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Genetics
Genetics: the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms. It is generally considered a field of biology, but intersects frequently with many other life sciences and is strongly linked with the study of information systems. The father of genetics is Gregor Mendel, a late 19th-century scientist and Augustinian friar. Mendel studied "trait inheritance", patterns in the way traits are handed down from parents to offspring. He observed that organisms (pea plants) inherit traits by way of discrete "units of inheritance". This term, still used today, is a somewhat ambiguous definition of what is referred to as a gene.
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OCT 27, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have long been working to understand the causes of Alzheimer's disease. Some cases are related to genetics...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Down syndrome affects around one in 640 children born in the US every year, and is the most common genetic cause of inte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune and neurological disorder that is three times more common in women...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
At one time, clinicians debated whether chronic fatigue syndrome was a 'real' illness, or if it was all in a person's he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2025Genetics & Genomics
It is not unusual for advanced prostate cancer to become resistant to treatment. Of these resistant cases, some progress ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune condition in which the protective insulation surrounding ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that a significant portion of the human genome is made up of the remnants of ancient viruses; ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2025Genetics & Genomics
There is increasing evidence linking maternal infections to developmental issues, and new research can explain how they ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2025Microbiology
Mucus isn't just some junk for tissues, it serves important biological purposes. It is an important line of defense, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have recently leveraged the massive amount of human health and genetic data in the UK Biobank to learn more a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
This study provides insights into how environmental factors may translate into biological changes not only for parents, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Hundreds of millions of people around the road are affected by obesity, which is caused by a number of influences...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease is a fatal genetic disorder, but new work could help change that...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2025Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing system holds tremendous promise. It has already revolutionized biomedical research and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2025Microbiology
Microbes have long been engaged in warfare; these cells have to find a place to survive and thrive, and collect enough n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about the effects of an experimental amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug candidate tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2025Genetics & Genomics
The relationship between the gut microbiome and the human body is complex. While the microbes in the human gastrointesti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells have a variety of processes and pathways that can repair damage and boost healing. Scientists have now discovered ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2025Genetics & Genomics
A new study has shown that alcohol intake can interfere with the natural regenerative abilities of the liver. Alcohol ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2025Microbiology
When investigating the human mouth microbiome, researchers made a surprising discovery.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a novel process that protects the ends of chromosomes from incorrectly a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered the DNA of ancient microbes inside of the remains of woolly and steppe mammoths.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Microglia work to repair neuronal damage and maintain the health of neural networks. But variants in one gene can affect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2025Genetics & Genomics
The domestication of horses is a much more recent even compared to other domesticated species; horses were domesticated ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have long been working to understand the causes of Alzheimer's disease. Some cases are related to genetics...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Down syndrome affects around one in 640 children born in the US every year, and is the most common genetic cause of inte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune and neurological disorder that is three times more common in women...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
At one time, clinicians debated whether chronic fatigue syndrome was a 'real' illness, or if it was all in a person's he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
It is not unusual for advanced prostate cancer to become resistant to treatment. Of these resistant cases, some progress
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune condition in which the protective insulation surrounding ...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that a significant portion of the human genome is made up of the remnants of ancient viruses;
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
There is increasing evidence linking maternal infections to developmental issues, and new research can explain how they
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2025
Microbiology
Mucus isn't just some junk for tissues, it serves important biological purposes. It is an important line of defense, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have recently leveraged the massive amount of human health and genetic data in the UK Biobank to learn more a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
This study provides insights into how environmental factors may translate into biological changes not only for parents,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Hundreds of millions of people around the road are affected by obesity, which is caused by a number of influences...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease is a fatal genetic disorder, but new work could help change that...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing system holds tremendous promise. It has already revolutionized biomedical research and ...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2025
Microbiology
Microbes have long been engaged in warfare; these cells have to find a place to survive and thrive, and collect enough n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have learned more about the effects of an experimental amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug candidate tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The relationship between the gut microbiome and the human body is complex. While the microbes in the human gastrointesti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells have a variety of processes and pathways that can repair damage and boost healing. Scientists have now discovered
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has shown that alcohol intake can interfere with the natural regenerative abilities of the liver. Alcohol ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2025
Microbiology
When investigating the human mouth microbiome, researchers made a surprising discovery.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature, scientists have identified a novel process that protects the ends of chromosomes from incorrectly a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered the DNA of ancient microbes inside of the remains of woolly and steppe mammoths.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Microglia work to repair neuronal damage and maintain the health of neural networks. But variants in one gene can affect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The domestication of horses is a much more recent even compared to other domesticated species; horses were domesticated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch