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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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DEC 21, 2023Microbiology
Over one billion people in the world can be classified as obese, putting them at increased risk for a variety of disease ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a spatial atlas of the incredible process of human limb development, including processes that in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Our genes play a huge role in everything about us, and it's thought that they don't change much over time. But m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Morning sickness during pregnancy is very common; as many as seven in ten pregnancies women go through the nausea and vo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Human immunity is an incredibly complex system that have to be very carefully regulated by the body. We need our immune ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
New research that used data from over 5,500 people to show that our organs age at different rates, and that when one org ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2023Health & Medicine
the ripple effect of shared DNA information and how the choices of distant relatives impact the entire familial treeWritten By: Amielle MorenoDEC 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The sequences of our genes can carry small variations; sometimes they only involve a single base. These variations can h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The electric eel is an amazing animal that can unleash up to 860 volts of electricity. Scientists have now found that th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2023Cancer
The CAR-T Revolution: Developing T Cells into Cancer Assassins Cancer has long been a formidable foe, but recent ...NOV 28, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The hypothalamus is a small but crucial part of the brain that exerts control over a variety of critical functions like ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2023Microbiology
Humans and most animals host a community of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, in their gastrointestinal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The cells of an organism, including humans, interact closely with one another; cells have myriad ways to send and receiv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
In a textbook, the inside of a cell is a neatly organized place with clear organelles and structures. But cells are also ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Insulin regulates blood sugar, and it is made by cells in the pancreas called beta cells. Type 1 diabetes arises when so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) happen when a person is subjected to a blow or jolt to the head, or when a penetrating i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2023Neuroscience
Inhibiting an enzyme called USP30 in mice protects dopamine-producing neurons, which are typically lost as Parkinson' ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 14, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Genetic mutations that happen in a gene called apolipoprotein E (APOE) have long been known to have a significant impact ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Forensic DNA analysis can provide conclusive evidence to trace specific individuals to a crime scene and has been instru ...NOV 09, 2023Genetics & Genomics
When people are told about risk genes in their DNA, that information is only useful if something can be done to mitigate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2023Genetics & Genomics
How did cats evolve into so many different species, like tigers, panthers, and domestic cats? A new study has explored c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are a kind of mobile genetic material; in nature, they can change places in within the ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
As our ancient human ancestors migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they encountered Denisovans, a subspecies ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Meningiomas are tumors that form in the central nervous system, and are the most common type of brain and spinal cord tu ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2023
Microbiology
Over one billion people in the world can be classified as obese, putting them at increased risk for a variety of disease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a spatial atlas of the incredible process of human limb development, including processes that in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Our genes play a huge role in everything about us, and it's thought that they don't change much over time. But m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Morning sickness during pregnancy is very common; as many as seven in ten pregnancies women go through the nausea and vo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunity is an incredibly complex system that have to be very carefully regulated by the body. We need our immune
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
New research that used data from over 5,500 people to show that our organs age at different rates, and that when one org
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2023
Health & Medicine
the ripple effect of shared DNA information and how the choices of distant relatives impact the entire familial tree
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
DEC 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The sequences of our genes can carry small variations; sometimes they only involve a single base. These variations can h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The electric eel is an amazing animal that can unleash up to 860 volts of electricity. Scientists have now found that th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2023
Cancer
The CAR-T Revolution: Developing T Cells into Cancer Assassins Cancer has long been a formidable foe, but recent
...
NOV 28, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The hypothalamus is a small but crucial part of the brain that exerts control over a variety of critical functions like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2023
Microbiology
Humans and most animals host a community of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, in their gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The cells of an organism, including humans, interact closely with one another; cells have myriad ways to send and receiv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a textbook, the inside of a cell is a neatly organized place with clear organelles and structures. But cells are also
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Insulin regulates blood sugar, and it is made by cells in the pancreas called beta cells. Type 1 diabetes arises when so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) happen when a person is subjected to a blow or jolt to the head, or when a penetrating i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2023
Neuroscience
Inhibiting an enzyme called USP30 in mice protects dopamine-producing neurons, which are typically lost as Parkinson'
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 14, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic mutations that happen in a gene called apolipoprotein E (APOE) have long been known to have a significant impact
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Forensic DNA analysis can provide conclusive evidence to trace specific individuals to a crime scene and has been instru
...
NOV 09, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
When people are told about risk genes in their DNA, that information is only useful if something can be done to mitigate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
How did cats evolve into so many different species, like tigers, panthers, and domestic cats? A new study has explored c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are a kind of mobile genetic material; in nature, they can change places in within the ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
As our ancient human ancestors migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they encountered Denisovans, a subspecies
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Meningiomas are tumors that form in the central nervous system, and are the most common type of brain and spinal cord tu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch