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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 23, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes impact gene activity without actually altering the sequence of DNA, and scientists are now able to di ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNAWritten By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2018Immunology
A group of scientists are studying all things type 1 diabetes, looking for causation - genetic and environmental - as we ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers used a totally new approach to solve a biological mystery.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2018Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2018Cancer
"This paper provides very strong evidence that an alcohol metabolite causes DNA damage [including] to the all-important ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 09, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called "The Long Goodbye" because it doesn't kill patients quickly, but ov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 09, 2018Health & Medicine
Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have made progress in the fight against glioblastoma.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Humans may be reservoirs for antibiotic-resistance genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2018Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2018Cardiology
Energy production in heart cells, like all other cells, takes place in the mitochondria, the organelles famous for being ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 07, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been studying blood cell development after transplantation, but new work has assessed them in their nat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2018Microbiology
We host a community of microbes in our guts, and researchers know that specific bacteria in that microbiome are connecte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a discovery about the fusion of adjacent genes that is leading to new cancer therapeutics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2018Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 04, 2018Immunology
How does a West African monkey species called sooty mangabeys resist SIV, the “monkey version” of HIV, and p ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 03, 2018Microbiology
Ebola has caused serious outbreaks in recent years; the last one that struck West Africa was a virulent strain that kill ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 03, 2018Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be debilitating and severely impact a mother's ability to enjoy her newborn child. T ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 01, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Violent impulses and outbursts are nothing new in society, and a fundamental question of human existence is how violent ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2017Videos
Since the creation of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool, many new opportunities have opened up for the treatment of dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have known for many years that mitochondria in the neurons of the brain are linked to brain disorders such as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2017Microbiology
Not all genetic mutations are harmful; some have no effect at all, and sometimes they might even be helpful.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that regular exercise is good for us, and now researchers have learned more about why vigorous activity can ease ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes impact gene activity without actually altering the sequence of DNA, and scientists are now able to di
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNA
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2018
Immunology
A group of scientists are studying all things type 1 diabetes, looking for causation - genetic and environmental - as we
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers used a totally new approach to solve a biological mystery.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2018
Cardiology
A discovery arose from growing human arterial endothelial cells in the lab, and scientists from the Morgridge Institute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2018
Cancer
"This paper provides very strong evidence that an alcohol metabolite causes DNA damage [including] to the all-important
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 09, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is called "The Long Goodbye" because it doesn't kill patients quickly, but ov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 09, 2018
Health & Medicine
Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have made progress in the fight against glioblastoma.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Humans may be reservoirs for antibiotic-resistance genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2018
Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2018
Cardiology
Energy production in heart cells, like all other cells, takes place in the mitochondria, the organelles famous for being
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 07, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been studying blood cell development after transplantation, but new work has assessed them in their nat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2018
Microbiology
We host a community of microbes in our guts, and researchers know that specific bacteria in that microbiome are connecte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a discovery about the fusion of adjacent genes that is leading to new cancer therapeutics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2018
Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 04, 2018
Immunology
How does a West African monkey species called sooty mangabeys resist SIV, the “monkey version” of HIV, and p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2018
Microbiology
Ebola has caused serious outbreaks in recent years; the last one that struck West Africa was a virulent strain that kill
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2018
Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) can be debilitating and severely impact a mother's ability to enjoy her newborn child. T
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 01, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Violent impulses and outbursts are nothing new in society, and a fundamental question of human existence is how violent
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2017
Videos
Since the creation of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing tool, many new opportunities have opened up for the treatment of dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have known for many years that mitochondria in the neurons of the brain are linked to brain disorders such as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2017
Microbiology
Not all genetic mutations are harmful; some have no effect at all, and sometimes they might even be helpful.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that regular exercise is good for us, and now researchers have learned more about why vigorous activity can ease
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch