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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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OCT 17, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease in which the myelin sheath, an insulation that surrounds nerve cells, is sl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2024Microbiology
Humans began to farm about 11,000 years ago, when temperatures around the planet warmed, and people could settle down an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat that is already thought to contribute to the deaths of millions of people ever ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2024Microbiology
Microbes have been able to find a home in some truly incredible places, even inside of ancient rocks....Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
This work is based on PET scan and genetic data that was collected from over 3,000 people.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2024Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2024Genetics & Genomics
There are some disorders that have specific causes, such as genetic mutations, but correcting those errors can be incred ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists have identified the likely geological and environmental conditions that fostered the development of life as w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now discovered why a genetic mutation in a gene called TET2 is often implicated in disorders including d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Compared to the general population, individuals with Down's syndrome have a higher risk of developing leukemia.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The world's population is aging, and dementia and Alzheimer's are becoming more common. Alzheimer's also tends to impact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Hormones can have a significant impact on the body; many of them are produced and released from the pituitary gland. In ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2024Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by the SARA-CoV-2 virus, people have wondered where the virus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have identified several new genetic mutations linked to a rare neurodegenerative disease called CSF1R-related ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
There are different theories of aging, and scientists have found various ways to measure biological age. Mutations that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have used whole genome sequencing data from Norwegian infants to identify a genetic variant that almost total ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have used a wealth of human proteomic, genomic, and molecular data to create a free interactive, online tool ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. On ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
RNA does many things in the body. Now, scientists have shown that RNA in blood samples can be used as a diagnostic indic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2024Earth & The Environment
Researchers went 'bioprospecting' in marine microbes, looking for those that can perform helpful functions like eating p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The neurodevelomental disease Rett syndrome is usually caused by mutations in a gene called MECP2, which is located on t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Life expectancy has increased significantly around the world. It's estimated that by 2050, about 20% of the world's popu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2024Genetics & Genomics
DNA has to be interpreted by cells. But that interpretation can change, depending on different factors...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2024Microbiology
Two new research studies have demonstrated that bacteria are able to retain and pass down 'memories' of temporary, short ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease in which the myelin sheath, an insulation that surrounds nerve cells, is sl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2024
Microbiology
Humans began to farm about 11,000 years ago, when temperatures around the planet warmed, and people could settle down an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat that is already thought to contribute to the deaths of millions of people ever
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2024
Microbiology
Microbes have been able to find a home in some truly incredible places, even inside of ancient rocks....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
This work is based on PET scan and genetic data that was collected from over 3,000 people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
There are some disorders that have specific causes, such as genetic mutations, but correcting those errors can be incred
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have identified the likely geological and environmental conditions that fostered the development of life as w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now discovered why a genetic mutation in a gene called TET2 is often implicated in disorders including d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Compared to the general population, individuals with Down's syndrome have a higher risk of developing leukemia.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The world's population is aging, and dementia and Alzheimer's are becoming more common. Alzheimer's also tends to impact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Hormones can have a significant impact on the body; many of them are produced and released from the pituitary gland. In
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2024
Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by the SARA-CoV-2 virus, people have wondered where the virus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have identified several new genetic mutations linked to a rare neurodegenerative disease called CSF1R-related
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are different theories of aging, and scientists have found various ways to measure biological age. Mutations that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have used whole genome sequencing data from Norwegian infants to identify a genetic variant that almost total
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have used a wealth of human proteomic, genomic, and molecular data to create a free interactive, online tool
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. On
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
RNA does many things in the body. Now, scientists have shown that RNA in blood samples can be used as a diagnostic indic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Researchers went 'bioprospecting' in marine microbes, looking for those that can perform helpful functions like eating p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The neurodevelomental disease Rett syndrome is usually caused by mutations in a gene called MECP2, which is located on t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Life expectancy has increased significantly around the world. It's estimated that by 2050, about 20% of the world's popu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
DNA has to be interpreted by cells. But that interpretation can change, depending on different factors...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2024
Microbiology
Two new research studies have demonstrated that bacteria are able to retain and pass down 'memories' of temporary, short
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch