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Genome Sciences
Genome science refers to the study of the genome, and organism's complete set of DNA which includes all of its genes. Genome constrasts with genetics, the latter of which refers to the study of one specific gene and their role in inheritance.
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SEP 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding how and when and why certain genes are or are not active is a critical aspect of biomedical research.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Clemson University have been investigating how antibiotic resistance can move from humans into animals.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Dolphins, whales and porpoises are marine mammals; otherwise known as cetaceans. Although they live exclusively underwat ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have taken a close look at transcription in the Escherichia coli bacterium at the level of a single molecule.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have new ideas about how the helixes of the DNA molecule are linked together.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The third agricultural revolution changed the way millions of people lived in the 1950s and 60s. It's now time for anoth ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Every cell type has to carefully control which genes are expressed, and new research has learned more about that process ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A one-year clinical trial of a new gene therapy has produced surprisingly good results for several patients.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2019Neuroscience
New drugs that seek to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have a 99.6% failure rate. This makes it the only disease in ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As genetic technologies rapidly advance, totally new approaches are now possible. One innovation is the CRISPR-Chip.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
By 2050, the UN has estimated that wheat production needs to increase by 60% in order to feed the world’s populati ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 18, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Addictive behavior is characterized by relapse- being triggered by environmental factors to re-engage in harmful behavio ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 17, 2019Cannabis Sciences
This is an introduction into cannabis genetics including chromosome number, genetic variation leading to expression diff ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanSEP 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The ancient skeleton analyzed in this study / Image credit: Vasant Shinde / Deccan College Post Graduate and Research In ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Around 50 million people have dementia worldwide, with 10 million new cases emerging each year (World Health Organizatio ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have created a DNA construction kit that, when injected into muscle cells, enables s ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 11, 2019Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 was developed as a gene-editing tool and now it's going beyond small, targeted changes in the genome.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes people develop life-threatening heart complications when they're infected with the flu.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists found genomic regions linked to left-handedness, which are associated with the connections between language-r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, testing the age of dolphin involved extract a tooth, sawing it in half, and then counting the layers wit ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Around 70.8 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide, with 37,000 people forced to leave their homes ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
We can write out the sequence of the genome, but the three-dimensional structure of the molecule is important to its fun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous ...Written By: Annie Lennon
SEP 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding how and when and why certain genes are or are not active is a critical aspect of biomedical research.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at Clemson University have been investigating how antibiotic resistance can move from humans into animals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Dolphins, whales and porpoises are marine mammals; otherwise known as cetaceans. Although they live exclusively underwat
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have taken a close look at transcription in the Escherichia coli bacterium at the level of a single molecule.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have new ideas about how the helixes of the DNA molecule are linked together.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The third agricultural revolution changed the way millions of people lived in the 1950s and 60s. It's now time for anoth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Every cell type has to carefully control which genes are expressed, and new research has learned more about that process
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A one-year clinical trial of a new gene therapy has produced surprisingly good results for several patients.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2019
Neuroscience
New drugs that seek to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have a 99.6% failure rate. This makes it the only disease in
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As genetic technologies rapidly advance, totally new approaches are now possible. One innovation is the CRISPR-Chip.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
By 2050, the UN has estimated that wheat production needs to increase by 60% in order to feed the world’s populati
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Addictive behavior is characterized by relapse- being triggered by environmental factors to re-engage in harmful behavio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 17, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
This is an introduction into cannabis genetics including chromosome number, genetic variation leading to expression diff
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
SEP 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The ancient skeleton analyzed in this study / Image credit: Vasant Shinde / Deccan College Post Graduate and Research In
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around 50 million people have dementia worldwide, with 10 million new cases emerging each year (World Health Organizatio
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have created a DNA construction kit that, when injected into muscle cells, enables s
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 11, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 was developed as a gene-editing tool and now it's going beyond small, targeted changes in the genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes people develop life-threatening heart complications when they're infected with the flu.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists found genomic regions linked to left-handedness, which are associated with the connections between language-r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, testing the age of dolphin involved extract a tooth, sawing it in half, and then counting the layers wit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Around 70.8 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide, with 37,000 people forced to leave their homes
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
We can write out the sequence of the genome, but the three-dimensional structure of the molecule is important to its fun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In the last 100 years, life expectancy in the US has risen from 55 years until 79 (Roser: 2019). And with the continuous
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon