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Human Genetics
Human Genetics: is the study of inheritance as it exist in human beings. This field encompasses a variety of overlapping grounds including: classical genetics, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, biochemical genetics, genomics, clinical genetics, population genetics, developmental genetics, and genetic counseling.
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AUG 24, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles are infamous buzzwords in the scientific community, referring to two thought-to-be ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 24, 2016Cardiology
Of all the different cell types circulating through the bloodstream, platelets are the cells we have to thank for instig ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 23, 2016Videos
The common cold comes from rhinoviruses and four main subgroups of coronavirus. Researchers have now identified the sour ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2016Immunology
Too much inflammation lies at the root of many diseases, one being atherosclerosis. In a new study from Michigan State U ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 23, 2016Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Egg cells, or ovules in animals, remain dormant for many years after the start of reproductive age, and that is one reas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Christopher J. Lengner of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Brad J ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a new genetic mutation in a patient that presented with a prev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2016Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia. ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 17, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Just a couple of miles down the road from North Carolina State University where CRISPR pioneer Rodolphe Barrangou, PhD, ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2016Cardiology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A protein called IGF-1, which is found in high levels in young people, might offer a way to pr ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)AUG 15, 2016Neuroscience
Does size matter? Well, it depends, but in terms of the brain, it’s definitely a factor. A study directed by neuro ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 14, 2016Microbiology
The mouse model is a cornerstone of biological research, used in thousands of studies on a huge range of topics. As we l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are a kind of protein that are important in normal metabolic processes, and also the cellular ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2016Health & Medicine
A lot of diseases and conditions are treated with biologics or biopharmaceuticals. Biopharmaceuticals are inherently mor ...Written By: Cassidy ReichAUG 10, 2016Cardiology
Cardiovascular problems are among the top causes of death in people with sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease caused by ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 09, 2016Cardiology
One of the many methods behind improving treatment for adverse cardiovascular events include helping the heart help itse ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In a blog post by Carrie Wolinetz, the Associate Director for Science Policy, the NIH has announced that it is consideri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2016Microbiology
Toxins and heavily polluted environments can have a big impact on human health. Sometimes, humans live and work right in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to understand the role of so-called junk DNA. Made up of long stretches of non-coding ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2016Cancer
One of the most common viruses in the world – and one of the few that’s actually shown to cause cancer &ndas ...AUG 01, 2016Plants & Animals
Australia Zoo’s rescue team came across something incredible when they were out doing their jobs. What originally ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The FaceBase Consortium was established in 2009 to create a publicly available database - facebase.org - to study how fa ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Beta-amyloid plaques and tau tangles are infamous buzzwords in the scientific community, referring to two thought-to-be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2016
Cardiology
Of all the different cell types circulating through the bloodstream, platelets are the cells we have to thank for instig
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 23, 2016
Videos
The common cold comes from rhinoviruses and four main subgroups of coronavirus. Researchers have now identified the sour
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2016
Immunology
Too much inflammation lies at the root of many diseases, one being atherosclerosis. In a new study from Michigan State U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 23, 2016
Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Egg cells, or ovules in animals, remain dormant for many years after the start of reproductive age, and that is one reas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Christopher J. Lengner of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Brad J
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have identified a new genetic mutation in a patient that presented with a prev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2016
Immunology
Sometimes the immune system can react too strongly to influenza infections and cause lethal complications of pneumonia.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 17, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Just a couple of miles down the road from North Carolina State University where CRISPR pioneer Rodolphe Barrangou, PhD,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2016
Cardiology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A protein called IGF-1, which is found in high levels in young people, might offer a way to pr
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
AUG 15, 2016
Neuroscience
Does size matter? Well, it depends, but in terms of the brain, it’s definitely a factor. A study directed by neuro
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 14, 2016
Microbiology
The mouse model is a cornerstone of biological research, used in thousands of studies on a huge range of topics. As we l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are a kind of protein that are important in normal metabolic processes, and also the cellular
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2016
Health & Medicine
A lot of diseases and conditions are treated with biologics or biopharmaceuticals. Biopharmaceuticals are inherently mor
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
AUG 10, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiovascular problems are among the top causes of death in people with sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease caused by
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 09, 2016
Cardiology
One of the many methods behind improving treatment for adverse cardiovascular events include helping the heart help itse
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a blog post by Carrie Wolinetz, the Associate Director for Science Policy, the NIH has announced that it is consideri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2016
Microbiology
Toxins and heavily polluted environments can have a big impact on human health. Sometimes, humans live and work right in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to understand the role of so-called junk DNA. Made up of long stretches of non-coding
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2016
Cancer
One of the most common viruses in the world – and one of the few that’s actually shown to cause cancer &ndas
...
AUG 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Australia Zoo’s rescue team came across something incredible when they were out doing their jobs. What originally
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The FaceBase Consortium was established in 2009 to create a publicly available database - facebase.org - to study how fa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch