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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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SEP 27, 2021Microbiology
Rift Valley fever virus is carried by mosquitoes, and when it's passed to livestock including cattle, goats, and sheep, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2021Cancer
Inflammation occurs when the immune response, including immune cells and mediators they produce, protect you from danger ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans can produce millions or even billions of antibodies, so only so many can be captured and screened. But those anti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2021Health & Medicine
After a year-long study, researchers have assembled a detailed narrative about how the SARS-Cov-2 virus has spread on th ...Written By: Hannah DanielSEP 24, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Researchers made huge steps in mitigating the virulence of a mango plant toxin by exploiting the bacteria and signal pat ...Written By: Hannah DanielSEP 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
This photo by Sozen & Jorgensen et al., Nature Communications, shows an embryo-like structure made from human stem cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Kleefstra syndrome is a rare genetic disease caused by a mutation or deletion in one copy of a gene called EHMT1, which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for the first oral therapy to ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizSEP 23, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Our skin is home to a carnival of millions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that together form the dermal microbio ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The technology for CRISPR originated in a bacterial immune defense system. Now, the team of one of the researchers who h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2021Immunology
Antibodies are highly specialized proteins produced by the immune system that stick on to foreign invaders in the body w ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 22, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
While many changes have been observed in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, amyloid plaques are considered a ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2021Cardiology
For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2021Health & Medicine
Exercise is commonly touted as a good way to improve mental health, but little is known about why physical activity can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2021Health & Medicine
A study from University College London found a genetic mutation in a gene encoding for more accurate translation of prot ...Written By: Alexandria BassSEP 22, 2021Cancer
The human genome consists of genetic material known as DNA. We all have unique DNA sequences made up of four bases ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Eczema is a chronic, dry skin condition that affects millions of people. A form of the disorder called atopic dermatitis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are absolutely essential for the survival of organisms; they carry out many functions that are critical to life ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Palaeoarchaeologists, human geographers, and other scientists have sought to understand the evolution of humans, their c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2021Microbiology
Some parasites are known to turn their hosts into mindless servants, or zombies, that only function to serve the parasit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The DNA in our cells can accumulate damage over may years. Environmental influences like UV light or cigarette smoke may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Ancient families that lived together were unlikely to have mated with one another, new research has suggested. Scientist ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Microbiology
Rift Valley fever virus is carried by mosquitoes, and when it's passed to livestock including cattle, goats, and sheep,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Cancer
Inflammation occurs when the immune response, including immune cells and mediators they produce, protect you from danger
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans can produce millions or even billions of antibodies, so only so many can be captured and screened. But those anti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
After a year-long study, researchers have assembled a detailed narrative about how the SARS-Cov-2 virus has spread on th
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
SEP 24, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers made huge steps in mitigating the virulence of a mango plant toxin by exploiting the bacteria and signal pat
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
SEP 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
This photo by Sozen & Jorgensen et al., Nature Communications, shows an embryo-like structure made from human stem cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Kleefstra syndrome is a rare genetic disease caused by a mutation or deletion in one copy of a gene called EHMT1, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Last week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for the first oral therapy to
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
SEP 23, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Our skin is home to a carnival of millions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses that together form the dermal microbio
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The technology for CRISPR originated in a bacterial immune defense system. Now, the team of one of the researchers who h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2021
Immunology
Antibodies are highly specialized proteins produced by the immune system that stick on to foreign invaders in the body w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
While many changes have been observed in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients, amyloid plaques are considered a ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2021
Cardiology
For years, researchers at the Texas Heart Institute have been investigating the natural biochemical processes related to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
Exercise is commonly touted as a good way to improve mental health, but little is known about why physical activity can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
A study from University College London found a genetic mutation in a gene encoding for more accurate translation of prot
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 22, 2021
Cancer
The human genome consists of genetic material known as DNA. We all have unique DNA sequences made up of four bases
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Eczema is a chronic, dry skin condition that affects millions of people. A form of the disorder called atopic dermatitis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are absolutely essential for the survival of organisms; they carry out many functions that are critical to life
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Palaeoarchaeologists, human geographers, and other scientists have sought to understand the evolution of humans, their c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2021
Microbiology
Some parasites are known to turn their hosts into mindless servants, or zombies, that only function to serve the parasit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The DNA in our cells can accumulate damage over may years. Environmental influences like UV light or cigarette smoke may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Ancient families that lived together were unlikely to have mated with one another, new research has suggested. Scientist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch