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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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NOV 17, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Delivering very large genes to cells can pose a serious challenge, so scientists developed a new method.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2024Microbiology
There are many processes and proteins that help the body fight a flu infection. One of them is known as IFITM3.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The human genome contains about 20,000 protein-coding genes, but that only accounts for roughly two percent of the genom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2024Genetics & Genomics
There are about 80,000 new cases of bladder cancer every year in the US alone. About one-third of cases are diagnosed at ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Gout causes sudden flares of joint pain, which often arise during the nighttime, and in the big toe, though it may affec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The world is full of unusual unicellular organisms and microbes, many of which have not been discovered yet...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has a site where people can check the expiration dates, and potential extensions on those dates, for at-home COV ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Can small circles of DNA, once dismissed as irrelevant, actually be major contributors to cancer development? Three new ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
After a decade of work, scientists have completed a molecular model of the human spliceosome, an incredibly complex cell ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In cells, there is a careful coordination of activity among molecules. Genes have to be expressed in the right cells at ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Apoptosis is a process in which cells die off, intentionally. This programmed cell death helps eliminate billions of cel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which neurons in the central nervous system that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2024Microbiology
There are many fungi & insect relationships; some are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common cause of infectious ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans have to maintain their blood sugar within a certain range, or serious health problems can arise. Insulin is cruci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a novel delivery system for sending CRISPR reagents to brain cells, where it performs its gen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Oropouche virus (OROV) is transmitted by infected midges and some types of mosquitoesWritten By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The trillions of microbes in our gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, is crucial to the body; it aids in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental condition that can be diagnosed at any age, although ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2024Microbiology
The link between cancer and bacteria that live in the human body has been known for a very long time. In the 19th centur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The world is still in its seventh cholera pandemic, which has been surging since 2021, and case rates in various countri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar is excessively high. It can be managed by checking blood sugar levels regul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2024Earth & The Environment
Dense groups of marine snails called Littorina saxatilis once thrived on a group of Swedish islands called the Koster ar ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Delivering very large genes to cells can pose a serious challenge, so scientists developed a new method.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2024
Microbiology
There are many processes and proteins that help the body fight a flu infection. One of them is known as IFITM3.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human genome contains about 20,000 protein-coding genes, but that only accounts for roughly two percent of the genom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
There are about 80,000 new cases of bladder cancer every year in the US alone. About one-third of cases are diagnosed at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Gout causes sudden flares of joint pain, which often arise during the nighttime, and in the big toe, though it may affec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The world is full of unusual unicellular organisms and microbes, many of which have not been discovered yet...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has a site where people can check the expiration dates, and potential extensions on those dates, for at-home COV
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Can small circles of DNA, once dismissed as irrelevant, actually be major contributors to cancer development? Three new
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
After a decade of work, scientists have completed a molecular model of the human spliceosome, an incredibly complex cell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In cells, there is a careful coordination of activity among molecules. Genes have to be expressed in the right cells at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Apoptosis is a process in which cells die off, intentionally. This programmed cell death helps eliminate billions of cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which neurons in the central nervous system that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2024
Microbiology
There are many fungi & insect relationships; some are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common cause of infectious
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans have to maintain their blood sugar within a certain range, or serious health problems can arise. Insulin is cruci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a novel delivery system for sending CRISPR reagents to brain cells, where it performs its gen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Oropouche virus (OROV) is transmitted by infected midges and some types of mosquitoes
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The trillions of microbes in our gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, is crucial to the body; it aids in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental condition that can be diagnosed at any age, although
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2024
Microbiology
The link between cancer and bacteria that live in the human body has been known for a very long time. In the 19th centur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The world is still in its seventh cholera pandemic, which has been surging since 2021, and case rates in various countri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar is excessively high. It can be managed by checking blood sugar levels regul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Dense groups of marine snails called Littorina saxatilis once thrived on a group of Swedish islands called the Koster ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch