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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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AUG 07, 2020Cancer
Are people with Down syndrome protected from developing solid tumors in some way? So suggests new research published in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Cilia are like little antennae on cells, and most cells have one. If they're dysfunctional, it can cause serious problem ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have data that can finally settle a long controversy in the birding world.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2020Immunology
One of the most unsettling aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is the wide range of severity those affected seem to expe ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 05, 2020Plants & Animals
In a year of extremes, researchers have also unveiled a new record-breaking animal—the highest dwelling mammal on ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 05, 2020Cancer
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) are small pieces of genomic DNA that have escaped into the bloodstream either through active relea ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 05, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the Salk Institute have developed a new drug candidate that has successfully prevented Alzheimer's-re ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists, for reasons that are unclear, mixed eggs and sperm from two different species of fish and ended up creating ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinicians and researchers have long wondered why cancer is the small intestine is rare while it's so common in the colo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many common complex diseases are thought to be caused by an interplay of genetic and environmental factors.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, researchers have knocked out a gene in a cephalopod for the first time.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2020Microbiology
Cells can be grouped into two general categories: prokaryotic, which make up microbes like bacteria and archaea, or euka ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Studies into genome sequencing has pushed researchers to harness the power of "synthetic lethality" in exploit ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 01, 2020Cardiology
This study has also demonstrated that there is a way to print heart muscle cells that causes them to organize and work i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The protein-coding genes in the genome produce protein when they're active, or expressed. Learning how gene activity is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Macquarie University have found a way to reverse the effects of memory loss in mice with advanced demen ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 30, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
While gene therapy is a promising treatment for multiple diseases caused by a genetic mutation, getting gene therapy age ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 30, 2020Cardiology
Doxorubicin is a potent chemotherapy drug used for many different cancers. Unfortunately, like all chemotherapies, doxor ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUL 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
One of the most puzzling characteristics of coronavirus is how some people develop severe symptoms and die from the dise ...JUL 30, 2020Immunology
In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 30, 2020Immunology
A team of Harvard researchers has identified a promising new approach for treating psoriasis — a topical lotion co ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 30, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of rapid viral diagnostics has really hit home. Classic ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A phenomenon called liquid-liquid phase separation can be easily demonstrated by mixing oil and vinegar. It's not only f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2020Immunology
From birth, our genes write the story of our lives. For many people who develop chronic immune and inflammatory diseases ...Written By: Kara Marker
AUG 07, 2020
Cancer
Are people with Down syndrome protected from developing solid tumors in some way? So suggests new research published in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cilia are like little antennae on cells, and most cells have one. If they're dysfunctional, it can cause serious problem
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have data that can finally settle a long controversy in the birding world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2020
Immunology
One of the most unsettling aspects of the coronavirus pandemic is the wide range of severity those affected seem to expe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
In a year of extremes, researchers have also unveiled a new record-breaking animal—the highest dwelling mammal on
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 05, 2020
Cancer
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) are small pieces of genomic DNA that have escaped into the bloodstream either through active relea
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 05, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the Salk Institute have developed a new drug candidate that has successfully prevented Alzheimer's-re
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists, for reasons that are unclear, mixed eggs and sperm from two different species of fish and ended up creating
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clinicians and researchers have long wondered why cancer is the small intestine is rare while it's so common in the colo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many common complex diseases are thought to be caused by an interplay of genetic and environmental factors.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool, researchers have knocked out a gene in a cephalopod for the first time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2020
Microbiology
Cells can be grouped into two general categories: prokaryotic, which make up microbes like bacteria and archaea, or euka
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Studies into genome sequencing has pushed researchers to harness the power of "synthetic lethality" in exploit
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 01, 2020
Cardiology
This study has also demonstrated that there is a way to print heart muscle cells that causes them to organize and work i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The protein-coding genes in the genome produce protein when they're active, or expressed. Learning how gene activity is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Macquarie University have found a way to reverse the effects of memory loss in mice with advanced demen
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
While gene therapy is a promising treatment for multiple diseases caused by a genetic mutation, getting gene therapy age
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2020
Cardiology
Doxorubicin is a potent chemotherapy drug used for many different cancers. Unfortunately, like all chemotherapies, doxor
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUL 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most puzzling characteristics of coronavirus is how some people develop severe symptoms and die from the dise
...
JUL 30, 2020
Immunology
In multiple sclerosis, or MS, the insulating sheaths around nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called myelin becom
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 30, 2020
Immunology
A team of Harvard researchers has identified a promising new approach for treating psoriasis — a topical lotion co
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 30, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of rapid viral diagnostics has really hit home. Classic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A phenomenon called liquid-liquid phase separation can be easily demonstrated by mixing oil and vinegar. It's not only f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2020
Immunology
From birth, our genes write the story of our lives. For many people who develop chronic immune and inflammatory diseases
...
Written By:
Kara Marker