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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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DEC 01, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR gene editor was created, researchers around the world have tweaked and refined the tool to use it in a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Since the discovery of DNA, attributing the cause of illnesses to genetic reasons became trendy. Depression was no excep ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 28, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered a protein in fruit flies that can reverse the effects of harm ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 28, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
By the end of the year, an estimated 175,000 men in the United States will have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Now ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 27, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have gained new insight into how the body scars, which can help scientists prevent pathological fibrosis, an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2019Neuroscience
In the US, 1 in every 59 children has autism, with 1 in every 20 having ADHD. Now, researchers from Denmark’s nati ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 26, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Blurred or double vision, and in extreme cases, complete vision loss are amongst the earliest symptoms of multiple scler ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2019Microbiology
Salmonella infections are growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and are beginning to affect more adults instead ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Some broiler chickens suffer from wooden breast syndrome, which causes their meat to turn chewy and hard. Birds with thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, with around 49 cases per 100,000 people. Now, researchers at ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The 'Devil Worm' was found in an aquifer and is the deepest animal that's been found living beneath the surface of the E ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Different plants exhibit leaves with very diverse shapes, and now scientists know how nature does it.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2019Technology
It’s no secret that there is a shortage of tuberculosis drug development. To combat this issue, researchers at the ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Some viruses, called bacteriophages, infect bacteria. A research team found many of these viruses in human samples.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
There are vast portions of the genome that don't code for protein, but researchers are learning more about how important ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study shows that patients who take a maximum dose of statin drugs in addition to a twice-yearly injection of th ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2019Cancer
New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that certain “hyperhotspots&rdq ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 17, 2019Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Don’t like eating vegetables? Researchers from the University of Kentucky (UKY) have found that the reason why may ...Written By: Annie Lennon
DEC 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR gene editor was created, researchers around the world have tweaked and refined the tool to use it in a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Since the discovery of DNA, attributing the cause of illnesses to genetic reasons became trendy. Depression was no excep
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered a protein in fruit flies that can reverse the effects of harm
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 28, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
By the end of the year, an estimated 175,000 men in the United States will have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Now
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 27, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have gained new insight into how the body scars, which can help scientists prevent pathological fibrosis, an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2019
Neuroscience
In the US, 1 in every 59 children has autism, with 1 in every 20 having ADHD. Now, researchers from Denmark’s nati
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 26, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Blurred or double vision, and in extreme cases, complete vision loss are amongst the earliest symptoms of multiple scler
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2019
Microbiology
Salmonella infections are growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and are beginning to affect more adults instead
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Some broiler chickens suffer from wooden breast syndrome, which causes their meat to turn chewy and hard. Birds with thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, with around 49 cases per 100,000 people. Now, researchers at
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The 'Devil Worm' was found in an aquifer and is the deepest animal that's been found living beneath the surface of the E
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Different plants exhibit leaves with very diverse shapes, and now scientists know how nature does it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2019
Technology
It’s no secret that there is a shortage of tuberculosis drug development. To combat this issue, researchers at the
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some viruses, called bacteriophages, infect bacteria. A research team found many of these viruses in human samples.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
There are vast portions of the genome that don't code for protein, but researchers are learning more about how important
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A recent study shows that patients who take a maximum dose of statin drugs in addition to a twice-yearly injection of th
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2019
Cancer
New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that certain “hyperhotspots&rdq
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 17, 2019
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Don’t like eating vegetables? Researchers from the University of Kentucky (UKY) have found that the reason why may
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon