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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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APR 10, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Intestinal cells form an important barrier that has to let nutrients in and keep harmful substances out; zinc oxide may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2018Cardiology
People at a high risk for heart disease thanks to a genetic predisposition can still benefit from regular physical activ ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to identify both the type of cell and its ancestry, for every cell in an organism.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2018Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2018Videos
It is an oversimplification to say that our genes are composed of a fifty-fifty split of our parents' genetic material. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2018Cardiology
The immune cells that are partly responsible for clogging arteries in a disease called atherosclerosis are under investi ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 06, 2018Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 04, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Activities like meditation or yoga can reduce high blood pressure in people that have been diagnosed with hypertension, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2018Cancer
A group of researchers have proposed a new risk grouping model to more accurately/precisely predict the risk of prostate ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
New research findings could help develop treatments for a variety of blood disorders, like sickle cell anemia.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2018Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. Around 23,000 Americans die of an antibiotic-resistant infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Research published in The Lancet Oncology explains how the drug Larotrectinib can treat cancer cells that ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 01, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This work could help create cells that work as therapeutics for heart damage.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at Michigan State University in East Lansing are finding new ways to treat cancer. For one, they are inter ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 31, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have learned more about how viruses are able to change to fit into their environment; they use a previously u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Crops that are developed using the CRISPR gene editing tool won't be regulated as long as no foreign DNA is introduced.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential new diagnostic test for kidney damage associated with antibiotic use in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is abl ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 28, 2018Videos
Astronaut Scott Kelly and his identical twin Mark participated in NASA's twin study to assess what effect space travel h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2018Cancer
Approval of first home based DNA screening for breast cancer riskWritten By:MAR 27, 2018Neuroscience
Anxiety is a terrible burden for those who suffer from it. It's different than just fear, and it can be difficult fo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Infants under just one year old are at risk for acute viral bronchiolitis, a respiratory infection that in the worst cas ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 26, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Tumors tend to consist of a chaotic mix of cells; new research has shown how far cancer tumors will go to survive.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Regular exposure to tea tree or lavender essential oil has been linked to the abnormal growth of breasts in boys.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study showcased in the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting explains that liver Tumors ...Written By: Nouran Amin
APR 10, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Intestinal cells form an important barrier that has to let nutrients in and keep harmful substances out; zinc oxide may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2018
Cardiology
People at a high risk for heart disease thanks to a genetic predisposition can still benefit from regular physical activ
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to identify both the type of cell and its ancestry, for every cell in an organism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2018
Microbiology
This new kind of compound acts in a unique way, and may be effective against drug-resistant bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2018
Videos
It is an oversimplification to say that our genes are composed of a fifty-fifty split of our parents' genetic material.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2018
Cardiology
The immune cells that are partly responsible for clogging arteries in a disease called atherosclerosis are under investi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 06, 2018
Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 04, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Activities like meditation or yoga can reduce high blood pressure in people that have been diagnosed with hypertension,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2018
Cancer
A group of researchers have proposed a new risk grouping model to more accurately/precisely predict the risk of prostate
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
New research findings could help develop treatments for a variety of blood disorders, like sickle cell anemia.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. Around 23,000 Americans die of an antibiotic-resistant infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Research published in The Lancet Oncology explains how the drug Larotrectinib can treat cancer cells that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 01, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This work could help create cells that work as therapeutics for heart damage.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Investigators at Michigan State University in East Lansing are finding new ways to treat cancer. For one, they are inter
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 31, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have learned more about how viruses are able to change to fit into their environment; they use a previously u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Crops that are developed using the CRISPR gene editing tool won't be regulated as long as no foreign DNA is introduced.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A potential new diagnostic test for kidney damage associated with antibiotic use in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is abl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 28, 2018
Videos
Astronaut Scott Kelly and his identical twin Mark participated in NASA's twin study to assess what effect space travel h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2018
Cancer
Approval of first home based DNA screening for breast cancer risk
Written By:
MAR 27, 2018
Neuroscience
Anxiety is a terrible burden for those who suffer from it. It's different than just fear, and it can be difficult fo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 27, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infants under just one year old are at risk for acute viral bronchiolitis, a respiratory infection that in the worst cas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 26, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Tumors tend to consist of a chaotic mix of cells; new research has shown how far cancer tumors will go to survive.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Regular exposure to tea tree or lavender essential oil has been linked to the abnormal growth of breasts in boys.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study showcased in the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting explains that liver Tumors
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin