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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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JUN 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Maybe you've been told that you are too sensitive, or you know someone who has strong reactions to positive, negative, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2020Cancer
Genetic testing for prostate cancer in men is not yet commonplace, despite the positive impact that it could have on dec ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 09, 2020Immunology
For patients with type 1 diabetes, hope is around the corner with a new experimental therapy that uses genetically modif ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 05, 2020Cancer
Can changing your diet improve chemotherapy results? New research published in Nature Communications suggests that diet- ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 04, 2020Microbiology
Sepsis and bacterial meningitis are life-threatening diseases caused by meningococci bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2020Cancer
Breast cancer continues to ravage the US, with about one in eight women being diagnosed with the disease in her lifetime ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
New research has learned more about how and when sea snakes gained color vision.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Neuroscience
Video: Todd Cohen, PhD (UNC) discusses GA protein accumulation. At the time of this video promising research was a ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaJUN 01, 2020Cancer
A Stand Up To Cancer program is trying to improve access to genetic testing for those who might be at risk of hereditary ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
E-cigarettes have emerged as a healthier alternative to smoking, but many studies have suggested that vaping still poses ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 31, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created many different implantable devices and medicines that are as simple as pacemakers or as complex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are full of a huge variety of structures and molecules that all work together, but many techniques will only allow ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2020Cancer
A paper published in the journal Trends in Cancer describes how cancer therapies sometimes fuel genetic changes in cells ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 28, 2020Cancer
Breast cancer remains one of the most common cancers around the world. Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is a sub-typ ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 26, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Exeter, England, and the University of Connecticut have found that people carrying fa ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cancer can occur for many reasons and is influenced by many different factors, including genes and the environment. But ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are challenging what we thought we knew about the mechanism of sexual reproduction.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2020Microbiology
Shipworms are known as the 'termites of the sea.' They are not actually worms; these infamous mollusks that have brought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for a genetic disorder called neurofi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2020Cancer
A popular diabetes medication may be useful in treating cancer, according to new research published recently in Cell Rep ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Maybe you've been told that you are too sensitive, or you know someone who has strong reactions to positive, negative, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2020
Cancer
Genetic testing for prostate cancer in men is not yet commonplace, despite the positive impact that it could have on dec
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 09, 2020
Immunology
For patients with type 1 diabetes, hope is around the corner with a new experimental therapy that uses genetically modif
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 05, 2020
Cancer
Can changing your diet improve chemotherapy results? New research published in Nature Communications suggests that diet-
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 04, 2020
Microbiology
Sepsis and bacterial meningitis are life-threatening diseases caused by meningococci bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2020
Cancer
Breast cancer continues to ravage the US, with about one in eight women being diagnosed with the disease in her lifetime
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
New research has learned more about how and when sea snakes gained color vision.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Neuroscience
Video: Todd Cohen, PhD (UNC) discusses GA protein accumulation. At the time of this video promising research was a
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
JUN 01, 2020
Cancer
A Stand Up To Cancer program is trying to improve access to genetic testing for those who might be at risk of hereditary
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
E-cigarettes have emerged as a healthier alternative to smoking, but many studies have suggested that vaping still poses
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created many different implantable devices and medicines that are as simple as pacemakers or as complex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells are full of a huge variety of structures and molecules that all work together, but many techniques will only allow
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2020
Cancer
A paper published in the journal Trends in Cancer describes how cancer therapies sometimes fuel genetic changes in cells
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 28, 2020
Cancer
Breast cancer remains one of the most common cancers around the world. Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is a sub-typ
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 26, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Exeter, England, and the University of Connecticut have found that people carrying fa
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer can occur for many reasons and is influenced by many different factors, including genes and the environment. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are challenging what we thought we knew about the mechanism of sexual reproduction.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2020
Microbiology
Shipworms are known as the 'termites of the sea.' They are not actually worms; these infamous mollusks that have brought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for a genetic disorder called neurofi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2020
Cancer
A popular diabetes medication may be useful in treating cancer, according to new research published recently in Cell Rep
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan