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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 29, 2016Genetics & Genomics
New research with mice offers more evidence of a complex interaction between genes and the environment when it comes to ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Starving immune cells of key nutrients thwarts their ability to launch an allergic response, according to new resea ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 28, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A genetic variation has evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations, such as ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 27, 2016Health & Medicine
For most patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who die, the cause of death is heart disease. Although N ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 25, 2016Neuroscience
Eleven genetic variants across 298,000 people were found in a novel genome-wide association study (GWAS) that marks the ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 23, 2016Videos
Silver, salt and pepper, distinguished hair - however you refer to it, grey/white hair is common and will inevitably hap ...APR 22, 2016Cancer
Aspirin, formally known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is one of the cheapest and most widely used over-the-counter drug ...APR 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 21, 2016Videos
Mastering an instrument is more than just "practice makes perfect." The devotion that goes along with musical performanc ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 21, 2016Neuroscience
Stuttering hasn’t always been well understood. While neuroscientists know a lot about how speech is acquired and h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 19, 2016Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 19, 2016Videos
The technique of CRISPR gene editing is the newest way for scientists and researchers to manipulate genes. By knocking o ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitos and Zika have dominated the headlines in the last several months. But in the midst of Zika, other mosquito-bor ...APR 18, 2016Health & Medicine
Some cancer patients receiving a specific chemotherapy increases their risk for heart disease, discouraging prognosis fo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The human genome is not a static collection of three billion DNA letters; rather, it is a dynamic system subject to muta ...APR 18, 2016Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 17, 2016Microbiology
The tree of life, which depicts how life has evolved and diversified on the planet, is getting a lot more complicated. R ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 15, 2016Health & Medicine
After completing intense exercise, over three thousand human genes are expressed to help the body recuperate. However, d ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 15, 2016Cancer
In what sounds like an epic fantasy battle between good and evil, researchers at the University of Manchester, UK found ...APR 15, 2016Cancer
Good gut bacteria can promote a healthy immune system, which in turn, could reduce the risks for some types of cancers, ...APR 13, 2016Cancer
Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts are launching a cancer tissue repository for use ...APR 13, 2016Videos
While it may seem like something out of a science fiction movie, in 2010 researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute cr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 12, 2016Cardiology
There is still no evidence of genetic difference between blacks and whites to account for the health disparities in card ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 12, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia are devastating to patients and their families because when memori ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 29, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
New research with mice offers more evidence of a complex interaction between genes and the environment when it comes to
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Starving immune cells of key nutrients thwarts their ability to launch an allergic response, according to new resea
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 28, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A genetic variation has evolved in populations that have eaten a plant-based diet over hundreds of generations, such as
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 27, 2016
Health & Medicine
For most patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who die, the cause of death is heart disease. Although N
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 25, 2016
Neuroscience
Eleven genetic variants across 298,000 people were found in a novel genome-wide association study (GWAS) that marks the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 23, 2016
Videos
Silver, salt and pepper, distinguished hair - however you refer to it, grey/white hair is common and will inevitably hap
...
APR 22, 2016
Cancer
Aspirin, formally known as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), is one of the cheapest and most widely used over-the-counter drug
...
APR 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 21, 2016
Videos
Mastering an instrument is more than just "practice makes perfect." The devotion that goes along with musical performanc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 21, 2016
Neuroscience
Stuttering hasn’t always been well understood. While neuroscientists know a lot about how speech is acquired and h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 19, 2016
Videos
The technique of CRISPR gene editing is the newest way for scientists and researchers to manipulate genes. By knocking o
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitos and Zika have dominated the headlines in the last several months. But in the midst of Zika, other mosquito-bor
...
APR 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Some cancer patients receiving a specific chemotherapy increases their risk for heart disease, discouraging prognosis fo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human genome is not a static collection of three billion DNA letters; rather, it is a dynamic system subject to muta
...
APR 18, 2016
Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 17, 2016
Microbiology
The tree of life, which depicts how life has evolved and diversified on the planet, is getting a lot more complicated. R
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 15, 2016
Health & Medicine
After completing intense exercise, over three thousand human genes are expressed to help the body recuperate. However, d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 15, 2016
Cancer
In what sounds like an epic fantasy battle between good and evil, researchers at the University of Manchester, UK found
...
APR 15, 2016
Cancer
Good gut bacteria can promote a healthy immune system, which in turn, could reduce the risks for some types of cancers,
...
APR 13, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts are launching a cancer tissue repository for use
...
APR 13, 2016
Videos
While it may seem like something out of a science fiction movie, in 2010 researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute cr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 12, 2016
Cardiology
There is still no evidence of genetic difference between blacks and whites to account for the health disparities in card
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia are devastating to patients and their families because when memori
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim