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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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MAY 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The words “molecular biology” might sound intimidating to most, but it’s not quite as bad as you think ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene editing has Brough beneficial changes to many foods. Now, researchers have engineered a plant that produced tomatoe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2022Cancer
In 2006, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) began a cancer gen ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 24, 2022Plants & Animals
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Geneticists have sought to understand the impact of genetic mutations, and what drives and maintains changes in DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), Western equine encephalitis (WEEV), Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEEV) are ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have recently identified several proteins that circulate in the blood, and are thought to cause migraine hea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2022Immunology
The world has quickly learned that the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19. But it can also cause another disorder in child ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Labroots’ virtual events are a fantastic way to network and learn about others’ work. These events feature p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned a lot about individual genes, especially those that are connected to human disease. And while we ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Gulf War illness (GWI) is an umbrella term that describes an array of chronic symptoms that have impacted an estimated 2 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2022Health & Medicine
Adolescence is a time of exploration, but actions during this period of life can have long-term consequences, one of whi ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 15, 2022Health & Medicine
The University of Maryland School of Medicine reached a medical milestone this year when it transplanted a genetically-e ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 14, 2022Immunology
Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Mental illness has become increasingly common. The number of people with anxiety and depression, specifically, has stead ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The genetic mutations that have been studied the most are those that have been linked to human disease, but what about m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Proline is an amino acid that is required for a variety of essential functions. Researchers have now found that proline ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
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The composition of the gut microbiome is predictive of patient responses to statins. The corresponding study was publish ...Written By: Annie Lennon
MAY 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The words “molecular biology” might sound intimidating to most, but it’s not quite as bad as you think
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene editing has Brough beneficial changes to many foods. Now, researchers have engineered a plant that produced tomatoe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2022
Cancer
In 2006, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) began a cancer gen
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 24, 2022
Plants & Animals
Researchers at the University of California-Riverside are looking at how plants handle and respond to stressful situatio
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 24, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In another advance for CRISPR technology, researchers have devised a way to edit genes in insects, including cockroaches
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
You may have heard of haploid and diploid species, which carry one set of unpaired chromosomes, or two sets chromosomes,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2022
Technology
Everyone loves and plays video games. Right from when we’re kids, we’re hooked on video games, and we play t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 23, 2022
Health & Medicine
Since the onset of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have been trying to determine why COVID-19 is more severe in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Geneticists have sought to understand the impact of genetic mutations, and what drives and maintains changes in DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), Western equine encephalitis (WEEV), Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEEV) are
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have recently identified several proteins that circulate in the blood, and are thought to cause migraine hea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2022
Immunology
The world has quickly learned that the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19. But it can also cause another disorder in child
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Labroots’ virtual events are a fantastic way to network and learn about others’ work. These events feature p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned a lot about individual genes, especially those that are connected to human disease. And while we
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Gulf War illness (GWI) is an umbrella term that describes an array of chronic symptoms that have impacted an estimated 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2022
Health & Medicine
Adolescence is a time of exploration, but actions during this period of life can have long-term consequences, one of whi
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 15, 2022
Health & Medicine
The University of Maryland School of Medicine reached a medical milestone this year when it transplanted a genetically-e
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 14, 2022
Immunology
Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Mental illness has become increasingly common. The number of people with anxiety and depression, specifically, has stead
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The genetic mutations that have been studied the most are those that have been linked to human disease, but what about m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proline is an amino acid that is required for a variety of essential functions. Researchers have now found that proline
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Heart complications are often observed in severe or fatal cases of Influenza. These problems can include electrical malf
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAY 12, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The composition of the gut microbiome is predictive of patient responses to statins. The corresponding study was publish
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon