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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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JUN 22, 2020Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms, and our bodies are one of the many places they have colonized. These gut microbes c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
When viruses infect cells, they hijack the machinery inside and start to use it for their own purposes. This enables vir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Every cell in our boy carries a copy of the genome in its nucleus. Some cells are constantly replenished, and the genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to errors in the genome - genetic mutations. But finding the mutations can be cha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The autonomic nervous system is linked to the intrinsic cardiac nervous system (ICN), which is thought to help regulate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As species in the genus homo evolved, our ancient ancestors interbred with populations of Neanderthals and Denisovans.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2020Microbiology
Sepsis and bacterial meningitis are life-threatening diseases caused by meningococci bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
E-cigarettes have emerged as a healthier alternative to smoking, but many studies have suggested that vaping still poses ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Microbiology
Single-celled ocean microbes known as Pelagibacter or SAR11 make up about 25 percent of the plankton on the planet.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It's important to be able to identify the types of cells that are present in a tissue and how they behave in order to ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2020Microbiology
The community of microorganisms that lives in the gastrointestinal tract has a powerful influence on human health.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have gained new insight into autoimmune and allergic disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2020Immunology
Research has long connected the human microbiome and immune system function, and now a recent study pinpoints a key poin ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Organisms develop from a single cell that gives rise to all the different kinds of tissues and structures that are found ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
We've come a long way from the human genome project, which took years to complete. It now takes about 6 hours to sequenc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2020Cancer
Research published in the journal Genome Biology reports the discovery of two overlooked genes that have the potential t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a breakthrough in our understanding of HIV infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2020Microbiology
The incidence of syphilis has been rising for the past two decades, and over 115,000 new cases were diagnosed in the US ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A new theory of heredity is proposed, which takes into account more than just genes in a genome.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2020
Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms, and our bodies are one of the many places they have colonized. These gut microbes c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
When viruses infect cells, they hijack the machinery inside and start to use it for their own purposes. This enables vir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Every cell in our boy carries a copy of the genome in its nucleus. Some cells are constantly replenished, and the genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to errors in the genome - genetic mutations. But finding the mutations can be cha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The autonomic nervous system is linked to the intrinsic cardiac nervous system (ICN), which is thought to help regulate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As species in the genus homo evolved, our ancient ancestors interbred with populations of Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2020
Microbiology
Sepsis and bacterial meningitis are life-threatening diseases caused by meningococci bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
E-cigarettes have emerged as a healthier alternative to smoking, but many studies have suggested that vaping still poses
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Microbiology
Single-celled ocean microbes known as Pelagibacter or SAR11 make up about 25 percent of the plankton on the planet.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It's important to be able to identify the types of cells that are present in a tissue and how they behave in order to ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2020
Microbiology
The community of microorganisms that lives in the gastrointestinal tract has a powerful influence on human health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have gained new insight into autoimmune and allergic disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2020
Immunology
Research has long connected the human microbiome and immune system function, and now a recent study pinpoints a key poin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Organisms develop from a single cell that gives rise to all the different kinds of tissues and structures that are found
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
We've come a long way from the human genome project, which took years to complete. It now takes about 6 hours to sequenc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2020
Cancer
Research published in the journal Genome Biology reports the discovery of two overlooked genes that have the potential t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a breakthrough in our understanding of HIV infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2020
Microbiology
The incidence of syphilis has been rising for the past two decades, and over 115,000 new cases were diagnosed in the US
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new theory of heredity is proposed, which takes into account more than just genes in a genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch