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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 22, 2025Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Nature Communications has uncovered groundbreaking findings in plant biology, opening new do ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 21, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have provided a diagnosis for 500 European patients who did not know their condition...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The expression of genes has to be carefully regulated in cells; active genes give cells their identity and ability to fu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in our understanding of Huntington's disease. This genetic disorder has long ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Genetic sequencing has gone through several advances. A major breakthrough came when scientists began breaking the billi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Worldwide, asthma is the most common chronic respiratory illness that affects children, particularly Puerto Rican and Bl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 13, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Some missense mutations are known to cause disease. But what about the thousands of other missense mutations that have u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2025Genetics & Genomics
DNA has to be carefully packaged and organized in cells so it will both physically fit into the nucleus, but will also r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2025Health & Medicine
Animals have been used in scientific research for centuries. Starting in the 20th century, the use of animal models for ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJAN 09, 2025Genetics & Genomics
What is bioinformatics? The discipline of bioinformatics integrates biology and computer science to improve our understa ...Sponsored By: Roche Sequencing and Life ScienceJAN 09, 2025Cancer
BRCA2 is a gene that provides the genetic code for a protein that helps the body repair damaged or abnormal DNA. M ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 08, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Science has shown that variations in our genes can have a major impact on our health and lifespan. But so can diet and e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2025Microbiology
Bacterial cells have lots of interesting abilities. They can pass a kind of memory onto offspring; easily share genes; a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of infectious d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2025Plants & Animals
Coffee is a rich source of bioactive compounds, including polyphenols, melanoidins, and caffeine. These substances are k ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 06, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2025Earth & The Environment
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people every y ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2025Immunology
Cancer is an umbrella term used to characterize the abnormal growth of cells in different organs and tissues. Specific c ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJAN 01, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a method to direct stem cells to form specific structures. By triggering the expression of sp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2024Microbiology
Image courtesy of Ren Dodge/Carnegie Science shows Lactobacillus (red) in a certain part of the fruit fly gastrointestin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The active genes in the body have to be copied, or transcribed into RNA molecules, which are then processed in a variety ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2024Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that anywhere from 3 to 7% of school-age children may have dyslexia, a neruodevelopmental issue that affe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental condition that can present in a range of ways, and ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes pain is a necessary warning signal; for example, if we touch something very hot and it burns, we know to move ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2025
Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Nature Communications has uncovered groundbreaking findings in plant biology, opening new do
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 21, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have provided a diagnosis for 500 European patients who did not know their condition...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The expression of genes has to be carefully regulated in cells; active genes give cells their identity and ability to fu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a major breakthrough in our understanding of Huntington's disease. This genetic disorder has long
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic sequencing has gone through several advances. A major breakthrough came when scientists began breaking the billi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Worldwide, asthma is the most common chronic respiratory illness that affects children, particularly Puerto Rican and Bl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Some missense mutations are known to cause disease. But what about the thousands of other missense mutations that have u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
DNA has to be carefully packaged and organized in cells so it will both physically fit into the nucleus, but will also r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2025
Health & Medicine
Animals have been used in scientific research for centuries. Starting in the 20th century, the use of animal models for
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JAN 09, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
What is bioinformatics? The discipline of bioinformatics integrates biology and computer science to improve our understa
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Sequencing and Life Science
JAN 09, 2025
Cancer
BRCA2 is a gene that provides the genetic code for a protein that helps the body repair damaged or abnormal DNA. M
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 08, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Science has shown that variations in our genes can have a major impact on our health and lifespan. But so can diet and e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2025
Microbiology
Bacterial cells have lots of interesting abilities. They can pass a kind of memory onto offspring; easily share genes; a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of infectious d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2025
Plants & Animals
Coffee is a rich source of bioactive compounds, including polyphenols, melanoidins, and caffeine. These substances are k
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 06, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people every y
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2025
Immunology
Cancer is an umbrella term used to characterize the abnormal growth of cells in different organs and tissues. Specific c
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JAN 01, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a method to direct stem cells to form specific structures. By triggering the expression of sp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2024
Microbiology
Image courtesy of Ren Dodge/Carnegie Science shows Lactobacillus (red) in a certain part of the fruit fly gastrointestin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The active genes in the body have to be copied, or transcribed into RNA molecules, which are then processed in a variety
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that anywhere from 3 to 7% of school-age children may have dyslexia, a neruodevelopmental issue that affe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental condition that can present in a range of ways, and ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes pain is a necessary warning signal; for example, if we touch something very hot and it burns, we know to move
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch