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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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SEP 27, 2022Neuroscience
Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, which occurs when the brain's supply of oxygen and blood is blocked for a period of time, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Parasitic whipworm eggs have been isolated from fossilized human fecal samples that were estimated to be over 7,000 year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2022Microbiology
New research has suggested that bacteria that live in the human mouth could work as model organisms that can help us fin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, active genes are transcribed into mRNA molecules, which can be edited and processed in a variety of ways, to u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2022Neuroscience
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In a recent study published in Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine, a team of researchers have developed a n ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been searching for an answer to the question of what makes us human for decades. Many have looked to our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2022Immunology
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The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2022Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2022Neuroscience
A study published in eLife examined the subtle differences in functional organization between the left and right side of ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 20, 2022Microbiology
Drug resistant bacterial infections are expected to increase, and these dangerous illnesses already claim the lives of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The promise of NGS in personalized cancer care For years, next-generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled oncologists to id ...Sponsored By: Roche SequencingSEP 19, 2022Neuroscience
There are important neural circuits in the hypothalamus that help us sense our own hunger and when we feel full after a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2022Cardiology
In a recent study published in World Psychiatry, an international team of researchers suggests that people with attentio ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 18, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It is extremely challenging to study human development. There are animal models that can tell us how general aspects of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Loperamide, a common anti-diarrhea drug, may treat social symptoms related to autism. The corresponding study was publis ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
This interview series is focused on the graduate student experience across all STEM fields that allows them to get their ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections start to get better within several days, although infected people can shed virus a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2022Infographics
Modern dogs, which have descended from a now-extinct lineage of wolves, are often called “man’s best friend& ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 15, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Staff shortages and increasing sample volume are the factors typically driving laboratories to assess their current work ...Sponsored By: PerkinElmerSEP 15, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a mountain of evidence has revealed the significance of the human gut microbiome, a community of bacter ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2022Technology
Choroideremia is a rare genetic condition that causes the eye to lose all layers of the retina, the thin layer of tissue ...Written By: Ryan Vingum
SEP 27, 2022
Neuroscience
Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury, which occurs when the brain's supply of oxygen and blood is blocked for a period of time,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Parasitic whipworm eggs have been isolated from fossilized human fecal samples that were estimated to be over 7,000 year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2022
Microbiology
New research has suggested that bacteria that live in the human mouth could work as model organisms that can help us fin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, active genes are transcribed into mRNA molecules, which can be edited and processed in a variety of ways, to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2022
Neuroscience
The Life of Her Mind is a new video series focusing on the lives, perspectives, career pathways, and research of women w
...
SEP 23, 2022
Health & Medicine
In a recent study published in Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine, a team of researchers have developed a n
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been searching for an answer to the question of what makes us human for decades. Many have looked to our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2022
Immunology
Immunotherapy is generally known as a treatment for cancer. In CAR T cell therapy, a patient's T cells can be isolat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2022
Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in eLife examined the subtle differences in functional organization between the left and right side of
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 20, 2022
Microbiology
Drug resistant bacterial infections are expected to increase, and these dangerous illnesses already claim the lives of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The promise of NGS in personalized cancer care For years, next-generation sequencing (NGS) has enabled oncologists to id
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Sequencing
SEP 19, 2022
Neuroscience
There are important neural circuits in the hypothalamus that help us sense our own hunger and when we feel full after a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Cardiology
In a recent study published in World Psychiatry, an international team of researchers suggests that people with attentio
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It is extremely challenging to study human development. There are animal models that can tell us how general aspects of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Loperamide, a common anti-diarrhea drug, may treat social symptoms related to autism. The corresponding study was publis
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
This interview series is focused on the graduate student experience across all STEM fields that allows them to get their
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The majority of SARS-CoV-2 infections start to get better within several days, although infected people can shed virus a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2022
Infographics
Modern dogs, which have descended from a now-extinct lineage of wolves, are often called “man’s best friend&
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 15, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Staff shortages and increasing sample volume are the factors typically driving laboratories to assess their current work
...
Sponsored By:
PerkinElmer
SEP 15, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a mountain of evidence has revealed the significance of the human gut microbiome, a community of bacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2022
Technology
Choroideremia is a rare genetic condition that causes the eye to lose all layers of the retina, the thin layer of tissue
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum