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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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APR 11, 2025Earth & The Environment
The Earth's Critical Zone encompasses our air, water, and earth, all of the organisms within them, and the processes tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have developed a novel gene editing tool that could have vast implications for research and therapeutics. Thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
When the spine or spinal cord do not form properly, a disorder called spina bifida arises...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2025Genetics & Genomics
There is plenty of evidence to show that smoking cigarettes increases the risk of cancer and other health problems, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Music holds a tremendous amount of meaning and significance, and is a central part of human culture and expression. Peop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2025Genetics & Genomics
When a cell divides, the genome has to be duplicated, then the two copies separated and one goes to each daughter cell. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
When a drug causes an unintended effect, that is an adverse drug reaction (ADR); they can range from mild to severe or e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2025Genetics & Genomics
These findings could help scientists design better treatments for bowel diseases, which take an entirely new approach th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2025Genetics & Genomics
In pregnancy, the placenta is the link between mother and child, and this prenatal environment can have huge influences ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2025Genetics & Genomics
As our bodies grow, cells proliferate to form tissues, and cells frequently have to be repaired or replaced throughout l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2025Microbiology
This work has also created a kind of "treasure map" that investigators can use to fill in the gaps in our knowledge.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Parkinson's Disease has an early onset form, which affects patients before they reach age 50, and is due to genetic muta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists and clinicians have long sought biomarkers that can reveal biological age, and the mechanisms that drive agin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Genes have to be expressed in the right place, at the time, and at the right levels. Scientists wanted to know more abou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Blood donation is an important way to support community health. A consistent, reliable and safe blood supply is necessar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Some dogs, like Labrador retrievers, are prone to obesity. Scientists have investigated the genetics of British Labrador ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have identified a gene that can significantly increase the risk of Parkinson's disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2025Drug Discovery & Development
Labroots’ virtual events are designed to spark impactful scientific discussions while connecting with individuals ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 04, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created a new therapeutic approach for testing fragile X syndrome, which is the most common genetic caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Cooperation is common in nature. While cancer cells have been known to compete with each other for resources, it seems t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2025Earth & The Environment
Scientists used UK Biobank data to study an old question - is nature (or our genes), or nurture (or environmental factor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2025Genetics & Genomics
A part of the brain called the pallium is responsible for complex functions and cognition, and is one thing that sets hu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2025Microbiology
Worldwide, hepatitis B is thought to be the second deadliest infection; about 5% of the global population are infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Only around two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, and while those proteins carry out many important functi ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2025
Earth & The Environment
The Earth's Critical Zone encompasses our air, water, and earth, all of the organisms within them, and the processes tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have developed a novel gene editing tool that could have vast implications for research and therapeutics. Thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
When the spine or spinal cord do not form properly, a disorder called spina bifida arises...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
There is plenty of evidence to show that smoking cigarettes increases the risk of cancer and other health problems, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Music holds a tremendous amount of meaning and significance, and is a central part of human culture and expression. Peop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
When a cell divides, the genome has to be duplicated, then the two copies separated and one goes to each daughter cell.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
When a drug causes an unintended effect, that is an adverse drug reaction (ADR); they can range from mild to severe or e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
These findings could help scientists design better treatments for bowel diseases, which take an entirely new approach th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
In pregnancy, the placenta is the link between mother and child, and this prenatal environment can have huge influences
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
As our bodies grow, cells proliferate to form tissues, and cells frequently have to be repaired or replaced throughout l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2025
Microbiology
This work has also created a kind of "treasure map" that investigators can use to fill in the gaps in our knowledge.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Parkinson's Disease has an early onset form, which affects patients before they reach age 50, and is due to genetic muta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists and clinicians have long sought biomarkers that can reveal biological age, and the mechanisms that drive agin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genes have to be expressed in the right place, at the time, and at the right levels. Scientists wanted to know more abou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Blood donation is an important way to support community health. A consistent, reliable and safe blood supply is necessar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Some dogs, like Labrador retrievers, are prone to obesity. Scientists have investigated the genetics of British Labrador
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have identified a gene that can significantly increase the risk of Parkinson's disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2025
Drug Discovery & Development
Labroots’ virtual events are designed to spark impactful scientific discussions while connecting with individuals
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 04, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created a new therapeutic approach for testing fragile X syndrome, which is the most common genetic caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cooperation is common in nature. While cancer cells have been known to compete with each other for resources, it seems t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Scientists used UK Biobank data to study an old question - is nature (or our genes), or nurture (or environmental factor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
A part of the brain called the pallium is responsible for complex functions and cognition, and is one thing that sets hu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2025
Microbiology
Worldwide, hepatitis B is thought to be the second deadliest infection; about 5% of the global population are infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Only around two percent of the human genome codes for proteins, and while those proteins carry out many important functi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch