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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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MAY 13, 2021Immunology
The immune system is programmed to recognize foreign bodies as potentially dangerous, promptly removing them before the ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 12, 2021Cardiology
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that disrupts the connective tissues that anchor and link the body's organs, affec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2021Health & Medicine
Doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discovered a new genetic disease that prevents B cell development.Written By: Caroline WallaceMAY 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which virtually eliminates a patient's immune system, and severely affects thei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
This ©MPI for Biophysical Chemistry microscopy image shows a bovine egg after fertilization.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2021Health & Medicine
To better define what romantic love is exactly, social scientists reviewed the literature in the context of biologist Ti ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 10, 2021Microbiology
For many years, many parts of the human body were considered to be sterile, which is to say, totally free of microorgani ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are identifying more rare disorders because of advances in genetic sequencing technologies, which have made ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2021Microbiology
One of the most basic processes in life in the creation of proteins from mRNA molecules, which are transcribed from DNA. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Nature Chemistry details the development of a chemical nose that can identify ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 03, 2021Health & Medicine
Testing for COVID-19 continues to be one of the most important tools in the global fight to slow and reduce the i ...MAY 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2021Plants & Animals
Madagascar is home to many unusual animals. A skull from one - the 'horned' crocodile - can be seen in this image by M. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
It's been about 35 years since the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now researchers have investigated whet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The genetic instructions that biological organisms use to generate their structures & maintain life are contained in a m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that unlike cell types that are constantly replenishing themselves (like many types of blood cells, for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found that betaine, a dietary supplement found in sugar beets, reduces beh ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 21, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Immunology
Genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged and tightened their grip on global communities as the pandemic rag ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 20, 2021Immunology
Scientists have identified 65 human immune genes activated during SARS-CoV-2 infection. This finding provides valuable i ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 19, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has shown how variants in an immune gene can lead to a high risk of developing the autoimmune disorder rheu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2021
Immunology
The immune system is programmed to recognize foreign bodies as potentially dangerous, promptly removing them before the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 12, 2021
Cardiology
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that disrupts the connective tissues that anchor and link the body's organs, affec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
Doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discovered a new genetic disease that prevents B cell development.
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
MAY 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which virtually eliminates a patient's immune system, and severely affects thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
This ©MPI for Biophysical Chemistry microscopy image shows a bovine egg after fertilization.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Health & Medicine
To better define what romantic love is exactly, social scientists reviewed the literature in the context of biologist Ti
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 10, 2021
Microbiology
For many years, many parts of the human body were considered to be sterile, which is to say, totally free of microorgani
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are identifying more rare disorders because of advances in genetic sequencing technologies, which have made
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2021
Microbiology
One of the most basic processes in life in the creation of proteins from mRNA molecules, which are transcribed from DNA.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in the journal Nature Chemistry details the development of a chemical nose that can identify
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 03, 2021
Health & Medicine
Testing for COVID-19 continues to be one of the most important tools in the global fight to slow and reduce the i
...
MAY 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2021
Plants & Animals
Madagascar is home to many unusual animals. A skull from one - the 'horned' crocodile - can be seen in this image by M.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's been about 35 years since the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now researchers have investigated whet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The genetic instructions that biological organisms use to generate their structures & maintain life are contained in a m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that unlike cell types that are constantly replenishing themselves (like many types of blood cells, for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found that betaine, a dietary supplement found in sugar beets, reduces beh
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 21, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Immunology
Genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged and tightened their grip on global communities as the pandemic rag
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 20, 2021
Immunology
Scientists have identified 65 human immune genes activated during SARS-CoV-2 infection. This finding provides valuable i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has shown how variants in an immune gene can lead to a high risk of developing the autoimmune disorder rheu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch