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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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JUN 13, 2022Microbiology
The human body plays host to a variety of microorganisms, including fungi like Candida albicans. Some strains of Candida ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2022Neuroscience
People who have multiple cardiometabolic conditions have a three times higher dementia risk than those with a high genet ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Genes hold the recipe for proteins, which are made of amino acids. DNA only has four letters, or nucleotides, and each s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2022Immunology
Schizophrenia is estimated to impact around 24 million people, which is about 1 in 300 people worldwide. This poorly und ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2022Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that over 262 million people around the world have asthma, a chronic conditionWritten By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria have helped lay the foundations for complex life by creating a hospitable atmosphere on our planet, and they co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2022Neuroscience
While buildups of aberrant proteins called amyloid plaques have long been linked to the development of Alzheimer's d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Labroots hosted its 6th Annual Laboratory Automation Virtual Event on May 18, 2022. The speaker roster for this free con ...Written By: Kerry CharronJUN 05, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Height has long been linked to an increase in the risk of disease, but what's been tough to determine is whether thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The Salmonella bacterium is a common cause of foodborne illness, and it isn't unusual to find strains of the microbe in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2022Plants & Animals
A new study published in Science Advances explores the unique evolutionary processes among certain genes in certain fish ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 03, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Seeds are where it all begins when growing high quality weed. Here's how to select the right ones.Written By: Helaine KrysikJUN 02, 2022Immunology
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, researchers isolated SARS-CoV-2 and began studying the virus. The information scie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There are about three billion bases in the human genome, and each letter is either an adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2022Health & Medicine
Afraid of New Things? You’re Genes Could be Responsible Scientists have discovered a significant difference in how ...Written By: Joshua AehJUN 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Some people with unexplained liver and kidney issues may now have an answer. Researchers have found that mutations in a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics were a revolutionary tool in the fight against bacterial infections. In recent years, however, the emergence ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 29, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria, organelles popularly known as powerhouses, are found in every cell, and they are crucial to cell function. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Scientists changed biomedical engineering and took gene editing to a new level when they created CRISPR-Cas9, which util ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2022Immunology
From birth, our immune system is ready to spring into action to protect us from pathogenic invaders. Like the rest of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in our gut have a significant impact on many aspects of our health. New research has indicated that bacteri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Some species of lizards can detach their tails from their bodies when they feel threatened. This common defense mechanis ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizMAY 26, 2022Cannabis Sciences
A new published commentary in the Journal of Cannabis Research indicated that cannabis crystallinity may determine level ...Written By: Kerry Charron
JUN 13, 2022
Microbiology
The human body plays host to a variety of microorganisms, including fungi like Candida albicans. Some strains of Candida
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2022
Neuroscience
People who have multiple cardiometabolic conditions have a three times higher dementia risk than those with a high genet
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Genes hold the recipe for proteins, which are made of amino acids. DNA only has four letters, or nucleotides, and each s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2022
Immunology
Schizophrenia is estimated to impact around 24 million people, which is about 1 in 300 people worldwide. This poorly und
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that over 262 million people around the world have asthma, a chronic condition
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria have helped lay the foundations for complex life by creating a hospitable atmosphere on our planet, and they co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2022
Neuroscience
While buildups of aberrant proteins called amyloid plaques have long been linked to the development of Alzheimer's d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Labroots hosted its 6th Annual Laboratory Automation Virtual Event on May 18, 2022. The speaker roster for this free con
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUN 05, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Height has long been linked to an increase in the risk of disease, but what's been tough to determine is whether thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Salmonella bacterium is a common cause of foodborne illness, and it isn't unusual to find strains of the microbe in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2022
Plants & Animals
A new study published in Science Advances explores the unique evolutionary processes among certain genes in certain fish
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 03, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Seeds are where it all begins when growing high quality weed. Here's how to select the right ones.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
JUN 02, 2022
Immunology
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, researchers isolated SARS-CoV-2 and began studying the virus. The information scie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There are about three billion bases in the human genome, and each letter is either an adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2022
Health & Medicine
Afraid of New Things? You’re Genes Could be Responsible Scientists have discovered a significant difference in how
...
Written By:
Joshua Aeh
JUN 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Some people with unexplained liver and kidney issues may now have an answer. Researchers have found that mutations in a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics were a revolutionary tool in the fight against bacterial infections. In recent years, however, the emergence
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 29, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria, organelles popularly known as powerhouses, are found in every cell, and they are crucial to cell function.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists changed biomedical engineering and took gene editing to a new level when they created CRISPR-Cas9, which util
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2022
Immunology
From birth, our immune system is ready to spring into action to protect us from pathogenic invaders. Like the rest of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut have a significant impact on many aspects of our health. New research has indicated that bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Some species of lizards can detach their tails from their bodies when they feel threatened. This common defense mechanis
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
MAY 26, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A new published commentary in the Journal of Cannabis Research indicated that cannabis crystallinity may determine level
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron