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Genetic Disease
Genetic diseases are disorders stemming from mutations in an individual's DNA sequence. These conditions can be a result of mutations in a single or multiple genes. An example of a genetic disease is cystic fibrosis: an inherited, progressive disease that affects the respiratory system.
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OCT 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
For people that suffer from diseases with no treatments, the outlook can be bleak. One such illness is Charcot-Marie-Too ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2016Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A new drug may lift hopes for many people plagued with a certain type of hair loss. In clinical trials, researchers have ...OCT 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New research from investigators at Duke University could have implications for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, scar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control ZikaWritten By: Jennifer EllisOCT 18, 2016Immunology
Since the 1960s, scientists have studied the antibody production and cell-mediated immune response duties of B lymphocyt ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2016Cardiology
For reasons not completely understood by scientists, our own heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, secrete a protei ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 17, 2016Chemistry & Physics
There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by ...Written By: Jennifer EllisOCT 17, 2016Cancer
A person’s risks for cancer and other diseases aren’t just sealed in their genetic code – environment ...OCT 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Drosophila, the fruit fly, has been used as a model organism for decades by researchers investigate many different biolo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2016Videos
When it comes to diet habits, what you eat directly influences your body - down to the molecular genetics level. Researc ...OCT 12, 2016Cardiology
Scientists are unraveling the molecular mechanisms behind dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the most common inherited diseas ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 11, 2016Cardiology
A recent study showed that over eighty thousand gene enhancers are associated with human heart development and function. ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
When faced with the choice of a hamburger and fries or a piece of strawberry shortcake, which would you choose? We all h ...Written By: Jennifer EllisOCT 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that some proteins that have an influence on the progression and metastasis of cancer are st ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2016Immunology
While scientists know that there is some genetic connection that explains why some people develop psoriasis, little is k ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 04, 2016Immunology
Two or more cohabiting individuals are more likely to have similar immune systems compared to the rest of the human popu ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 04, 2016Cancer
A controversial study last year rocked the foundation of cancer and health research, suggesting that cancer was merely j ...OCT 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Stabilizing the Ultimate Tumor Suppressor p53Written By: Jennifer EllisOCT 03, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
To put it simply, organisms inherit a copy of each gene from each parent. For a small group of genes, roughly one hundre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Decoy sequences of DNA are able to interfere with gene expression, and in ways that are not yet well understood. New fin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2016Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found a critical link between all types of Parkinson’s ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
For people that suffer from diseases with no treatments, the outlook can be bleak. One such illness is Charcot-Marie-Too
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new drug may lift hopes for many people plagued with a certain type of hair loss. In clinical trials, researchers have
...
OCT 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research from investigators at Duke University could have implications for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, scar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control Zika
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 18, 2016
Immunology
Since the 1960s, scientists have studied the antibody production and cell-mediated immune response duties of B lymphocyt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Our gastrointestinal tracts have a huge community of microbes living there, some are good and some can be harmful. These
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2016
Cardiology
For reasons not completely understood by scientists, our own heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, secrete a protei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 17, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
There might be a new kind of anti-viral medication coming to a pharmacy near you. An international research group led by
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 17, 2016
Cancer
A person’s risks for cancer and other diseases aren’t just sealed in their genetic code – environment
...
OCT 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Drosophila, the fruit fly, has been used as a model organism for decades by researchers investigate many different biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2016
Videos
When it comes to diet habits, what you eat directly influences your body - down to the molecular genetics level. Researc
...
OCT 12, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists are unraveling the molecular mechanisms behind dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), the most common inherited diseas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 11, 2016
Cardiology
A recent study showed that over eighty thousand gene enhancers are associated with human heart development and function.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
When faced with the choice of a hamburger and fries or a piece of strawberry shortcake, which would you choose? We all h
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that some proteins that have an influence on the progression and metastasis of cancer are st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2016
Immunology
While scientists know that there is some genetic connection that explains why some people develop psoriasis, little is k
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 04, 2016
Immunology
Two or more cohabiting individuals are more likely to have similar immune systems compared to the rest of the human popu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 04, 2016
Cancer
A controversial study last year rocked the foundation of cancer and health research, suggesting that cancer was merely j
...
OCT 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Stabilizing the Ultimate Tumor Suppressor p53
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 03, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
To put it simply, organisms inherit a copy of each gene from each parent. For a small group of genes, roughly one hundre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Decoy sequences of DNA are able to interfere with gene expression, and in ways that are not yet well understood. New fin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2016
Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found a critical link between all types of Parkinson’s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch