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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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SEP 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The mitochondrion, commonly called the powerhouse of the cell, might be one of the best known organelles. This special o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Parasitic whipworm eggs have been isolated from fossilized human fecal samples that were estimated to be over 7,000 year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2022Microbiology
New research has suggested that bacteria that live in the human mouth could work as model organisms that can help us fin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, active genes are transcribed into mRNA molecules, which can be edited and processed in a variety of ways, to u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been searching for an answer to the question of what makes us human for decades. Many have looked to our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2022Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2022Neuroscience
A study published in eLife examined the subtle differences in functional organization between the left and right side of ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 19, 2022Neuroscience
There are important neural circuits in the hypothalamus that help us sense our own hunger and when we feel full after a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It is extremely challenging to study human development. There are animal models that can tell us how general aspects of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2022Infographics
Modern dogs, which have descended from a now-extinct lineage of wolves, are often called “man’s best friend& ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 15, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Staff shortages and increasing sample volume are the factors typically driving laboratories to assess their current work ...Sponsored By: PerkinElmerSEP 15, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a mountain of evidence has revealed the significance of the human gut microbiome, a community of bacter ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are beginning to reveal the secrets of the long, repetitive sequences in the human genome that were once writ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2022Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Living things have to contend with aging. Except for a few unusual creatures, like Turritopsis dohrnii, which has an ext ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
High blood pressure is a condition that occurs when blood flows through the arteries with more pressure than normal. Hig ...Written By: Zoe MichaudSEP 12, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have caught a virus in the act of infecting a cell, and captured images of the action in real-time and three ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2022Neuroscience
Nearly every type of cell in the human body carries a little antenna-like structure called a cilium, which can serve var ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2022Immunology
The human immune system must respond to a diverse array of infectious agents and harmful invaders throughout our lifetim ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has outlined the findings from a 17-year study of almost 500 people who experienced trauma in childhood. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for protein-coding genes, but before those seuquences are translated into protein, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
An image by Wang Qiang shows a mouse that carries two chromosomes fused together, the first engineered karyotype in mice ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The mitochondrion, commonly called the powerhouse of the cell, might be one of the best known organelles. This special o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Parasitic whipworm eggs have been isolated from fossilized human fecal samples that were estimated to be over 7,000 year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2022
Microbiology
New research has suggested that bacteria that live in the human mouth could work as model organisms that can help us fin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, active genes are transcribed into mRNA molecules, which can be edited and processed in a variety of ways, to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been searching for an answer to the question of what makes us human for decades. Many have looked to our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2022
Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in eLife examined the subtle differences in functional organization between the left and right side of
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 19, 2022
Neuroscience
There are important neural circuits in the hypothalamus that help us sense our own hunger and when we feel full after a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It is extremely challenging to study human development. There are animal models that can tell us how general aspects of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2022
Infographics
Modern dogs, which have descended from a now-extinct lineage of wolves, are often called “man’s best friend&
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 15, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Staff shortages and increasing sample volume are the factors typically driving laboratories to assess their current work
...
Sponsored By:
PerkinElmer
SEP 15, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a mountain of evidence has revealed the significance of the human gut microbiome, a community of bacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are beginning to reveal the secrets of the long, repetitive sequences in the human genome that were once writ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2022
Microbiology
H5N1 was first detected in 1996 in poultry in China's Guangdong province. Since then it has led to several outbreaks tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Living things have to contend with aging. Except for a few unusual creatures, like Turritopsis dohrnii, which has an ext
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
High blood pressure is a condition that occurs when blood flows through the arteries with more pressure than normal. Hig
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
SEP 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have caught a virus in the act of infecting a cell, and captured images of the action in real-time and three
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Nearly every type of cell in the human body carries a little antenna-like structure called a cilium, which can serve var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2022
Immunology
The human immune system must respond to a diverse array of infectious agents and harmful invaders throughout our lifetim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
A recent study has outlined the findings from a 17-year study of almost 500 people who experienced trauma in childhood.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for protein-coding genes, but before those seuquences are translated into protein, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
An image by Wang Qiang shows a mouse that carries two chromosomes fused together, the first engineered karyotype in mice
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch