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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 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
One way the human body can try to fight the coronavirus is by mutating it; these mutations seem to disrupt it. But the v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2020Microbiology
Some microbes that live in environments as diverse as groundwater and moose have also been found in the human mouth.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The length of a person's life can be affected by many factors, but the natural lifespan is dependent on how the cells in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
If you've seen a representation of a DNA molecule, you've seen the double helix, in which two strands of genetic materia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2020Cancer
In the never-ending search for the next treatment or cure, many researchers turn towards nature. The study of black pepp ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The diseases cat scratch fever and trench fever are both caused by Bartonella bacteria. Animals can transmit these patho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Coral reefs are a significant source of biodiversity and may support up to 25% of life in the ocean. Corals around the w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Cardiology
Heart failure is usually associated with conditions like high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. But there may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
We all know people that look young for their age, while some people seem to age faster than others.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Overview of how scientists edit an RNA sequence. Rett's syndrome is a chronic, neurologica ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUL 16, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Arthritis can be a very unpredictable disease, causing challenges for those that have it by suddenly flaring up and maki ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2020Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 14, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
When studying a large number of brain samples, researchers were able to characterize how changes in cells influence drug ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a major milestone, scientists have completed the first sequence of a human chromosome that reaches from one end to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2020Immunology
Scientists all over the world are racing to develop a vaccine that effectively and safely prompts protective immunity to ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers tagged proteins in the basement membranes of worms to visulize them. Image credit: Dan Keeley, UNC Chapel Hi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Advances in computational and genetic technologies have enabled scientists to search the genome to look for places where ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2020Microbiology
There is intense competition for resources in the microbial world, and bacteria have an arsenal of weapons to help them ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Not everyone that gets lung cancer is a current or former smoker, and researchers have now found that lung cancer is dif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Our genome contains the genes that code for the proteins that carry out most biological functions, as well as a lot of o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2020Cancer
Research published recently in PLOS ONE reports on SP-2577, a drug that could help girls and young women plagued with a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have begun to examine how cocaine exposure alters gene expression in a specific region of the brain, and the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2020Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
One way the human body can try to fight the coronavirus is by mutating it; these mutations seem to disrupt it. But the v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2020
Microbiology
Some microbes that live in environments as diverse as groundwater and moose have also been found in the human mouth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The length of a person's life can be affected by many factors, but the natural lifespan is dependent on how the cells in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
If you've seen a representation of a DNA molecule, you've seen the double helix, in which two strands of genetic materia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2020
Cancer
In the never-ending search for the next treatment or cure, many researchers turn towards nature. The study of black pepp
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The diseases cat scratch fever and trench fever are both caused by Bartonella bacteria. Animals can transmit these patho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The microbes of the world are locked in a struggle for survival and a battle for resources. They compete directly in dif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Coral reefs are a significant source of biodiversity and may support up to 25% of life in the ocean. Corals around the w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Cardiology
Heart failure is usually associated with conditions like high blood pressure and coronary artery disease. But there may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
We all know people that look young for their age, while some people seem to age faster than others.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Overview of how scientists edit an RNA sequence. Rett's syndrome is a chronic, neurologica
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUL 16, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Arthritis can be a very unpredictable disease, causing challenges for those that have it by suddenly flaring up and maki
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 14, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
When studying a large number of brain samples, researchers were able to characterize how changes in cells influence drug
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a major milestone, scientists have completed the first sequence of a human chromosome that reaches from one end to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2020
Immunology
Scientists all over the world are racing to develop a vaccine that effectively and safely prompts protective immunity to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers tagged proteins in the basement membranes of worms to visulize them. Image credit: Dan Keeley, UNC Chapel Hi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Advances in computational and genetic technologies have enabled scientists to search the genome to look for places where
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2020
Microbiology
There is intense competition for resources in the microbial world, and bacteria have an arsenal of weapons to help them
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Not everyone that gets lung cancer is a current or former smoker, and researchers have now found that lung cancer is dif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our genome contains the genes that code for the proteins that carry out most biological functions, as well as a lot of o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2020
Cancer
Research published recently in PLOS ONE reports on SP-2577, a drug that could help girls and young women plagued with a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have begun to examine how cocaine exposure alters gene expression in a specific region of the brain, and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2020
Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch