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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 22, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Most cells carry the complete genome in their nucleus, and as cells divide and age, they can pick up mutations in that g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Prokaryotic cells, which include all bacteria and archaea, are ancient, and relatively simple compared to eukaryotic cel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some things most organisms need to survive, like protein, fat, or sugars. But dietary requirements can vary wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2022Cancer
Recent advances in immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have led to significant clinical benefits for patients with variou ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 19, 2022Immunology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that is thought to have been around for about 150 mil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Genes are transcribed from DNA into RNA, which is then processed in various ways before being translated into proteins. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2022Immunology
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which the airways narrow, which impairs breathing and causes coughing or ti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2022Immunology
The immune system is an incredibly complex system that has to be able to rapidly spring into action, and then shut down ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
While changes in the genetic code usually get attention because they cause disease, there are some genetic mutations tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Both Geneticists and Archaeologists at the University of Huddersfield have joined together to further research regarding ...Written By: Mandy WoodsAPR 13, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies contain many different cell types, which are defined by the genes they express and the functions they carry o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2022Microbiology
Microbes have colonized every part of the world, including our bodies, and there are so may we know nothing about. Advan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Transcription factors are genes that, once expressed, can influence the activity of other genes, sometimes many other ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2022Health & Medicine
Clinical trials are soon to be underway to examine the effectiveness of vaccines meant to prevent or delay cancer in hig ...Written By: Alexandria BassAPR 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Just like humans, bacteria can be attacked by infectious pathogens, and microbes also have immune defense systems. One o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Genome wide association studies seek to understand how very small change sin the human genome can contribute to disease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2022Technology
Coronary artery disease(CAD) is the most common form of heart disease, affecting about 18 million adult Americans each y ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 05, 2022Immunology
Twin studies can be enormously helpful to researchers that are trying to determine if the cause of a disease is genetic. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
About 1.5 million new HIV infections are thought to have occurred last year, and while COVID-19 has dominated concerns a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2022Health & Medicine
It turns out you can have Delta and Omicron at the same time, and it can lead to the recombinant variant deltacron. Firs ...Written By: Alexandria BassAPR 03, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The Human Genome Project was declared complete in 2002. But it wasn't exactly finished. Mysterious, repetitive sequences ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2022Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery within the coleiod cephalopod species has further pushed back its known origin by approximately 82 mi ...Written By: Mandy WoodsMAR 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Only a few decades ago, people suffering from genetic disorders were left to wonder what was causing their health proble ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to express the right genes to carry out the essential functions of life. When genes are expressed, they are t ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Most cells carry the complete genome in their nucleus, and as cells divide and age, they can pick up mutations in that g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Prokaryotic cells, which include all bacteria and archaea, are ancient, and relatively simple compared to eukaryotic cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are some things most organisms need to survive, like protein, fat, or sugars. But dietary requirements can vary wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2022
Cancer
Recent advances in immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have led to significant clinical benefits for patients with variou
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 19, 2022
Immunology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that is thought to have been around for about 150 mil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Genes are transcribed from DNA into RNA, which is then processed in various ways before being translated into proteins.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2022
Immunology
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which the airways narrow, which impairs breathing and causes coughing or ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2022
Immunology
The immune system is an incredibly complex system that has to be able to rapidly spring into action, and then shut down
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
While changes in the genetic code usually get attention because they cause disease, there are some genetic mutations tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Both Geneticists and Archaeologists at the University of Huddersfield have joined together to further research regarding
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
APR 13, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies contain many different cell types, which are defined by the genes they express and the functions they carry o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes have colonized every part of the world, including our bodies, and there are so may we know nothing about. Advan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Transcription factors are genes that, once expressed, can influence the activity of other genes, sometimes many other ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2022
Health & Medicine
Clinical trials are soon to be underway to examine the effectiveness of vaccines meant to prevent or delay cancer in hig
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
APR 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Just like humans, bacteria can be attacked by infectious pathogens, and microbes also have immune defense systems. One o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Genome wide association studies seek to understand how very small change sin the human genome can contribute to disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2022
Technology
Coronary artery disease(CAD) is the most common form of heart disease, affecting about 18 million adult Americans each y
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 05, 2022
Immunology
Twin studies can be enormously helpful to researchers that are trying to determine if the cause of a disease is genetic.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
About 1.5 million new HIV infections are thought to have occurred last year, and while COVID-19 has dominated concerns a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2022
Health & Medicine
It turns out you can have Delta and Omicron at the same time, and it can lead to the recombinant variant deltacron. Firs
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
APR 03, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The Human Genome Project was declared complete in 2002. But it wasn't exactly finished. Mysterious, repetitive sequences
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2022
Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery within the coleiod cephalopod species has further pushed back its known origin by approximately 82 mi
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAR 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Only a few decades ago, people suffering from genetic disorders were left to wonder what was causing their health proble
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to express the right genes to carry out the essential functions of life. When genes are expressed, they are t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch