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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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JUL 04, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Rett syndrome is a neurological disorder that mostly affects girls; affected individuals develop normally until they're ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2021Space & Astronomy
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have developed and successfully carried out a CRISPR-Cas9 p ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Fish can serve as good research models. They can develop quickly, outside of the mother where they can be observed. Some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2021Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The common, two-stranded helical structure of DNA was discovered over one hundred years ago. Many researchers would go o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
We carry two copies of each non-sex chromosome, and thus, two copies of most genes. For simplicity's sake, it's ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A colony of Lemon Frost geckos was created by the reptile shop of Steve Sykes, which included Mr. Frosty, seen here cour ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic testing has shown that mutations in a gene called HUWE1 are connected to rare syndromes that cause developmental ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2021Space & Astronomy
Researchers led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have discovered the molecular process behind a da ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many people in the world don't have access to enough food. And while humans might find ways to adapt to a changing world ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
We'e sequenced the human genome, even the parts that are highly repetitive, don't code for protein, and are extremely ch ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2021Microbiology
Microbes have many connections to humans. Gut microbes have a major influence on our health. For example, when we eat fr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2021Cardiology
Research has indicated that there is a connection between gut microbes and heart health. Now scientists are revealing so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have to regulate the level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood. The hormone insulin, produced by beta cells in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Parents pass down their genes to their offspring, and it seems that epigenetic features, which can affect gene activity ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2021Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to detect in early stages, which is why it is associated with a low survival ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 15, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
In type 1 diabetes, or T1D, the body’s own immune system mistakenly launches an aggressive attack on insulin-produ ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 15, 2021Cardiology
It's estimated that 450,000 Americans die from sudden heart conditions, and in about one in ten cases, the cause is unex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2021Microbiology
The microbes that call the human gastrointestinal tract home are with us since birth (or even earlier) and seem to have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found that a drug used in the treatment of mental illness can promote the fitness of healthy gut stem cells, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2021Immunology
Scientists at UCLA have decoded the “vocabulary” of immune cells—six distinct signals used as flares t ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 09, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences details an exhaustive compilat ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 04, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Rett syndrome is a neurological disorder that mostly affects girls; affected individuals develop normally until they're
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2021
Space & Astronomy
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have developed and successfully carried out a CRISPR-Cas9 p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Fish can serve as good research models. They can develop quickly, outside of the mother where they can be observed. Some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2021
Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The common, two-stranded helical structure of DNA was discovered over one hundred years ago. Many researchers would go o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
We carry two copies of each non-sex chromosome, and thus, two copies of most genes. For simplicity's sake, it's
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A colony of Lemon Frost geckos was created by the reptile shop of Steve Sykes, which included Mr. Frosty, seen here cour
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic testing has shown that mutations in a gene called HUWE1 are connected to rare syndromes that cause developmental
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Researchers led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have discovered the molecular process behind a da
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many people in the world don't have access to enough food. And while humans might find ways to adapt to a changing world
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
We'e sequenced the human genome, even the parts that are highly repetitive, don't code for protein, and are extremely ch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes have many connections to humans. Gut microbes have a major influence on our health. For example, when we eat fr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Cardiology
Research has indicated that there is a connection between gut microbes and heart health. Now scientists are revealing so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have to regulate the level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood. The hormone insulin, produced by beta cells in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Parents pass down their genes to their offspring, and it seems that epigenetic features, which can affect gene activity
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2021
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to detect in early stages, which is why it is associated with a low survival
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 15, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
In type 1 diabetes, or T1D, the body’s own immune system mistakenly launches an aggressive attack on insulin-produ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 15, 2021
Cardiology
It's estimated that 450,000 Americans die from sudden heart conditions, and in about one in ten cases, the cause is unex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2021
Microbiology
The microbes that call the human gastrointestinal tract home are with us since birth (or even earlier) and seem to have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers found that a drug used in the treatment of mental illness can promote the fitness of healthy gut stem cells,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2021
Immunology
Scientists at UCLA have decoded the “vocabulary” of immune cells—six distinct signals used as flares t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 09, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences details an exhaustive compilat
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan