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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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MAR 07, 2023Health & Medicine
When loud vibrations damage the cochlea, macrophages are activated. These immune system cells change morphology and gene ...Written By: Amielle MorenoMAR 05, 2023Microbiology
Estimates vary, but Streptococcus pyogenes infections may be responsible for the deaths of over 500,000 people every yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found that when a gene called SMCHD1 carries mutations, it can result in disease. This gene encodes for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2023Microbiology
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a rare type of cancer that impacts T cells, a crucial immune cell that plays an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2023Cardiology
Infection with a common oral bacteria may increase the risk of heart disease.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 02, 2023Neuroscience
Researchers in Sweden have cultivated electrodes in living brain tissue using the body’s molecules. The body&rsquo ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 28, 2023Neuroscience
Scientists are still learning about how we gain the ability to read and write. One team of researchers has turned to an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2023Technology
Cancer continues to have an increasingly large impact on humans around the globe. In the U.S. in 2020, for example, it w ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome of a cell carries all the genes it will ever need, and when a gene is active, it gets transcribed into messen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The climate is changing and making droughts more severe and frequent. That is expected to impact food production too, as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2023Microbiology
Scientists have found that a gene that has been previously identified in many animals and their associated microbes can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The earth has a magnetic field, and some animals such as monarch butterflies and turtles can use it to navigate during l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a pill used to treat a common skin disease may also hold promise for alcohol use disorder. T ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 22, 2023Neuroscience
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be linked to mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and suicidal ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 21, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The Griffith Lab at UNC discovered telomeric protein & potential biomarker VR (green), shown in the nuclei (blue) of hum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The human genome typically contains two sex chromosomes, and males usually have an X and a Y chromosome while most women ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
We spend a lot of time indoors, and indoor air quality can have a significant impact on our health. Indoor pollutants ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work reported in Nature highlighted the importance of methylation on mRNA; these chemical tags can have a dramati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2023Microbiology
Partners can accomplish amazing things, and it seems that is true for bacteria. Large colonies of bacteria called biofil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 17, 2023Chemistry & Physics
The bathroom can be a sacred place in one's home. A moment of silence, some privacy, or a place for self-care even. ...Written By: Mandy WoodsFEB 16, 2023Earth & The Environment
Archaeologists working in the rugged Negev Desert in Southern Israel have made an exciting discovery among the Nitzana d ...Written By: Timothy JamesFEB 15, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an disease where the muscle experiences “dystrophy,” meaning muscle los ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 15, 2023Plants & Animals
Neandertals show love in many ways--partnerships, caring for sick community members, and with intentional burials.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
MAR 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
When loud vibrations damage the cochlea, macrophages are activated. These immune system cells change morphology and gene
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
MAR 05, 2023
Microbiology
Estimates vary, but Streptococcus pyogenes infections may be responsible for the deaths of over 500,000 people every yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found that when a gene called SMCHD1 carries mutations, it can result in disease. This gene encodes for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2023
Microbiology
Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a rare type of cancer that impacts T cells, a crucial immune cell that plays an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2023
Cardiology
Infection with a common oral bacteria may increase the risk of heart disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 02, 2023
Neuroscience
Researchers in Sweden have cultivated electrodes in living brain tissue using the body’s molecules. The body&rsquo
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 28, 2023
Neuroscience
Scientists are still learning about how we gain the ability to read and write. One team of researchers has turned to an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2023
Technology
Cancer continues to have an increasingly large impact on humans around the globe. In the U.S. in 2020, for example, it w
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome of a cell carries all the genes it will ever need, and when a gene is active, it gets transcribed into messen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The climate is changing and making droughts more severe and frequent. That is expected to impact food production too, as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Microbiology
Scientists have found that a gene that has been previously identified in many animals and their associated microbes can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The earth has a magnetic field, and some animals such as monarch butterflies and turtles can use it to navigate during l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that a pill used to treat a common skin disease may also hold promise for alcohol use disorder. T
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 22, 2023
Neuroscience
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) may be linked to mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, and suicidal
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 21, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Griffith Lab at UNC discovered telomeric protein & potential biomarker VR (green), shown in the nuclei (blue) of hum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome typically contains two sex chromosomes, and males usually have an X and a Y chromosome while most women
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
We spend a lot of time indoors, and indoor air quality can have a significant impact on our health. Indoor pollutants ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work reported in Nature highlighted the importance of methylation on mRNA; these chemical tags can have a dramati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Microbiology
Partners can accomplish amazing things, and it seems that is true for bacteria. Large colonies of bacteria called biofil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 17, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
The bathroom can be a sacred place in one's home. A moment of silence, some privacy, or a place for self-care even.
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
FEB 16, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Archaeologists working in the rugged Negev Desert in Southern Israel have made an exciting discovery among the Nitzana d
...
Written By:
Timothy James
FEB 15, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an disease where the muscle experiences “dystrophy,” meaning muscle los
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
FEB 15, 2023
Plants & Animals
Neandertals show love in many ways--partnerships, caring for sick community members, and with intentional burials.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt