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Genetic Engineering
Genetic engineering: is the direct operation/manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnological methods. Also known as genetic modification or genetic manipulation.
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MAR 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The bacterium Escherichia coli comes in many forms, and researchers have used a harmless strain of it to redesign how th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Last Friday, February 28, 2020, the world said goodbye to Freeman Dyson, was a British American physicist and mathematic ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 04, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, scientists have used the CRISPR gene-editing tool inside of a person's body to treat a serious eye disorder.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2020Microbiology
The microbes in our digestive tract can affect human health in many ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Cholesterol analogs give nanoparticles a shape that helps them get where they need to go.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2020Chemistry & Physics
For those new STEM graduates out there, your time in college won’t prepare you for all the little things about pos ...Written By: Jasper CantrellFEB 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about how to use the genetic code to make a synthetic genome with specific biological funct ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can be dangerous disease vectors, and they infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people with illnesses lik ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Intrinsic biophysical properties of proteins hold valuable clues about how they function and their role in disease. Take ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
As pollinators, honey bees play a critical role in food production, and they have been suffering heavy losses for years.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2020Microbiology
This research also suggests that antibiotics do not increase the rate at which bacteria acquire drug resistance genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Machine learning algorithms are increasingly being applied to the vast amount of genetic data that has been generated ov ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned more about how sleep gets us ready to face the challenges of the day.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2020Microbiology
There is huge potential in microbes; researchers have long been trying to use them to produce valuable materials like me ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Altering two signaling pathways extended the lives of a research model called C elegans by an astonishing 500 percent.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about how every human cell organizes and packages about two meters of DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by repeated trauma to the head, like a boxer, football player, or soldi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2019Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies made it possible for researchers to learn more about the vast community of microbes tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Most cell types have an appendage that appears to act like a kind of signaling hub called a cilium; it's capable of dete ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic errors cause many different kinds of diseases, and gene therapy has aimed to relieve those symptoms by ad ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The bacterium Escherichia coli comes in many forms, and researchers have used a harmless strain of it to redesign how th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Last Friday, February 28, 2020, the world said goodbye to Freeman Dyson, was a British American physicist and mathematic
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, scientists have used the CRISPR gene-editing tool inside of a person's body to treat a serious eye disorder.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2020
Microbiology
The microbes in our digestive tract can affect human health in many ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Cholesterol analogs give nanoparticles a shape that helps them get where they need to go.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
For those new STEM graduates out there, your time in college won’t prepare you for all the little things about pos
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
FEB 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about how to use the genetic code to make a synthetic genome with specific biological funct
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can be dangerous disease vectors, and they infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people with illnesses lik
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Intrinsic biophysical properties of proteins hold valuable clues about how they function and their role in disease. Take
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
As pollinators, honey bees play a critical role in food production, and they have been suffering heavy losses for years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2020
Microbiology
This research also suggests that antibiotics do not increase the rate at which bacteria acquire drug resistance genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A clinical trial used stem cell gene therapy to treat a rare genetic disorder called X-CGD. Image credit: UCLA Broad Ste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Machine learning algorithms are increasingly being applied to the vast amount of genetic data that has been generated ov
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned more about how sleep gets us ready to face the challenges of the day.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2020
Microbiology
There is huge potential in microbes; researchers have long been trying to use them to produce valuable materials like me
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Altering two signaling pathways extended the lives of a research model called C elegans by an astonishing 500 percent.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about how every human cell organizes and packages about two meters of DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by repeated trauma to the head, like a boxer, football player, or soldi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2019
Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies made it possible for researchers to learn more about the vast community of microbes tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Most cell types have an appendage that appears to act like a kind of signaling hub called a cilium; it's capable of dete
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic errors cause many different kinds of diseases, and gene therapy has aimed to relieve those symptoms by ad
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch