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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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FEB 04, 2017Videos
In this lecture presented by the American Society for Microbiology, you can learn about how and why modifications to gen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Yeast has long been used by researchers as a model organisms; it is inexpensive and easy to work with and has many genes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made another incredible advancement in their study of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2017Cancer
Scientists on the quest to offer more hope for glioblastoma patients may have found a way to stop the growth of the dead ...JAN 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The mating dances of exotic spiders are captivating, for sure, but researchers are interested in learning more about how ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Gene Essential for Reprogramming Human Amniotic Stem CellsWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 31, 2017Videos
Chili peppers are the spice of life in many Asian cuisines - from vindaloos, to curries, to kimchi, the spicier the bett ...JAN 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The blueprint for our bodies is contained in our genes, but scientists have long wondered how our environment can in tur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2017Neuroscience
Image Credit: PeteLinforth/Pixabay LA JOLLA, CA – January 30, 2017 – A new study led by scientists at The Sc ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 30, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Our hearing ability depends on small sensory hair cells in the inner ear. These microscopic hair cells sense sound vibra ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 30, 2017Cardiology
Whether to make actual repairs on the heart or just to study the diseases that plague it, many scientists are in hot in ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 29, 2017Microbiology
After four years, research collaboration has revealed details about the evolution of dinoflagellates, along with new det ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The entire genome of humans has been sequenced, but we still don’t know everything about every gene. Genes sometim ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Several years after receiving the treatment, scientists have confirmed that two infants with cancer that received a type ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2017Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – January 27, 2017 – Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a brai ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 26, 2017Cardiology
Past studies have linked certain genetic variations to cancer, but a new study suggests that similar mutations al ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2017Plants & Animals
Not too many animal species exhibit the quality known as menopause, the (typically middle-aged) part of a female’s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In every cell, the right genes have to be turned on or off and carefully controlled in order to carry out cellular funct ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 25, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have performed the largest-ever study on the genetics of rare developm ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2017
Videos
In this lecture presented by the American Society for Microbiology, you can learn about how and why modifications to gen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work from investigators at the Graduate School of Biosphere Science at Hiroshima University may significantly impact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Yeast has long been used by researchers as a model organisms; it is inexpensive and easy to work with and has many genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have made another incredible advancement in their study of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2017
Cancer
Scientists on the quest to offer more hope for glioblastoma patients may have found a way to stop the growth of the dead
...
JAN 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mating dances of exotic spiders are captivating, for sure, but researchers are interested in learning more about how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Gene Essential for Reprogramming Human Amniotic Stem Cells
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 31, 2017
Videos
Chili peppers are the spice of life in many Asian cuisines - from vindaloos, to curries, to kimchi, the spicier the bett
...
JAN 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The blueprint for our bodies is contained in our genes, but scientists have long wondered how our environment can in tur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2017
Neuroscience
Image Credit: PeteLinforth/Pixabay LA JOLLA, CA – January 30, 2017 – A new study led by scientists at The Sc
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 30, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Our hearing ability depends on small sensory hair cells in the inner ear. These microscopic hair cells sense sound vibra
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 30, 2017
Cardiology
Whether to make actual repairs on the heart or just to study the diseases that plague it, many scientists are in hot in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2017
Microbiology
After four years, research collaboration has revealed details about the evolution of dinoflagellates, along with new det
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Microbiology
A study published in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases has demonstrated that a diarrhea outbreak caused by the Clos
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The entire genome of humans has been sequenced, but we still don’t know everything about every gene. Genes sometim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chimeras have cells from two different organisms growing in the same animal. You might see some wild headlines about the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Several years after receiving the treatment, scientists have confirmed that two infants with cancer that received a type
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2017
Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – January 27, 2017 – Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a brai
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 26, 2017
Cardiology
Past studies have linked certain genetic variations to cancer, but a new study suggests that similar mutations al
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
Not too many animal species exhibit the quality known as menopause, the (typically middle-aged) part of a female’s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In every cell, the right genes have to be turned on or off and carefully controlled in order to carry out cellular funct
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 25, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have performed the largest-ever study on the genetics of rare developm
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the central nervous system, cells called microglia act to protect it. When a pathogen like a virus activates microgli
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch