Follow
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.
-
SEP 02, 2021Immunology
Innate lymphoid cells, or ILCs, are specialized immune cells that are increasingly entering the research spotlight. Thes ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Have you ever felt an instantaneous connection with someone you just met? New research has suggested that there may be a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genetically modified mice, fruit flies, and zebrafish are commonly used in research. Scientists have now developed a met ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study shows that, yes, your metabolism does slow down as you age, but not until you're over 60Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattAUG 30, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes of the world are constantly competing with one another. There are viruses that can infect bacteria, called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2021Cancer
Immunotherapy, a type of treatment that targets a patient’s immune system to enhance the natural ability to attack ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The Wallacean Islands served as stepping stones for the first modern humans as they migrated from Eurasia to Oceania, pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2021Cancer
Researchers have managed to print an entire active and viable glioblastoma tumor- the deadliest form of brain cancer- us ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 29, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of a microRNA might be interfering with neuromuscular synapse function, causing breathing muscle paralysis, sug ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2021Health & Medicine
Since their discovery, there has been an interest in how ABO blood groups and infectious diseases may be related. In add ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioAUG 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
When a virus infects a cell, it usually takes over the cell's machinery to start churning out viral particles, which are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some cases of Alzheimers disease (AD) are known as Familial AD because they are due to genetic mutations. So far, mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2021Technology
Researchers may have found a new druggable target in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), thanks to a CRISPR scre ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 24, 2021Health & Medicine
As the march toward legalization of Marijuana use continues amidst ongoing debate, more attention has been paid to the i ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioAUG 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some rare genetic disorders impair a critical molecule that has to be replaced, or serious disease or disability will oc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, it’s often not the primary tumor that has fatal consequences ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The daily cycle of the planet is reflected in the biology of plants and animals. Even our cells are influenced by what&# ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
One of the most difficult aspects of gene therapy might be ensuring that it gets into the right cells safely so it can h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2021Neuroscience
How well a child does at school is influenced both by genes inherited and not inherited from their parents. The correspo ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Over the past year and a half, may people have been isolated and have spent far more time alone than usual. For some, th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2021Health & Medicine
The rate of viral spread and high mortality demanded a quick response to COVID-19. As such, pre-existing drugs wer ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioAUG 19, 2021Cancer
A berry-producing vine in Japan has shown promise in mouse models for treating lung cancer. The corresponding study was ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Since Shinya Yamanaka developed a method to create stem cells from regular adult skin cells using genetic reprogramming ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2021
Immunology
Innate lymphoid cells, or ILCs, are specialized immune cells that are increasingly entering the research spotlight. Thes
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Have you ever felt an instantaneous connection with someone you just met? New research has suggested that there may be a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genetically modified mice, fruit flies, and zebrafish are commonly used in research. Scientists have now developed a met
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study shows that, yes, your metabolism does slow down as you age, but not until you're over 60
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 30, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes of the world are constantly competing with one another. There are viruses that can infect bacteria, called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have found that the immune systems of some carnivorous animals appear to be defective; they don't express a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2021
Cancer
Immunotherapy, a type of treatment that targets a patient’s immune system to enhance the natural ability to attack
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The Wallacean Islands served as stepping stones for the first modern humans as they migrated from Eurasia to Oceania, pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2021
Cancer
Researchers have managed to print an entire active and viable glioblastoma tumor- the deadliest form of brain cancer- us
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of a microRNA might be interfering with neuromuscular synapse function, causing breathing muscle paralysis, sug
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2021
Health & Medicine
Since their discovery, there has been an interest in how ABO blood groups and infectious diseases may be related. In add
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
AUG 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a virus infects a cell, it usually takes over the cell's machinery to start churning out viral particles, which are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some cases of Alzheimers disease (AD) are known as Familial AD because they are due to genetic mutations. So far, mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2021
Technology
Researchers may have found a new druggable target in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), thanks to a CRISPR scre
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 24, 2021
Health & Medicine
As the march toward legalization of Marijuana use continues amidst ongoing debate, more attention has been paid to the i
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
AUG 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some rare genetic disorders impair a critical molecule that has to be replaced, or serious disease or disability will oc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, it’s often not the primary tumor that has fatal consequences
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The daily cycle of the planet is reflected in the biology of plants and animals. Even our cells are influenced by what&#
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most difficult aspects of gene therapy might be ensuring that it gets into the right cells safely so it can h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2021
Neuroscience
How well a child does at school is influenced both by genes inherited and not inherited from their parents. The correspo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Over the past year and a half, may people have been isolated and have spent far more time alone than usual. For some, th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
The rate of viral spread and high mortality demanded a quick response to COVID-19. As such, pre-existing drugs wer
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
AUG 19, 2021
Cancer
A berry-producing vine in Japan has shown promise in mouse models for treating lung cancer. The corresponding study was
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since Shinya Yamanaka developed a method to create stem cells from regular adult skin cells using genetic reprogramming
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch