Follow
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.
-
APR 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The method of choice in drug-discovery in the past two decades has been target-based screening. Now, phenotypic screenin ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 22, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to control the population of an insect invader from Japan that destroys valuable crops.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers used CRISPR to alter adult animals instead of changing them from birth; they found something surprising, cha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2018Immunology
The repercussions of an infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may not end with mononucleosis, “mono” or &l ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a sensitive and versatile analytical technique that can detect, identify and quantify test mol ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 11, 2018Cardiology
There’s a new biomarker in the world of science that finally links heart disease and diabetes on the molecular lev ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2018Earth & The Environment
Oil spills are a big problem – but the answer to cleaning them up may stem from something very small: Alcanivorax ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 10, 2018Cardiology
People at a high risk for heart disease thanks to a genetic predisposition can still benefit from regular physical activ ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 07, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are miniature versions of human organs that are advancing the study of biology. These 3D structures are an exc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2018Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 05, 2018Genetics & Genomics
An Ancestry test revealed a shocking truth to one family, and a woman has now filed a lawsuit against a fertility doctor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Activities like meditation or yoga can reduce high blood pressure in people that have been diagnosed with hypertension, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2018Cancer
A group of researchers have proposed a new risk grouping model to more accurately/precisely predict the risk of prostate ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 03, 2018Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. Around 23,000 Americans die of an antibiotic-resistant infection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Learning more about epidemics is critical for a growing human population that may face such a crisis in the future.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Infants under just one year old are at risk for acute viral bronchiolitis, a respiratory infection that in the worst cas ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 26, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Tumors tend to consist of a chaotic mix of cells; new research has shown how far cancer tumors will go to survive.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2018Microbiology
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant para ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2018Immunology
A supposedly rare genetic mutation that provides protection from malaria is actually present in one-third of people of A ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
This new tool, SPLiT-seq, uses barcoding to tease out the genetic information in individual cells within tissue.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2018Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat, often goes unnoticed until the affected person has a stroke. Scientist ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
RNA defects can cause various diseases, and now researchers have found a bacterial enzyme that targets RNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
For people newly diagnosed with glioma, a lethal brain cancer, the most they can hope for is an accurate diagnosis, so d ...Written By: Kara Marker
APR 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The method of choice in drug-discovery in the past two decades has been target-based screening. Now, phenotypic screenin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 22, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to control the population of an insect invader from Japan that destroys valuable crops.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers used CRISPR to alter adult animals instead of changing them from birth; they found something surprising, cha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2018
Immunology
The repercussions of an infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may not end with mononucleosis, “mono” or &l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a sensitive and versatile analytical technique that can detect, identify and quantify test mol
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 11, 2018
Cardiology
There’s a new biomarker in the world of science that finally links heart disease and diabetes on the molecular lev
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Oil spills are a big problem – but the answer to cleaning them up may stem from something very small: Alcanivorax
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 10, 2018
Cardiology
People at a high risk for heart disease thanks to a genetic predisposition can still benefit from regular physical activ
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 07, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are miniature versions of human organs that are advancing the study of biology. These 3D structures are an exc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2018
Cancer
The Cancer Genome Atlas project used genomic profiles and bioinformatics to catalogue 33 prevalent types of cancer and i
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 05, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
An Ancestry test revealed a shocking truth to one family, and a woman has now filed a lawsuit against a fertility doctor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Activities like meditation or yoga can reduce high blood pressure in people that have been diagnosed with hypertension,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2018
Cancer
A group of researchers have proposed a new risk grouping model to more accurately/precisely predict the risk of prostate
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 03, 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health concern. Around 23,000 Americans die of an antibiotic-resistant infection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Learning more about epidemics is critical for a growing human population that may face such a crisis in the future.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infants under just one year old are at risk for acute viral bronchiolitis, a respiratory infection that in the worst cas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 26, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Tumors tend to consist of a chaotic mix of cells; new research has shown how far cancer tumors will go to survive.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2018
Microbiology
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant para
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2018
Immunology
A supposedly rare genetic mutation that provides protection from malaria is actually present in one-third of people of A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
This new tool, SPLiT-seq, uses barcoding to tease out the genetic information in individual cells within tissue.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2018
Cardiology
Atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heartbeat, often goes unnoticed until the affected person has a stroke. Scientist
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
RNA defects can cause various diseases, and now researchers have found a bacterial enzyme that targets RNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
For people newly diagnosed with glioma, a lethal brain cancer, the most they can hope for is an accurate diagnosis, so d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker