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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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AUG 01, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing can be a very beneficial technology; it can diagnose unusual or rare disorders, and can improve the trea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2023Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that as many as one-third of Americans suffer from chronic pain, and many medications that have been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2023Microbiology
Scientists have shown that a protein called NLRP11 has an essential role in the immune system; it alerts the body that a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2023Immunology
Malaria is a possibly fatal disease caused by a parasite transferred by mosquitos to humans. Common symptoms include fev ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJUL 27, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Humans have a distinctive skeleton, and are the only bipedal great apes. While the evolution of the human skeleton enabl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Cornell University have found a way to increase carbon sequestration and the yield from tobacco plants, u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
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A variety of factors can affect a person's weight, including personal habits like what they eat and how much activity th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Cystitis and urinary tract infections can be a recurrent problem for many people. The pathogenic bacteria that can cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Two live tangled individuals of freshwater hairworm, can be seen in this image by Gonzalo GiribetWritten By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2023Cancer
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Before the Cambrian explosion, also known as the biological big bang, produced a huge array of animals. But the foundati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The immune system is an incredibly complex system that has some amazing capabilities. It can eliminate dangerous cells t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2023Microbiology
The bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi causes a disease called Scrub typhus or bush typhus, and it spreads to people throu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2023Cancer
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The lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still unclear. More research has come out describing long-term adverse ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJUL 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
We still don't know a lot about how bacteria and viruses relate to one another in built environments such as buildings a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Systemic lupus erythematosus is the most common form of lupus, and is an autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2023Microbiology
A few years ago, scientists discovered that a species of bacteria called Geobacter carried an appendage that could condu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Anna Bennett, Science Writer @ Promega Short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping is a leading method for DNA analysis. ...JUL 10, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's identity is based on the genes it expresses, and scientists have been studying gene expression mechanisms f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2023Microbiology
In 2009, the first Candida auris infection was described, and since then it has become a serious problem in healthcare s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Many cancer cells carry too many or too few chromosomes - aneuploidy. Scientists have known this for a very long time, b ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing can be a very beneficial technology; it can diagnose unusual or rare disorders, and can improve the trea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that as many as one-third of Americans suffer from chronic pain, and many medications that have been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists have shown that a protein called NLRP11 has an essential role in the immune system; it alerts the body that a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2023
Immunology
Malaria is a possibly fatal disease caused by a parasite transferred by mosquitos to humans. Common symptoms include fev
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUL 27, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have a distinctive skeleton, and are the only bipedal great apes. While the evolution of the human skeleton enabl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Cornell University have found a way to increase carbon sequestration and the yield from tobacco plants, u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it was clear that many people who became infected did not show any sign of illness. No
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A variety of factors can affect a person's weight, including personal habits like what they eat and how much activity th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cystitis and urinary tract infections can be a recurrent problem for many people. The pathogenic bacteria that can cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Two live tangled individuals of freshwater hairworm, can be seen in this image by Gonzalo Giribet
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2023
Cancer
Dogs can develop various types of cancer, including melanomas, lymphomas, and sarcomas. In fact, canine cancer occ
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 16, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Before the Cambrian explosion, also known as the biological big bang, produced a huge array of animals. But the foundati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The immune system is an incredibly complex system that has some amazing capabilities. It can eliminate dangerous cells t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2023
Microbiology
The bacterium Orientia tsutsugamushi causes a disease called Scrub typhus or bush typhus, and it spreads to people throu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2023
Cancer
Obesity, a disease characterized by an unhealthy amount of body fat, can put individuals at an elevated risk of other di
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 13, 2023
Immunology
The lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still unclear. More research has come out describing long-term adverse
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUL 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
We still don't know a lot about how bacteria and viruses relate to one another in built environments such as buildings a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Systemic lupus erythematosus is the most common form of lupus, and is an autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2023
Microbiology
A few years ago, scientists discovered that a species of bacteria called Geobacter carried an appendage that could condu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Anna Bennett, Science Writer @ Promega Short tandem repeat (STR) genotyping is a leading method for DNA analysis.
...
JUL 10, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's identity is based on the genes it expresses, and scientists have been studying gene expression mechanisms f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2023
Microbiology
In 2009, the first Candida auris infection was described, and since then it has become a serious problem in healthcare s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Many cancer cells carry too many or too few chromosomes - aneuploidy. Scientists have known this for a very long time, b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch