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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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FEB 03, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Imagine a bandage that doesn’t just cover your wound but actively works to heal it. Researchers at the University ...Written By: Hannah DanielJAN 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
It's been thought that small dogs were bred that way to fill a demand for man's tiny best friend. But it seems that thei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2022Immunology
Plastics are devastating the environment, and a growing body of research is pointing to how they can also negatively imp ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 25, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Animal research models are only as effective as their ability to simulate human disease. Depending on the conditio ...Sponsored By: ingenious targeting laboratory TingJAN 24, 2022Health & Medicine
Scientists may have finally figured out a genetic cause of male infertility. Researchers at Newcastle University in the ...Written By: Hannah DanielJAN 14, 2022Neuroscience
Direct exposure of bisphenol A (BPA) from a mother to her unborn child via the placenta may impact brain development. Th ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 07, 2022Microbiology
These patterns are reminiscent of those seen in animal development, showing that bacteria are capable of more than we th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2022Cancer
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) describes the complex vasculature network that delivers oxygen and nutrients to the brain. ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body starts with one cell that must divide and eventually, all the cells produced from that first one have to know w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2021Microbiology
Cheese doesn't have many ingredients, and while it doesn't contain preservatives, it does contain milk. So why doesn't i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have identified a molecule that's involved in addiction behavior, and influences the strength of an individu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2021Microbiology
Researchers engineered a genetic circuit to make pathogenic bacteria called Myxococcus xanthus move in swirled patterns.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Even if the genome of an organism is free of any damaging mutations, the activity of genes has to be controlled very car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our pets don't seem to have much in common with the wild animals they're related to, but the genes that dictate the colo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancer is a genetic disease—it stems from specific changes in the DNA sequences of the cancer cell genome. Over th ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 19, 2021Cardiology
An image from Nina L. Kikel-Coury & Smith Lab shows neurons and astrocyte-like cardiac nexus glia in a zebrafish heart.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2021Health & Medicine
Cyagen's innovative TurboKnockout(R); technology is an advanced version of ES cell-mediated gene targeting, which has sh ...NOV 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 LeitchNOV 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The lifespans of vertebrates can vary widely; some live to be about five weeks while others can reach 400 years. As most ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The UK's 100,000 Genomes Project has now given hundreds of people a diagnosis for their disease. Many of them have been ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Imagine a bandage that doesn’t just cover your wound but actively works to heal it. Researchers at the University
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
It's been thought that small dogs were bred that way to fill a demand for man's tiny best friend. But it seems that thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2022
Immunology
Plastics are devastating the environment, and a growing body of research is pointing to how they can also negatively imp
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 25, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Animal research models are only as effective as their ability to simulate human disease. Depending on the conditio
...
Sponsored By:
ingenious targeting laboratory Ting
JAN 24, 2022
Health & Medicine
Scientists may have finally figured out a genetic cause of male infertility. Researchers at Newcastle University in the
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 14, 2022
Neuroscience
Direct exposure of bisphenol A (BPA) from a mother to her unborn child via the placenta may impact brain development. Th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 07, 2022
Microbiology
These patterns are reminiscent of those seen in animal development, showing that bacteria are capable of more than we th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2022
Cancer
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) describes the complex vasculature network that delivers oxygen and nutrients to the brain.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body starts with one cell that must divide and eventually, all the cells produced from that first one have to know w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2021
Microbiology
Cheese doesn't have many ingredients, and while it doesn't contain preservatives, it does contain milk. So why doesn't i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have identified a molecule that's involved in addiction behavior, and influences the strength of an individu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers engineered a genetic circuit to make pathogenic bacteria called Myxococcus xanthus move in swirled patterns.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Even if the genome of an organism is free of any damaging mutations, the activity of genes has to be controlled very car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our pets don't seem to have much in common with the wild animals they're related to, but the genes that dictate the colo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancer is a genetic disease—it stems from specific changes in the DNA sequences of the cancer cell genome. Over th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 19, 2021
Cardiology
An image from Nina L. Kikel-Coury & Smith Lab shows neurons and astrocyte-like cardiac nexus glia in a zebrafish heart.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2021
Health & Medicine
Cyagen's innovative TurboKnockout(R); technology is an advanced version of ES cell-mediated gene targeting, which has sh
...
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
NOV 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The lifespans of vertebrates can vary widely; some live to be about five weeks while others can reach 400 years. As most
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The UK's 100,000 Genomes Project has now given hundreds of people a diagnosis for their disease. Many of them have been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch