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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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MAY 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies are changing what scientists have long thought about telomeres, which are repetitive sequences of DNA tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Even though most people carry more or less the same genes, there is a significant amount of variation in the sequence of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2023Microbiology
There are many bacteria in the world that are, or have the potential to be beneficial to humans. Microbes have found ing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2023Immunology
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are immune cells that promote chronic inflammatory disease, such as triple nega ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAY 08, 2023Cancer
Wilms tumor (also known as nephroblastoma), a type of kidney cancer most commonly diagnosed in children under five years ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that biological aging does not follow a simple trajectory. May things can affect the rate of agin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Zoonomia project is an international effort to understand how a huge array of diverse creatures can arise from mamma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2023Microbiology
New research has suggested that Earth's first animal probably used chemical signals to grow from one cell into an or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are still determining whether humans will reach a maximum possible age or if we can extend lifespan indefinit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Prostate cancer impacts men from all ethnic and racial groups, and has particularly high mortality rates compared to oth ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2023Genetics & Genomics
About one in four adults will be diagnosed with an anxiety issue at some point during their lifetime, but treating anxie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same resp ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanAPR 22, 2023Microbiology
Bacteria can easily exchange genetic information in a process called horizontal gene transfer. But now researchers have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Social stress can affect the way genes are expressed. A new study has found that epigenetic effects could explain why so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2023Neuroscience
Blood levels of sugar molecules known as glycans may be able to predict Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. The correspon ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 20, 2023Cancer
The bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can infect tissues in the mucosal layer that lines the stomach. ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 17, 2023Immunology
Bacteria can live in a lot of unusual places, even in tumors in the human body. Scientists have now taken advantage of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2023Cancer
Endometrial cancer, characterized by the formation of malignant cells in the endometrium, the tissue that lines the insi ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
This work has also highlighted the importance of assessing a diverse group of patients when studying a disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have shown how interventions like a reduced calorie diet can promote healthier aging processes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
The exact match for a mutant protein's mRNA, called an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), stops cancerous protein producti ...Written By: Amielle MorenoAPR 11, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The number of people with hypermobility is unknown, but the study authors suggested that as many as half of the people i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A recent study confirmed that reducing or eliminating cannabis consumption can counter its harmful effects on male repro ...Written By: Kerry Charron
MAY 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies are changing what scientists have long thought about telomeres, which are repetitive sequences of DNA tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even though most people carry more or less the same genes, there is a significant amount of variation in the sequence of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2023
Microbiology
There are many bacteria in the world that are, or have the potential to be beneficial to humans. Microbes have found ing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2023
Immunology
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are immune cells that promote chronic inflammatory disease, such as triple nega
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 08, 2023
Cancer
Wilms tumor (also known as nephroblastoma), a type of kidney cancer most commonly diagnosed in children under five years
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that biological aging does not follow a simple trajectory. May things can affect the rate of agin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Zoonomia project is an international effort to understand how a huge array of diverse creatures can arise from mamma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2023
Microbiology
New research has suggested that Earth's first animal probably used chemical signals to grow from one cell into an or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are still determining whether humans will reach a maximum possible age or if we can extend lifespan indefinit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Prostate cancer impacts men from all ethnic and racial groups, and has particularly high mortality rates compared to oth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
About one in four adults will be diagnosed with an anxiety issue at some point during their lifetime, but treating anxie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same resp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
APR 22, 2023
Microbiology
Bacteria can easily exchange genetic information in a process called horizontal gene transfer. But now researchers have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Social stress can affect the way genes are expressed. A new study has found that epigenetic effects could explain why so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2023
Neuroscience
Blood levels of sugar molecules known as glycans may be able to predict Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk. The correspon
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 20, 2023
Cancer
The bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can infect tissues in the mucosal layer that lines the stomach.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 17, 2023
Immunology
Bacteria can live in a lot of unusual places, even in tumors in the human body. Scientists have now taken advantage of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2023
Cancer
Endometrial cancer, characterized by the formation of malignant cells in the endometrium, the tissue that lines the insi
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work has also highlighted the importance of assessing a diverse group of patients when studying a disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have shown how interventions like a reduced calorie diet can promote healthier aging processes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
The exact match for a mutant protein's mRNA, called an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), stops cancerous protein producti
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
APR 11, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The number of people with hypermobility is unknown, but the study authors suggested that as many as half of the people i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study confirmed that reducing or eliminating cannabis consumption can counter its harmful effects on male repro
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron