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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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DEC 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Glyphosate is a common weed-killing chemical used in agriculture, and it may be best known as the active ingredient in R ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In the 1530s, hundreds of years before microscopes and Petri dishes, an Italian physician called Girolamo Fracastoro wro ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
CNIC researchers have found that there is an autoimmune link to cardiovascular disease that may improve diagnostic and t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Rice University researcher Zachary Wright has discovered a previously unknown compartment inside cellular organelles cal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2020Microbiology
There are two diseases with similar names: hand, foot, and mouth disease, which affects people, and foot-and-mouth disea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
We've all learned about super-spreader events over the past year, but occasions where a large group of people gathers an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool has tremendous potential to treat genetic diseases, but sometimes it makes unintended ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Injecting the immune-boosting drug ‘teclistamab’ was found to be safe and effective in patients with relapse ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 03, 2020Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery highlights the increased presence of genetic mutations in Latin American lung ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 02, 2020Cancer
While telomere shortening has been thought to be an adverse sign of aging, new research suggests that the shortening of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 30, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
People are always looking for new ways to get inspired to exercise. Now odor is being proposed as a motivational tool fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have been able to develop gene therapies to treat some eye diseases. The eyes are uniquely q ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2020Technology
Scientists are now working to bioprinting kidneys in the lab for treatments of kidney failure. The research was led by a ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 25, 2020Immunology
A week ago, another biotechnology company "Moderna" announced the preliminary results from its COVID-19 vaccin ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 25, 2020Cancer
Diagnostic tools are critical to modern medicine. They might be less exciting than a good therapy or drug, but doctors a ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 24, 2020Cancer
Did you know sleeping is great? Apparently, getting a full eight hours every night can make you look fabulous and solve ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Clinicians have identified a patient with a rare inherited disorder that disrupts the production of fresh blood cells, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2020Microbiology
The pathogenic bacterium that causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, does not multiply quickly, so researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies need cholesterol for certain crucial functions; it's a vital component of cell walls, for example. But there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Genetic mutations are usually connected to disease, but there are some that are known to improve people's lives.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2020Immunology
Parasitic worms known as helminths have a complicated relationship with the immune systems of the hosts they invade. Ter ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 18, 2020Microbiology
Five people in Bolivia are known to have been infected with the Chapare virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever. Some infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of workflows that are available for NGS. How do you choose? While ...Sponsored By: Roche Diagnostics
DEC 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Glyphosate is a common weed-killing chemical used in agriculture, and it may be best known as the active ingredient in R
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the 1530s, hundreds of years before microscopes and Petri dishes, an Italian physician called Girolamo Fracastoro wro
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
CNIC researchers have found that there is an autoimmune link to cardiovascular disease that may improve diagnostic and t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Rice University researcher Zachary Wright has discovered a previously unknown compartment inside cellular organelles cal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2020
Microbiology
There are two diseases with similar names: hand, foot, and mouth disease, which affects people, and foot-and-mouth disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
We've all learned about super-spreader events over the past year, but occasions where a large group of people gathers an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool has tremendous potential to treat genetic diseases, but sometimes it makes unintended
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Injecting the immune-boosting drug ‘teclistamab’ was found to be safe and effective in patients with relapse
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 03, 2020
Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery highlights the increased presence of genetic mutations in Latin American lung
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 02, 2020
Cancer
While telomere shortening has been thought to be an adverse sign of aging, new research suggests that the shortening of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 30, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
People are always looking for new ways to get inspired to exercise. Now odor is being proposed as a motivational tool fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have been able to develop gene therapies to treat some eye diseases. The eyes are uniquely q
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2020
Technology
Scientists are now working to bioprinting kidneys in the lab for treatments of kidney failure. The research was led by a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 25, 2020
Immunology
A week ago, another biotechnology company "Moderna" announced the preliminary results from its COVID-19 vaccin
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 25, 2020
Cancer
Diagnostic tools are critical to modern medicine. They might be less exciting than a good therapy or drug, but doctors a
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 24, 2020
Cancer
Did you know sleeping is great? Apparently, getting a full eight hours every night can make you look fabulous and solve
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Clinicians have identified a patient with a rare inherited disorder that disrupts the production of fresh blood cells, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2020
Microbiology
The pathogenic bacterium that causes tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, does not multiply quickly, so researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies need cholesterol for certain crucial functions; it's a vital component of cell walls, for example. But there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic mutations are usually connected to disease, but there are some that are known to improve people's lives.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a major public health threat. The overuse of antibiotics is thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2020
Immunology
Parasitic worms known as helminths have a complicated relationship with the immune systems of the hosts they invade. Ter
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 18, 2020
Microbiology
Five people in Bolivia are known to have been infected with the Chapare virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever. Some infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the number of workflows that are available for NGS. How do you choose? While
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Diagnostics