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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 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The causes of autism are still not well understood, although some genes have been identified that play a clear role in s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In the past few years, the H5N1 bird flu has led to the deaths of millions of wild and farmed birds around the world. It ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Clinicians are recommending more screening for celiac relatives after these findings reveal how many of these individual ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
In the early 1900s, Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda suggested that umami was a basic taste, like bitter, salty, sour, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2023Neuroscience
Researchers have identified a correlation between caffeine consumption from tea and coffee and a lower risk of Parkinson ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 06, 2023Genetics & Genomics
While testing a new way to sequence genes, researchers stumbled upon a very rare divergence in the genetic code, which t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
WEHI researchers have identified a small change in the sequence of a particular gene that increases the likelihood of in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Tef (Eragrostis tef) is a grain that has long been grown in East Africa, and particularly in Ethiopia as an important cr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2023Plants & Animals
In the quest for effective weight management, people have often turned to various supplements and dietary aids. One such ...Written By: Greta AnneOCT 02, 2023Microbiology
Kids are told to scrub behind their ears and between their toes, and for good reason. New research has investigated the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
The brain is a crucial, sensitive organ that is well-protected by the skull and blood brain barrier, which prevents many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2023Health & Medicine
Surge in allergic disorders unexplained by the hygiene hypothesis, challenging assumptions about early-life microbial ex ...Written By: Amielle MorenoSEP 28, 2023Genetics & Genomics
So-called junk DNA was given that unfortunate nickname because its function was unclear. These vast regions of the genom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines an artificial intelligence-base ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 26, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy that impacts almost ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When a scientists is working with RNA in the lab, they have to take a lot of precautions because RNA degrades so easily. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Celiac disease can cause a huge range of symptoms in different people, including abdominal symptoms like bloating, chron ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Genetic editing is an invariable tool in biomedical research. Scientists have been able to engineer the genomes of a var ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Hospitals are supposed to help sick people get healthy, but unfortunately, many hospitalized patients become sick with i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Eukaryotic cells have many specialized complexes and organelles that perform crucial functions. Mitochondria are a well ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2023Immunology
There are many therapies that target cancer. The most well-known is chemotherapy, which is a toxic chemical that is dire ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeSEP 18, 2023Cancer
Treatment options for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have improved in the past decade due to the adven ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 15, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is characterized by cells that divide and grow uncontrollably, creating tumors. Researchers have shown that a new ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have engineered a beneficial microbe that can detect inflammatory boel disease. Inflammatory bowel dis ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The causes of autism are still not well understood, although some genes have been identified that play a clear role in s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In the past few years, the H5N1 bird flu has led to the deaths of millions of wild and farmed birds around the world. It
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Clinicians are recommending more screening for celiac relatives after these findings reveal how many of these individual
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the early 1900s, Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda suggested that umami was a basic taste, like bitter, salty, sour, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers have identified a correlation between caffeine consumption from tea and coffee and a lower risk of Parkinson
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 06, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
While testing a new way to sequence genes, researchers stumbled upon a very rare divergence in the genetic code, which t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
WEHI researchers have identified a small change in the sequence of a particular gene that increases the likelihood of in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tef (Eragrostis tef) is a grain that has long been grown in East Africa, and particularly in Ethiopia as an important cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2023
Plants & Animals
In the quest for effective weight management, people have often turned to various supplements and dietary aids. One such
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
OCT 02, 2023
Microbiology
Kids are told to scrub behind their ears and between their toes, and for good reason. New research has investigated the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
The brain is a crucial, sensitive organ that is well-protected by the skull and blood brain barrier, which prevents many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2023
Health & Medicine
Surge in allergic disorders unexplained by the hygiene hypothesis, challenging assumptions about early-life microbial ex
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
SEP 28, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
So-called junk DNA was given that unfortunate nickname because its function was unclear. These vast regions of the genom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines an artificial intelligence-base
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 26, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy that impacts almost
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a scientists is working with RNA in the lab, they have to take a lot of precautions because RNA degrades so easily.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Celiac disease can cause a huge range of symptoms in different people, including abdominal symptoms like bloating, chron
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic editing is an invariable tool in biomedical research. Scientists have been able to engineer the genomes of a var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Hospitals are supposed to help sick people get healthy, but unfortunately, many hospitalized patients become sick with i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Eukaryotic cells have many specialized complexes and organelles that perform crucial functions. Mitochondria are a well
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2023
Immunology
There are many therapies that target cancer. The most well-known is chemotherapy, which is a toxic chemical that is dire
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
SEP 18, 2023
Cancer
Treatment options for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have improved in the past decade due to the adven
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 15, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is characterized by cells that divide and grow uncontrollably, creating tumors. Researchers have shown that a new
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have engineered a beneficial microbe that can detect inflammatory boel disease. Inflammatory bowel dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch