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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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AUG 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the genome can sometimes have a huge impact, and researchers have found two that increase the risk of e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
There are several coronaviruses that we know about, and they cause a wide range of illnesses. Some, like SARS-CoV-2, are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2020Microbiology
From year to year, the influenza virus mutates and swaps genes with other flu viruses, and we need a new vaccine. But th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2020Plants & Animals
In 2007, an outbreak of yellow fever devastated the howler monkey population of El Parque El Piñalito. A genetic mutatio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2020Cancer
A first-of-its-kind study provides a comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists from Oxford University have shown that a single gene can make some strains of Staphylococcus aureus (the bact ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 11, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The human body is made up of around 10 trillion cells. Fascinatingly, we have 10 times more bacterial cells on our bodie ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Modern humans are exclusively Homo sapiens, but at one point, other related species were also present in the world. Nean ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have data that can finally settle a long controversy in the birding world.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2020Immunology
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a rare, inherited, and incurable condition associated with the progressive degenerati ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A new computational tool was created by scientists at CHOP and it has now revealed new mutations that are linked to five ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells appear to be a critical part of the human immune system, and dysfunction in these c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
One way the human body can try to fight the coronavirus is by mutating it; these mutations seem to disrupt it. But the v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Coral reefs are a significant source of biodiversity and may support up to 25% of life in the ocean. Corals around the w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Overview of how scientists edit an RNA sequence. Rett's syndrome is a chronic, neurologica ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUL 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a major milestone, scientists have completed the first sequence of a human chromosome that reaches from one end to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Advances in computational and genetic technologies have enabled scientists to search the genome to look for places where ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Our genome contains the genes that code for the proteins that carry out most biological functions, as well as a lot of o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Finding drug-resistant genes in bacteria remains a challenge. However, scientists at Washington State University have de ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 05, 2020Microbiology
The microorganisms of the world have to compete for survival, and they sometimes do battle with one another. Some use an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2020Cancer
Treatments for cancer usually revolve around targeting certain immune checkpoints in the cell. Protein cell death protei ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUN 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While mutations can arise in the genome and have little consequence, sometimes they are beneficial and selected to remai ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the genome can sometimes have a huge impact, and researchers have found two that increase the risk of e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are several coronaviruses that we know about, and they cause a wide range of illnesses. Some, like SARS-CoV-2, are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2020
Microbiology
From year to year, the influenza virus mutates and swaps genes with other flu viruses, and we need a new vaccine. But th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2020
Plants & Animals
In 2007, an outbreak of yellow fever devastated the howler monkey population of El Parque El Piñalito. A genetic mutatio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2020
Cancer
A first-of-its-kind study provides a comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists from Oxford University have shown that a single gene can make some strains of Staphylococcus aureus (the bact
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human body is made up of around 10 trillion cells. Fascinatingly, we have 10 times more bacterial cells on our bodie
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Modern humans are exclusively Homo sapiens, but at one point, other related species were also present in the world. Nean
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have data that can finally settle a long controversy in the birding world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2020
Immunology
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a rare, inherited, and incurable condition associated with the progressive degenerati
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A new computational tool was created by scientists at CHOP and it has now revealed new mutations that are linked to five
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mucosal-associated invariant T cells appear to be a critical part of the human immune system, and dysfunction in these c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
One way the human body can try to fight the coronavirus is by mutating it; these mutations seem to disrupt it. But the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Coral reefs are a significant source of biodiversity and may support up to 25% of life in the ocean. Corals around the w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Overview of how scientists edit an RNA sequence. Rett's syndrome is a chronic, neurologica
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUL 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a major milestone, scientists have completed the first sequence of a human chromosome that reaches from one end to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Advances in computational and genetic technologies have enabled scientists to search the genome to look for places where
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our genome contains the genes that code for the proteins that carry out most biological functions, as well as a lot of o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Finding drug-resistant genes in bacteria remains a challenge. However, scientists at Washington State University have de
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 05, 2020
Microbiology
The microorganisms of the world have to compete for survival, and they sometimes do battle with one another. Some use an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2020
Cancer
Treatments for cancer usually revolve around targeting certain immune checkpoints in the cell. Protein cell death protei
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUN 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While mutations can arise in the genome and have little consequence, sometimes they are beneficial and selected to remai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch