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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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SEP 22, 2021Health & Medicine
Exercise is commonly touted as a good way to improve mental health, but little is known about why physical activity can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Eczema is a chronic, dry skin condition that affects millions of people. A form of the disorder called atopic dermatitis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are absolutely essential for the survival of organisms; they carry out many functions that are critical to life ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2021Microbiology
Some parasites are known to turn their hosts into mindless servants, or zombies, that only function to serve the parasit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The DNA in our cells can accumulate damage over may years. Environmental influences like UV light or cigarette smoke may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2021Immunology
Spiders are among nature’s most sophisticated hunters. Many build intricate webs out of silk and lie in wait for a ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 16, 2021Cancer
Childhood cancers, also known as pediatric cancers, are diagnosed in patients up to 14 years old. Estimates for 20 ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 14, 2021Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioSEP 14, 2021Immunology
A closer look at the brains of patients with aggressive, debilitating forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) reveals so ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A genome contains instructions for making genes, and when an organism needs to produce proteins, it transcribes a gene s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2021Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto ...Written By: Alexandria BassSEP 12, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases impact men, or women, at different rates or severities, with different symptoms or varied ages of onset; t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists sequenced most of the human genome abut two decades ago. It took many years to complete the project because o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In diagrams of cells, DNA is usually shown as a mass in the cell's nucleus, like a bowl of ramen noodles. But researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2021Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Oxford found an association between neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1) gene variants a ...Written By: Alexandria BassSEP 07, 2021Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2021Immunology
Scientists have developed a new cell therapy for arthritis that becomes activated in the presence of inflammation. When ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 06, 2021Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In our gut, there is a vast community of microorganisms. It's crucial that they stay there in the gastrointestinal tract ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There's so much more to the human genome than just instructions for making proteins, for example, many non-coding region ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2021Immunology
The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has helped save countless lives during the pandemic. Studies have shown that vac ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 31, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study shows that, yes, your metabolism does slow down as you age, but not until you're over 60Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 30, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
Exercise is commonly touted as a good way to improve mental health, but little is known about why physical activity can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Eczema is a chronic, dry skin condition that affects millions of people. A form of the disorder called atopic dermatitis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are absolutely essential for the survival of organisms; they carry out many functions that are critical to life
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2021
Microbiology
Some parasites are known to turn their hosts into mindless servants, or zombies, that only function to serve the parasit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The DNA in our cells can accumulate damage over may years. Environmental influences like UV light or cigarette smoke may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2021
Immunology
Spiders are among nature’s most sophisticated hunters. Many build intricate webs out of silk and lie in wait for a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 16, 2021
Cancer
Childhood cancers, also known as pediatric cancers, are diagnosed in patients up to 14 years old. Estimates for 20
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 14, 2021
Immunology
A closer look at the brains of patients with aggressive, debilitating forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) reveals so
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A genome contains instructions for making genes, and when an organism needs to produce proteins, it transcribes a gene s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2021
Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 12, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases impact men, or women, at different rates or severities, with different symptoms or varied ages of onset; t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists sequenced most of the human genome abut two decades ago. It took many years to complete the project because o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In diagrams of cells, DNA is usually shown as a mass in the cell's nucleus, like a bowl of ramen noodles. But researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Oxford found an association between neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1) gene variants a
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 07, 2021
Microbiology
The world has rapidly become familiar with sarbecoviruses, two of which jumped to humans in recent years. The first was
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2021
Immunology
Scientists have developed a new cell therapy for arthritis that becomes activated in the presence of inflammation. When
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 06, 2021
Microbiology
HIV vaccines have remained elusive in part because the virus has a powerful ability to mutate, and there are so many str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In our gut, there is a vast community of microorganisms. It's crucial that they stay there in the gastrointestinal tract
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There's so much more to the human genome than just instructions for making proteins, for example, many non-coding region
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2021
Immunology
The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has helped save countless lives during the pandemic. Studies have shown that vac
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 31, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study shows that, yes, your metabolism does slow down as you age, but not until you're over 60
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 30, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch