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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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JAN 25, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by four main symptoms that inc ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJAN 25, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Animal research models are only as effective as their ability to simulate human disease. Depending on the conditio ...Sponsored By: ingenious targeting laboratory TingJAN 25, 2022Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 25, 2022Cancer
Obesity is related to various types of cancer. Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the risk of ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 24, 2022Microbiology
Some of our best medicine has come from nature, and scientists are always on the lookout for natural products that can b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2022Health & Medicine
Scientists may have finally figured out a genetic cause of male infertility. Researchers at Newcastle University in the ...Written By: Hannah DanielJAN 21, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Life on earth is rich with diversity, and while we know a lot about some organisms, there is still so much more to learn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2022Health & Medicine
After reviewing data, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) concludes there is a likely causal relationship between the UK ...Written By: Alexandria BassJAN 20, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Nanoparticles—tiny spheres carrying a biologically-active cargo—have the potential to transform how w ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool is often used with an enzyme called Cas9, which targets and cuts genomic DNA. While this te ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Asthma is a chronic condition that is characterized by difficulty breathing, coughing, and wheezing which is caused, in ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJAN 18, 2022Immunology
Viruses such as coronaviruses can be transmitted when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Cells called macroph ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 17, 2022Microbiology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that impacts nearly 3 million people around the world. The cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2022Health & Medicine
Doctors have performed the first successful transplantation of a pig heart into a human. David Bennett, a 57-year-old ma ...Written By: Hannah DanielJAN 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Whether they're damaged by injury or disease, or simply conducting the daily maintenance required for life, organisms ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2022Health & Medicine
Despite initial fears last November that genetic changes to the Omicron variant might spell disaster for humans, rodent ...Written By: Alexandria BassJAN 13, 2022Neuroscience
Neuroscientists uncover neural basis of emotional responses to musicJAN 13, 2022Immunology
Antibodies are a core part of the immune system's pathogen-fighting arsenal, defending the body against bacte ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 11, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In biology, it's sometimes said that form follows function; the shape of a protein can have a major impact on how it wor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2022Microbiology
We are closely connected to the microbes in our gastrointestinal tract. They have a significant influence on various asp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There's lots of stuff we can't see in the air, and it seems that includes DNA. Two new studies in Current Biology have r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2022Cancer
Racial disparities exist between Black and White populations in many types of cancer. Researchers actively investi ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 09, 2022Plants & Animals
Epilepsy is a disorder characterized by abnormal brain activity (often caused by a genetic condition, injury, or stroke) ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 07, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
This week, 23andMe, the consumer genetic testing giant, announced that it has begun a phase 1 clinical trial o ...Written By: J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 25, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by four main symptoms that inc
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 25, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Animal research models are only as effective as their ability to simulate human disease. Depending on the conditio
...
Sponsored By:
ingenious targeting laboratory Ting
JAN 25, 2022
Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 25, 2022
Cancer
Obesity is related to various types of cancer. Numerous epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the risk of
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 24, 2022
Microbiology
Some of our best medicine has come from nature, and scientists are always on the lookout for natural products that can b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2022
Health & Medicine
Scientists may have finally figured out a genetic cause of male infertility. Researchers at Newcastle University in the
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Life on earth is rich with diversity, and while we know a lot about some organisms, there is still so much more to learn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
After reviewing data, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) concludes there is a likely causal relationship between the UK
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 20, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Nanoparticles—tiny spheres carrying a biologically-active cargo—have the potential to transform how w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR gene editing tool is often used with an enzyme called Cas9, which targets and cuts genomic DNA. While this te
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Asthma is a chronic condition that is characterized by difficulty breathing, coughing, and wheezing which is caused, in
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 18, 2022
Immunology
Viruses such as coronaviruses can be transmitted when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Cells called macroph
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 17, 2022
Microbiology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that impacts nearly 3 million people around the world. The cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2022
Health & Medicine
Doctors have performed the first successful transplantation of a pig heart into a human. David Bennett, a 57-year-old ma
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Whether they're damaged by injury or disease, or simply conducting the daily maintenance required for life, organisms ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2022
Health & Medicine
Despite initial fears last November that genetic changes to the Omicron variant might spell disaster for humans, rodent
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JAN 13, 2022
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists uncover neural basis of emotional responses to music
JAN 13, 2022
Immunology
Antibodies are a core part of the immune system's pathogen-fighting arsenal, defending the body against bacte
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In biology, it's sometimes said that form follows function; the shape of a protein can have a major impact on how it wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2022
Microbiology
We are closely connected to the microbes in our gastrointestinal tract. They have a significant influence on various asp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There's lots of stuff we can't see in the air, and it seems that includes DNA. Two new studies in Current Biology have r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2022
Cancer
Racial disparities exist between Black and White populations in many types of cancer. Researchers actively investi
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 09, 2022
Plants & Animals
Epilepsy is a disorder characterized by abnormal brain activity (often caused by a genetic condition, injury, or stroke)
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 07, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
This week, 23andMe, the consumer genetic testing giant, announced that it has begun a phase 1 clinical trial o
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz