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Gene: is a sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that codes for a molecule that has a function. During gene expression, the DNA is first copied into RNA. The RNA can be directly functional or be the intermediate template for a protein that performs a function.
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SEP 22, 2025Genetics & Genomics
US and Kenyan researchers have collaborated on a study that has revealed more about ongoing genetic adaptations in peopl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2025Genetics & Genomics
As food is digested and nutrients are absorbed, there is a lot of movement in the gut. Scientists have now shown that a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Modern humans are thought to have walked out of Africa around 60,000 years ago, and they kept going until they reached e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2025Earth & The Environment
The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned a lot about how people settled the Americas by using genetic data. Columbia is part of the land ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2025Genetics & Genomics
The liver plays a critical role in metabolism, and its activity is carefully controlled...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2025Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, a patient has been treated with a personalized CRISPR therapeutic that aims to cure their rare ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been trying to identify the exact causes of Alzheimer's disease for many years, and we know that patholo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists and clinicians have long sought biomarkers that can reveal biological age, and the mechanisms that drive agin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Some dogs, like Labrador retrievers, are prone to obesity. Scientists have investigated the genetics of British Labrador ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now created an encyclopedia of gene function for all known human genes that code for protein. This data ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is usually fatal about 15 to 20 years after a patient is diagn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental condition that can present in a range of ways, and ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2024Health & Medicine
Thinking of having a midnight snack? Think again. That midnight snack you crave can contribute to an increased risk of o ...Written By: Joshua AehNOV 15, 2024Microbiology
There are many processes and proteins that help the body fight a flu infection. One of them is known as IFITM3.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2024Microbiology
There are many fungi & insect relationships; some are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common cause of infectious ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease in which the myelin sheath, an insulation that surrounds nerve cells, is sl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat that is already thought to contribute to the deaths of millions of people ever ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2024Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now discovered why a genetic mutation in a gene called TET2 is often implicated in disorders including d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Hormones can have a significant impact on the body; many of them are produced and released from the pituitary gland. In ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Life expectancy has increased significantly around the world. It's estimated that by 2050, about 20% of the world's popu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Cells are defined by the genes they express. In human cells, there are thousands of different protein coding genes, and ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
US and Kenyan researchers have collaborated on a study that has revealed more about ongoing genetic adaptations in peopl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
As food is digested and nutrients are absorbed, there is a lot of movement in the gut. Scientists have now shown that a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Modern humans are thought to have walked out of Africa around 60,000 years ago, and they kept going until they reached e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2025
Earth & The Environment
The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned a lot about how people settled the Americas by using genetic data. Columbia is part of the land
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The liver plays a critical role in metabolism, and its activity is carefully controlled...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, a patient has been treated with a personalized CRISPR therapeutic that aims to cure their rare
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been trying to identify the exact causes of Alzheimer's disease for many years, and we know that patholo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists and clinicians have long sought biomarkers that can reveal biological age, and the mechanisms that drive agin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Some dogs, like Labrador retrievers, are prone to obesity. Scientists have investigated the genetics of British Labrador
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now created an encyclopedia of gene function for all known human genes that code for protein. This data
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is usually fatal about 15 to 20 years after a patient is diagn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental condition that can present in a range of ways, and ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2024
Health & Medicine
Thinking of having a midnight snack? Think again. That midnight snack you crave can contribute to an increased risk of o
...
Written By:
Joshua Aeh
NOV 15, 2024
Microbiology
There are many processes and proteins that help the body fight a flu infection. One of them is known as IFITM3.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2024
Microbiology
There are many fungi & insect relationships; some are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common cause of infectious
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease in which the myelin sheath, an insulation that surrounds nerve cells, is sl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat that is already thought to contribute to the deaths of millions of people ever
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now discovered why a genetic mutation in a gene called TET2 is often implicated in disorders including d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Hormones can have a significant impact on the body; many of them are produced and released from the pituitary gland. In
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Life expectancy has increased significantly around the world. It's estimated that by 2050, about 20% of the world's popu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Cells are defined by the genes they express. In human cells, there are thousands of different protein coding genes, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch