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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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JAN 07, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
This week, 23andMe, the consumer genetic testing giant, announced that it has begun a phase 1 clinical trial o ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJAN 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long wondered what makes us human. Our cells express the genes we need to carry out the functions of lif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2022Microbiology
These patterns are reminiscent of those seen in animal development, showing that bacteria are capable of more than we th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2022Immunology
From tasting a delicious meal to picking up pheromones, olfaction (or the sense of smell) involves a network of complex ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 05, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were assessing the presence of bacteria in wild hedgehogs which are found in Europe and New Zealand, and fou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2022Microbiology
Microbes are known for their ability to evolve. Many types of microbes can interact with one another, and easily exchang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2022Earth & The Environment
Dr. Richard Leakey, one of the fathers of Paleoanthropology has passed away in Kenya.Written By: Timothy JamesJAN 02, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) perform a critical function in the creation of new proteins. As a messenger RNA molecules, which a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There's been a lot of debate about whether carbohydrates are healthy or harmful. While the body needs some carbohydrates ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have some healing and regenerative capabilities. For most of us, cuts will mend, we'll recover from mild infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2021Microbiology
We've long known that there are bacteria in the human gut; some can be dangerous if they are ingested. But genetic and c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2021Cardiology
Small changes in the sequence of genes can have a variety of biological impacts. Mutations that alter only one base pair ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2021Earth & The Environment
With good fortune and proper oversite by paleontologists, breakthrough discoveries can be made to shine a light on the l ...Written By: Timothy JamesDEC 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
When a sperm and egg cell meet, the egg divides into two new cells, which then divides again into four. It has been thou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2021Immunology
Sharks are incredibly hardy creatures—they've survived in marine ecosystems, often unchallenged predators, for ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The UK Biobank is an unprecedented resource that has provided researchers with essential data from half a million people ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have given us unprecedented insight into the history of humanity. Researchers ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Though the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has been tweaked and modified in many ways, it typically edits relatively small ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In some cases, viruses have been linked to cancer. For example, HPV, which is now preventable with a vaccine, can lead t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Research has indicated that a preference for certain tastes can be traced back to genes, but there's more to it than jus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2021Cardiology
Congenital heart defects, which a person is born with, impact one in one hundred babies. CHD is a leading cause of death ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2021Cancer
The incidence of various cancers, including multiple myeloma, colorectal, kidney, and pancreatic cancer, is steadily&nbs ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
With gene therapy demonstrating an enormous potential to treat a wide range of diseases, Cyagen has added a range of gen ...
JAN 07, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
This week, 23andMe, the consumer genetic testing giant, announced that it has begun a phase 1 clinical trial o
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long wondered what makes us human. Our cells express the genes we need to carry out the functions of lif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2022
Microbiology
These patterns are reminiscent of those seen in animal development, showing that bacteria are capable of more than we th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2022
Immunology
From tasting a delicious meal to picking up pheromones, olfaction (or the sense of smell) involves a network of complex
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 05, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were assessing the presence of bacteria in wild hedgehogs which are found in Europe and New Zealand, and fou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes are known for their ability to evolve. Many types of microbes can interact with one another, and easily exchang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Dr. Richard Leakey, one of the fathers of Paleoanthropology has passed away in Kenya.
Written By:
Timothy James
JAN 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) perform a critical function in the creation of new proteins. As a messenger RNA molecules, which a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There's been a lot of debate about whether carbohydrates are healthy or harmful. While the body needs some carbohydrates
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have some healing and regenerative capabilities. For most of us, cuts will mend, we'll recover from mild infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2021
Microbiology
We've long known that there are bacteria in the human gut; some can be dangerous if they are ingested. But genetic and c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2021
Cardiology
Small changes in the sequence of genes can have a variety of biological impacts. Mutations that alter only one base pair
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
With good fortune and proper oversite by paleontologists, breakthrough discoveries can be made to shine a light on the l
...
Written By:
Timothy James
DEC 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
When a sperm and egg cell meet, the egg divides into two new cells, which then divides again into four. It has been thou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2021
Immunology
Sharks are incredibly hardy creatures—they've survived in marine ecosystems, often unchallenged predators, for
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The UK Biobank is an unprecedented resource that has provided researchers with essential data from half a million people
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have given us unprecedented insight into the history of humanity. Researchers ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Though the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool has been tweaked and modified in many ways, it typically edits relatively small
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In some cases, viruses have been linked to cancer. For example, HPV, which is now preventable with a vaccine, can lead t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Research has indicated that a preference for certain tastes can be traced back to genes, but there's more to it than jus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2021
Cardiology
Congenital heart defects, which a person is born with, impact one in one hundred babies. CHD is a leading cause of death
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2021
Cancer
The incidence of various cancers, including multiple myeloma, colorectal, kidney, and pancreatic cancer, is steadily&nbs
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
With gene therapy demonstrating an enormous potential to treat a wide range of diseases, Cyagen has added a range of gen
...