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Genomic Testing
Genomic Testing is designed to help identify DNA alterations and is done on cancerous tissue in order to provide information with it. It evaluates the genes in a sample of diseased tissue from a cancer patient.
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JUN 25, 2018Videos
Scientists and clinicians want to use what we know about the human genome to prevent and treat disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gut release compounds that might act as biomarkers, and may be a part of disease developme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2018Microbiology
The human body can make a compound with a special power to fight viruses - an enzyme called viperin.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2018Cardiology
Scientists are developing technology to predict an individual’s risk of developing heart disease via gene editing, ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 21, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A unique series of genes could tell doctors that a person will develop a tuberculosis (TB) infection months before sympt ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have figured out a way to synthesize DNA with a natural enzyme, and their approach is easy, fast and accurat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2018Videos
All parents want a healthy baby, and for some people that carry genetic mutations, the decision to have children present ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2018Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Hailed as a revolutionary technique that had many potential applications, two new studies show that we should proceed wi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2018Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 10, 2018Microbiology
For decades, people have relied on antibiotics to treat microbial infections, but that is changing.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Premature birth affects almost ten percent of pregnancies and is the leading cause of infant mortality in the US.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2018Cancer
The NCI-MATCH Phase II Clinical Trial is evaluating results of cancer treatments administered based on genetic profiles ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2018Cancer
Epigenetics is defined and outlined as important in gene expression and a possible cause for cancer development & as a t ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
A strong link between vitamin D and diabetes has been observed by scientists before, but the connection was not well und ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is a powerful technique that can make permanent edits to the genome; scientists are want to used it to repair hum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Physicians are in need of a dependable diagnostic approach for distinguishing between benign and malignant tumors early- ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2018Cancer
Computational Oncology is an emerging field of science and medicine aimed at using mathematical and computer modeling sy ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Drug resistance is a growing threat to public health and is responsible for the death of around 23,000 people every year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2018Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool was made from an immune defense system used by bacteria. Scientists have found it has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have been using a new tool in biomedical research to more closely mimic human biology - mini models of human ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2018
Videos
Scientists and clinicians want to use what we know about the human genome to prevent and treat disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gut release compounds that might act as biomarkers, and may be a part of disease developme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2018
Microbiology
The human body can make a compound with a special power to fight viruses - an enzyme called viperin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists are developing technology to predict an individual’s risk of developing heart disease via gene editing,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 21, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A unique series of genes could tell doctors that a person will develop a tuberculosis (TB) infection months before sympt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have figured out a way to synthesize DNA with a natural enzyme, and their approach is easy, fast and accurat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2018
Videos
All parents want a healthy baby, and for some people that carry genetic mutations, the decision to have children present
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2018
Microbiology
Worldwide, bacteria that causes fast-spreading cholera kills anywhere from 21,000 to 143,000 people every year.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Hailed as a revolutionary technique that had many potential applications, two new studies show that we should proceed wi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2018
Immunology
The immune response after a traumatic physical injury is essentially the same as a body-wide bacterial infection: inflam
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 10, 2018
Microbiology
For decades, people have relied on antibiotics to treat microbial infections, but that is changing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Premature birth affects almost ten percent of pregnancies and is the leading cause of infant mortality in the US.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2018
Cancer
The NCI-MATCH Phase II Clinical Trial is evaluating results of cancer treatments administered based on genetic profiles
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing rare disorders is often extremely challenging. Now scientists have developed a new tool for that purpose.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can now move beyond the painstaking manipulation of individual genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
Epigenetics is defined and outlined as important in gene expression and a possible cause for cancer development & as a t
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
A strong link between vitamin D and diabetes has been observed by scientists before, but the connection was not well und
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is a powerful technique that can make permanent edits to the genome; scientists are want to used it to repair hum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Physicians are in need of a dependable diagnostic approach for distinguishing between benign and malignant tumors early-
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2018
Cancer
Computational Oncology is an emerging field of science and medicine aimed at using mathematical and computer modeling sy
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Drug resistance is a growing threat to public health and is responsible for the death of around 23,000 people every year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2018
Microbiology
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease with no effective treatments and no vaccine. That may be changing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool was made from an immune defense system used by bacteria. Scientists have found it has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have been using a new tool in biomedical research to more closely mimic human biology - mini models of human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch