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Gene Sequencing
Gene Sequencing: the process of determining the precise order of nucleotides within a DNA molecule. It includes any method or technology that is used to determine the order of the four bases-adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine-in a strand of DNA. The advent of rapid DNA sequencing methods has greatly accelerated biological and medical research and discovery.
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APR 15, 2021Plants & Animals
You're probably familiar with sunflowers, a member of the Asteraceae family. But the biology of the plant is a bit diffe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were shocked when they saw the results of a genetic analysis comparing various microbes from around the worl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some diseases, like sickle-cell anemia and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are due to errors in only a single let ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For over 100 years, scientists have been seeing speckles when they looked at stained nuclei in cells. Now researchers ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been using genetic and computational tools to find small changes in the sequences of genes that are like ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from Brigham Young University have found evidence that eating a ketogenic diet- which is a diet that ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a genetic disease that causes neurodevelopmental disorders in some affected kids. The diseas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2021Microbiology
Many people think of bacteria as disgusting germs, but there are plenty of important bacterial species that provide us w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2021Immunology
The immune system encompasses a powerful arsenal of weapons against pathogenic threats. But what stops healthy tissues i ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 28, 2021Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap is famous for its ability to snap its leaves shut when they're triggered by the touch of an insect. Re ...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 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Did life originate with RNA? Scientists are still trying to learn more about how the first molecules arose out of primor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 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, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell Stem Cell, scientists have engineered miniature versions of human tear glands that actually emit tears ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genetic diseases arise from inborn errors in gene sequences, and researchers have long sought ways to correct those erro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The genetic code is the basis for life, but in order for an organism to live and survive, it needs the proteins that the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2021Microbiology
Researchers and clinicians have often studied genes that affect the function and development of the brain to explain neu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Diphtheria was once a leading cause of death for children; immunization programs eventually changed that for most countr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease begins with symptoms like movement and balance problems, weakness, and behavioral disturbances, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2021Microbiology
A new type of endosymbiosis has been discovered; the organisms are shown in this image by S. Ahmerkamp, Max Planck Insti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Retroviruses can infect cells and insert themselves into the genetic code of their host. Sometime in the past 50,000 yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 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 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Research scientists have to be able to manipulate molecules in cells to learn more about their function, what goes wrong ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
You're probably familiar with sunflowers, a member of the Asteraceae family. But the biology of the plant is a bit diffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were shocked when they saw the results of a genetic analysis comparing various microbes from around the worl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some diseases, like sickle-cell anemia and familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are due to errors in only a single let
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For over 100 years, scientists have been seeing speckles when they looked at stained nuclei in cells. Now researchers ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been using genetic and computational tools to find small changes in the sequences of genes that are like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from Brigham Young University have found evidence that eating a ketogenic diet- which is a diet that
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have identified a genetic disease that causes neurodevelopmental disorders in some affected kids. The diseas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2021
Microbiology
Many people think of bacteria as disgusting germs, but there are plenty of important bacterial species that provide us w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2021
Immunology
The immune system encompasses a powerful arsenal of weapons against pathogenic threats. But what stops healthy tissues i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 28, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap is famous for its ability to snap its leaves shut when they're triggered by the touch of an insect. Re
...
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 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Did life originate with RNA? Scientists are still trying to learn more about how the first molecules arose out of primor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell Stem Cell, scientists have engineered miniature versions of human tear glands that actually emit tears
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic diseases arise from inborn errors in gene sequences, and researchers have long sought ways to correct those erro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The genetic code is the basis for life, but in order for an organism to live and survive, it needs the proteins that the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers and clinicians have often studied genes that affect the function and development of the brain to explain neu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Diphtheria was once a leading cause of death for children; immunization programs eventually changed that for most countr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 08, 2021
Microbiology
A new type of endosymbiosis has been discovered; the organisms are shown in this image by S. Ahmerkamp, Max Planck Insti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Retroviruses can infect cells and insert themselves into the genetic code of their host. Sometime in the past 50,000 yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Research scientists have to be able to manipulate molecules in cells to learn more about their function, what goes wrong
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch