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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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MAR 06, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A therapeutic treatment consisting of Hsp90 inhibiting drugs have been successful at destroying bile duct cancer cells.Written By: Nouran AminMAR 06, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
An extremely rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging and heart disease has been little studied, largely due t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 05, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 02, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Research published February 2018 which examined development of the ES though mRNA expression analysis and evaluate chang ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 28, 2018Immunology
A new system that tracks proteins as they come and go in the cell is predicted to help scientists identify therapeutic t ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 28, 2018Microbiology
Bats have many characteristics that make them good viral hosts.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
An innovative method has revealed the 3D crystal structure of a special molecule that helps regulate bacterial gene expr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2018Microbiology
Scientists at the UCSD were surprised to see what happened when a so-called predatory bacterium was grown next to some p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2018Microbiology
Bacteria can be a surprising source of antibiotics. One example is Streptomyces chartreusis, which can secrete a variety ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Mature cells that suddenly start dividing rapidly can lead to cancer, and this occurs in many different types of the dis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Children may have an innate preference for certain snacks, researchers have suggested.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic tests for inherited heart conditions are becoming more common. However, misinterpreted test results leading to p ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 23, 2018Videos
You may have heard of our microbiome by now; it is the community of microbes that lives on and inside of us. As genetics ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2018Microbiology
Nature produces some amazing colors, like the pigments on the feathers of a bird or the wings of a butterfly.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2018Videos
Studies as far back as the nineties have shown that men probably carry their sexual preference in their genes. Back then ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The secrets to immortality may lie in an unexpected place - fruit fly stem cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2018Microbiology
Bioproduction, in which microbes are used to generate molecules like antibodies or therapeutics, is a technique that has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2018Cardiology
The inflammatory response following a heart attack affects another organ too: the kidneys. From the University of Alabam ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2018Health & Medicine
The immune system is designed to keep us healthy. It reacts when there are germs around or other threats to the body and ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 20, 2018Cardiology
Many types of heart disease and stroke stem from a poor supply of blood to important tissues and organs. A new discovery ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a freely accessible online kidney atlas. They are hopeful that scientists will use it to enginee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2018Neuroscience
Teens and young adults who binge drink often have genetic and structural changes in the brain as a result of the overuse ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A genetic assessment of deadly tumors revealed more about how they grow - and potential ways to stop them.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A therapeutic treatment consisting of Hsp90 inhibiting drugs have been successful at destroying bile duct cancer cells.
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 06, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
An extremely rare genetic disease that causes accelerated aging and heart disease has been little studied, largely due t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 05, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many children with a genetic disorder that predisposes them to kidney disease have to receive a kidney transplant before
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 02, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Research published February 2018 which examined development of the ES though mRNA expression analysis and evaluate chang
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 28, 2018
Immunology
A new system that tracks proteins as they come and go in the cell is predicted to help scientists identify therapeutic t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 28, 2018
Microbiology
Bats have many characteristics that make them good viral hosts.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
An innovative method has revealed the 3D crystal structure of a special molecule that helps regulate bacterial gene expr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists at the UCSD were surprised to see what happened when a so-called predatory bacterium was grown next to some p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2018
Microbiology
Bacteria can be a surprising source of antibiotics. One example is Streptomyces chartreusis, which can secrete a variety
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Mature cells that suddenly start dividing rapidly can lead to cancer, and this occurs in many different types of the dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Children may have an innate preference for certain snacks, researchers have suggested.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic tests for inherited heart conditions are becoming more common. However, misinterpreted test results leading to p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 23, 2018
Videos
You may have heard of our microbiome by now; it is the community of microbes that lives on and inside of us. As genetics
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2018
Microbiology
Nature produces some amazing colors, like the pigments on the feathers of a bird or the wings of a butterfly.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2018
Videos
Studies as far back as the nineties have shown that men probably carry their sexual preference in their genes. Back then
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The secrets to immortality may lie in an unexpected place - fruit fly stem cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2018
Microbiology
Bioproduction, in which microbes are used to generate molecules like antibodies or therapeutics, is a technique that has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2018
Cardiology
The inflammatory response following a heart attack affects another organ too: the kidneys. From the University of Alabam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2018
Health & Medicine
The immune system is designed to keep us healthy. It reacts when there are germs around or other threats to the body and
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 20, 2018
Cardiology
Many types of heart disease and stroke stem from a poor supply of blood to important tissues and organs. A new discovery
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a freely accessible online kidney atlas. They are hopeful that scientists will use it to enginee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2018
Neuroscience
Teens and young adults who binge drink often have genetic and structural changes in the brain as a result of the overuse
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A genetic assessment of deadly tumors revealed more about how they grow - and potential ways to stop them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch