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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 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2018Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Every time a cell divides, it has to replicate its DNA. Now researchers have been able to watch as errors happen in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
This new tool, SPLiT-seq, uses barcoding to tease out the genetic information in individual cells within tissue.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
RNA defects can cause various diseases, and now researchers have found a bacterial enzyme that targets RNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have learned more about how immune cells use a toxic cocktail to battle bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2018Immunology
They say that tattoos are forever, but are they really? A new study of how tattoos work and how the immune system is inv ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Using mice as a model, the injection of two molecules that stimulate the immune system eliminated both solid tumors and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2018Videos
You may have heard of our microbiome by now; it is the community of microbes that lives on and inside of us. As genetics ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2018Microbiology
Nature produces some amazing colors, like the pigments on the feathers of a bird or the wings of a butterfly.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2018Microbiology
Bioproduction, in which microbes are used to generate molecules like antibodies or therapeutics, is a technique that has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is fast becoming the Holy Grail of neuroscience research. To date, not one single clinica ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a freely accessible online kidney atlas. They are hopeful that scientists will use it to enginee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A genetic assessment of deadly tumors revealed more about how they grow - and potential ways to stop them.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Colon cancer rates are rising, especially among young people, and colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2018Cardiology
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by defects in a gene necessary for strong muscle fibers, including the muscl ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 03, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A new tool invented by researchers at UC San Francisco enables the precise, rapid and reversible manipulation of protein ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Synthetic biology is a growing field of research that is aiming to create a new kind of organism.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2018Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2018Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2018Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 31, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria aren't capable of conscious thought, but scientists have developed a technique that imprints a kind of memory i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2017Technology
MIT engineers alter watercress plants to give off several hours of low-level light.Written By: Julia Travers
MAR 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2018
Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Every time a cell divides, it has to replicate its DNA. Now researchers have been able to watch as errors happen in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
This new tool, SPLiT-seq, uses barcoding to tease out the genetic information in individual cells within tissue.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
RNA defects can cause various diseases, and now researchers have found a bacterial enzyme that targets RNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have learned more about how immune cells use a toxic cocktail to battle bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2018
Immunology
They say that tattoos are forever, but are they really? A new study of how tattoos work and how the immune system is inv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Using mice as a model, the injection of two molecules that stimulate the immune system eliminated both solid tumors and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2018
Videos
You may have heard of our microbiome by now; it is the community of microbes that lives on and inside of us. As genetics
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2018
Microbiology
Nature produces some amazing colors, like the pigments on the feathers of a bird or the wings of a butterfly.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2018
Microbiology
Bioproduction, in which microbes are used to generate molecules like antibodies or therapeutics, is a technique that has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is fast becoming the Holy Grail of neuroscience research. To date, not one single clinica
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a freely accessible online kidney atlas. They are hopeful that scientists will use it to enginee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A genetic assessment of deadly tumors revealed more about how they grow - and potential ways to stop them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Colon cancer rates are rising, especially among young people, and colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2018
Cardiology
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by defects in a gene necessary for strong muscle fibers, including the muscl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 03, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new tool invented by researchers at UC San Francisco enables the precise, rapid and reversible manipulation of protein
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Synthetic biology is a growing field of research that is aiming to create a new kind of organism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2018
Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2018
Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2018
Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 31, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria aren't capable of conscious thought, but scientists have developed a technique that imprints a kind of memory i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2017
Technology
MIT engineers alter watercress plants to give off several hours of low-level light.
Written By:
Julia Travers