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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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DEC 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has changed biomedical research, and has even been used in the clinic in a few cases t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2022Microbiology
This exotic new group of fungi includes these odd "earth tongue" organisms / (Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-SA-4.0)Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2022Immunology
Leukemia patients are more likely to get autoimmune disorders like aplastic anemia or rheumatoid arthritis than unaffect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to target RNA molecules that can have a harmful result. Instead of targeting the genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now discovered yet another way that MYC proteins can promote cancer. MYC has been called a master regula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A common chemotherapy drug may make future generations more susceptible to disease. The corresponding study was publishe ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Vitamin K1- a nutrient found in leafy greens like kale, cabbage, and spinach- may help reduce bone fracture risk in elde ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 29, 2022Cancer
Aging occurs when molecular damage accumulates in cells and tissues throughout the body resulting in dysfunction and dys ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 28, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
MicroRNAs are small (between just 21 and 23 nucleotides), non-coding RNA molecules. They are involved in the post-transc ...Written By: Zoe MichaudNOV 28, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers have found that blocking a certain enzyme halts the growth of a childhood brain cancer tumor. The cor ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 24, 2022Microbiology
Researchers sought to learn how dangerous drug-resistant Klebsiella, which can be found in many places, like farms, hosp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Infection related severe pneumonia and sepsis are often life- threatening. Sepsis alone, kills approximately 11 million ...Sponsored By: Micronbrane MedicalNOV 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2022Genetics & Genomics
ADHD is one of the most common mental health conditions, and it is estimated to impact 5 - 8% of boys, according to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2022Technology
While many animals hibernate (called a state of torpor) on a seasonal basis, they often do it for a singular purpose: to ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 18, 2022Genetics & Genomics
New research based on genomic analysis suggests humans migrated along the Atlantic coast to settle parts of South Americ ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattNOV 18, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are little organelles that have long been known as the powerhouses of the cell. But in recent years, scient ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2022Plants & Animals
The Sumatran rhinoceros are considered a critically endangered species, with an estimated 80 or fewer Sumatran rhinos al ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 17, 2022Plants & Animals
New research shows that honeybees are living half the lifespans they used to only 50 years ago. Researchers from the Uni ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 17, 2022Neuroscience
Harmless, fluorescent proteins allow scientists to track blood flow in mice. The advance could help researchers monitor ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium that is transmitted by tick bites. The incidence of Lyme disease has been increasi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes, preventing breakage. Some cancer cells can use those protective caps to their adv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2022Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, an international team of researchers led by the Universit ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has changed biomedical research, and has even been used in the clinic in a few cases t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2022
Microbiology
This exotic new group of fungi includes these odd "earth tongue" organisms / (Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC-BY-SA-4.0)
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2022
Immunology
Leukemia patients are more likely to get autoimmune disorders like aplastic anemia or rheumatoid arthritis than unaffect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to target RNA molecules that can have a harmful result. Instead of targeting the genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now discovered yet another way that MYC proteins can promote cancer. MYC has been called a master regula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A common chemotherapy drug may make future generations more susceptible to disease. The corresponding study was publishe
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Vitamin K1- a nutrient found in leafy greens like kale, cabbage, and spinach- may help reduce bone fracture risk in elde
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 29, 2022
Cancer
Aging occurs when molecular damage accumulates in cells and tissues throughout the body resulting in dysfunction and dys
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 28, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
MicroRNAs are small (between just 21 and 23 nucleotides), non-coding RNA molecules. They are involved in the post-transc
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
NOV 28, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that blocking a certain enzyme halts the growth of a childhood brain cancer tumor. The cor
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2022
Microbiology
Researchers sought to learn how dangerous drug-resistant Klebsiella, which can be found in many places, like farms, hosp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infection related severe pneumonia and sepsis are often life- threatening. Sepsis alone, kills approximately 11 million
...
Sponsored By:
Micronbrane Medical
NOV 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
ADHD is one of the most common mental health conditions, and it is estimated to impact 5 - 8% of boys, according to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2022
Technology
While many animals hibernate (called a state of torpor) on a seasonal basis, they often do it for a singular purpose: to
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 18, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
New research based on genomic analysis suggests humans migrated along the Atlantic coast to settle parts of South Americ
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
NOV 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are little organelles that have long been known as the powerhouses of the cell. But in recent years, scient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2022
Plants & Animals
The Sumatran rhinoceros are considered a critically endangered species, with an estimated 80 or fewer Sumatran rhinos al
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 17, 2022
Plants & Animals
New research shows that honeybees are living half the lifespans they used to only 50 years ago. Researchers from the Uni
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 17, 2022
Neuroscience
Harmless, fluorescent proteins allow scientists to track blood flow in mice. The advance could help researchers monitor
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
After only a few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had identified the virus that causes the disease, SARS-CoV
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium that is transmitted by tick bites. The incidence of Lyme disease has been increasi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes, preventing breakage. Some cancer cells can use those protective caps to their adv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, an international team of researchers led by the Universit
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc