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Host Genetics
Host genetics refers to the genetics of a person, in the context of how the host genetics may effect pathogenicity of a disease or virus. It has been argued that a person's, or population's, genetics can influence a pathogen and its characteristics as it passes through the system.
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OCT 15, 2019Microbiology
We produce several liters of mucus every day to cover more than 200 square meters in the human body.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2019Microbiology
The gut microbes we carry are impacted by many factors, including our diet.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
Hypersexual disorder is a condition in which people experience sexual fantasies and urges so intense that they disrupt t ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Colds are famous for being incurable, but researchers may have found a way to stop them.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
We all carry a vast number of microbes with us, and the microbial community in the gut is closely linked to our health a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2019Microbiology
Many factors influence the composition of our microbiome, including our genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has shown that there is no sigular ‘gay gene’ (Boyd: 2019). Instead however, it seems that th ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 28, 2019Microbiology
Now there is biological evidence that the virus infected people in Africa before it was identified in the US.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2019Microbiology
The human body carries a large community of microbes, and the ones living in our gastrointestinal tract exert a powerful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Genomic DNA is modified by chemical markers called epigenetic tags, which can change gene expression without altering th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2019Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians are beginning to recognize the power of the microbiome - the microbes that we carry in and on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2019Microbiology
Dogs can get different kinds of cancers, including one that is transmitted by live cancer cells, which spread through se ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Recent findings from mouse studies have concluded that genetics may have a more important role than environmental factor ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Environmental factors are typically believed to have a heavy influence on the microbiome. Although these factors certain ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Millions of years ago, retroviruses interacted with our primordial ancestors, and it's estimated that 8% of the human ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2019Genetics & Genomics
In 2017, 1.8 million new cases of HIV infection were diagnosed around the world, and around 37 million people live with ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2019Microbiology
Reports of protein in dinosaur fossils may actually be something more modern, new work suggests.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2019Microbiology
This new type of pathogen is thought to be something in between a bacterium and a virus.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2019Microbiology
Our bodies host many microbes, and scientists have been learning more about the role of this microbiome in our health, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered viruses with massive genomes, which contain surprising genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
We’ve all heard it; regular exercise is necessary for a healthy lifestyle. After all, physical fitness is typicall ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 02, 2019Microbiology
While we're learning more about how the microbiome is linked to disease, there are many gaps in our knowledge that scien ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Cas13 makes a great diagnostic tool, and now researchers know why it naturally makes so many cuts in RNA.Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2019
Microbiology
We produce several liters of mucus every day to cover more than 200 square meters in the human body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2019
Microbiology
The gut microbes we carry are impacted by many factors, including our diet.
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
Hypersexual disorder is a condition in which people experience sexual fantasies and urges so intense that they disrupt t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Colds are famous for being incurable, but researchers may have found a way to stop them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
We all carry a vast number of microbes with us, and the microbial community in the gut is closely linked to our health a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2019
Microbiology
Many factors influence the composition of our microbiome, including our genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has shown that there is no sigular ‘gay gene’ (Boyd: 2019). Instead however, it seems that th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 28, 2019
Microbiology
Now there is biological evidence that the virus infected people in Africa before it was identified in the US.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2019
Microbiology
The human body carries a large community of microbes, and the ones living in our gastrointestinal tract exert a powerful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Genomic DNA is modified by chemical markers called epigenetic tags, which can change gene expression without altering th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists and clinicians are beginning to recognize the power of the microbiome - the microbes that we carry in and on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2019
Microbiology
Dogs can get different kinds of cancers, including one that is transmitted by live cancer cells, which spread through se
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Recent findings from mouse studies have concluded that genetics may have a more important role than environmental factor
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Environmental factors are typically believed to have a heavy influence on the microbiome. Although these factors certain
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Millions of years ago, retroviruses interacted with our primordial ancestors, and it's estimated that 8% of the human ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
In 2017, 1.8 million new cases of HIV infection were diagnosed around the world, and around 37 million people live with
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2019
Microbiology
Reports of protein in dinosaur fossils may actually be something more modern, new work suggests.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2019
Microbiology
This new type of pathogen is thought to be something in between a bacterium and a virus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2019
Microbiology
Our bodies host many microbes, and scientists have been learning more about the role of this microbiome in our health, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have discovered viruses with massive genomes, which contain surprising genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
We’ve all heard it; regular exercise is necessary for a healthy lifestyle. After all, physical fitness is typicall
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 02, 2019
Microbiology
While we're learning more about how the microbiome is linked to disease, there are many gaps in our knowledge that scien
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Cas13 makes a great diagnostic tool, and now researchers know why it naturally makes so many cuts in RNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch