do it? While previous work has pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
As our ancient human ancestors migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they encountered Denisovans, a subspecies
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Diets that contain high levels of the nutrient selenium may help stave off myeloid leukemia, suggests new research publi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human gut microbiome affects our health and well-being, and the microbiomes of expectant mothers has been shown to a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
In this photo, courtesy UC San Diego Health Sciences, regenerating neurons (yellow) can be seen along with non-regenerat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The causes of autism are still not well understood, although some genes have been identified that play a clear role in s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
WEHI researchers have identified a small change in the sequence of a particular gene that increases the likelihood of in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
So-called junk DNA was given that unfortunate nickname because its function was unclear. These vast regions of the genom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch