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Genetic Testing
A genetic test (DNA test) is a test used to assess the changes in the DNA or chromosome structure. This can be used in the medical field to rule out or discover possible genetic conditions of a patient.
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JUN 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a group of developmental disabilities usually considered to be due to dysfunction in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2016Neuroscience
Any woman who has been pregnant can attest to the stress it can cause. Even in in a typical pregnancy, especially with f ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene drive is a term used to describe the preferential dissemination of some versions of a gene to future generations.&n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Unlike bacteria, viruses spread through and infect the human body by inserting viral DNA into our own cells, using them ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR-Cas9 is the discovery that took the scientific community by storm, the technology of the century. In a new study ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 09, 2016Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15 ...JUN 09, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For some patients, bone marrow transplants are one of the few last defenses that could save their lives. But this proced ...JUN 08, 2016Immunology
There’s a protein that signals the immune system not to kill certain cells. This action could be preventing autoim ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 08, 2016Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 06, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A web service named GAM (Genes and Metabolites) by its developers is now available to the public for use. The program wa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2016Cardiology
A heart attack creates a state of inadequate blood supply to organs and tissues that damages heart function and forms sc ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 02, 2016Health & Medicine
For newborns in neonatal intensive care units with rare and complex diseases that doctors do not come across on a regula ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2016Cardiology
After the heart muscle cells of a newborn develop to a certain point where the body has seemed to consider is sturdy eno ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 01, 2016Immunology
The 1990s was an exciting time for cancer research, as scientists genetically engineered the very first chimeric antigen ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 28, 2016Cancer
Not all mutations lead to cancer, but there are some that can cause DNA to scramble beyond recognition, forming massive ...MAY 26, 2016Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2016Neuroscience
Ketamine has been studied more than a few times recently for it’s use as a treatment for depression. The most rece ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 19, 2016Plants & Animals
There is a species of salamanders that reside in the Northeastern part of North America that are basically an all-female ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2016Cancer
Glioblastomas are the most aggressive primary brain tumor in humans. This is a highly diverse group of tumors that can a ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 16, 2016Microbiology
On May 13, 2016, the White House announced the new National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) for the benefit of people and th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2016Cancer
testMAY 13, 2016Genetics & Genomics
It was reported today in the New York Times that a private, invitation-only meeting of about 150 scientists was convened ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a serious public health problem. Figuring out how antibiotic resistance genes disperse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2016Cancer
When it comes to genetic testing, is more always better? According to a new study, more genetic testing, especially conc ...
JUN 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) is a group of developmental disabilities usually considered to be due to dysfunction in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2016
Neuroscience
Any woman who has been pregnant can attest to the stress it can cause. Even in in a typical pregnancy, especially with f
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene drive is a term used to describe the preferential dissemination of some versions of a gene to future generations.&n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Unlike bacteria, viruses spread through and infect the human body by inserting viral DNA into our own cells, using them
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR-Cas9 is the discovery that took the scientific community by storm, the technology of the century. In a new study
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 09, 2016
Cancer
Micro RNAs surface once again as a powerful player in human health and disease. Scientists have implicated a panel of 15
...
JUN 09, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For some patients, bone marrow transplants are one of the few last defenses that could save their lives. But this proced
...
JUN 08, 2016
Immunology
There’s a protein that signals the immune system not to kill certain cells. This action could be preventing autoim
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A web service named GAM (Genes and Metabolites) by its developers is now available to the public for use. The program wa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2016
Cardiology
A heart attack creates a state of inadequate blood supply to organs and tissues that damages heart function and forms sc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 02, 2016
Health & Medicine
For newborns in neonatal intensive care units with rare and complex diseases that doctors do not come across on a regula
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2016
Cardiology
After the heart muscle cells of a newborn develop to a certain point where the body has seemed to consider is sturdy eno
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2016
Immunology
The 1990s was an exciting time for cancer research, as scientists genetically engineered the very first chimeric antigen
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 28, 2016
Cancer
Not all mutations lead to cancer, but there are some that can cause DNA to scramble beyond recognition, forming massive
...
MAY 26, 2016
Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2016
Neuroscience
Ketamine has been studied more than a few times recently for it’s use as a treatment for depression. The most rece
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 19, 2016
Plants & Animals
There is a species of salamanders that reside in the Northeastern part of North America that are basically an all-female
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2016
Cancer
Glioblastomas are the most aggressive primary brain tumor in humans. This is a highly diverse group of tumors that can a
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 16, 2016
Microbiology
On May 13, 2016, the White House announced the new National Microbiome Initiative (NMI) for the benefit of people and th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2016
Cancer
test
MAY 13, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
It was reported today in the New York Times that a private, invitation-only meeting of about 150 scientists was convened
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a serious public health problem. Figuring out how antibiotic resistance genes disperse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2016
Cancer
When it comes to genetic testing, is more always better? According to a new study, more genetic testing, especially conc
...