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Molecular Genetics
Molecular Genetics: is the field of biology that studies the structure and function of genes at a molecular level, simultaneously using both molecular biology and genetics. This typically refers to the laboratory techniques used to identify or manipulate DNA segments that are involved in synthesis of important biological molecules.
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JUN 30, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that when people have a Zika or dengue virus infection, they release a molecule that can attract ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2022Microbiology
By analyzing over 1,000 samples of the marine environment, researchers have reconstructed the genomes of 25,000 novel mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research has suggested that all eukaryotic life is descended from an Asgard archaeaWritten By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2022Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that about 30% of people in Western countries develop varicose veins, which are caused by chronic venous di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2022Microbiology
A single filament of Ca. Thiomargarita magnifica. can be seen in this image by Jean-Marie VollandWritten By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. For some alarming statistics, about 1 i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 25, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Cephalopods, including octopuses, have exceptionally large and complex nervous systems; the octopod brain is thought to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2022Plants & Animals
We’ve all what animals see. Do they see the same way humans do in terms of colors, or is the vision of each animal ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 23, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic assays like the one you’re developing are in demand. But your task isn’t simple. Set yourself up ...JUN 23, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
When viral pathogens like influenza infect cells, they can take over the machinery in the host cells that have been infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2022Microbiology
Our bodies contain huge numbers of microbes - inside and out. We even have face mites. New research has shown that the m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2022Neuroscience
A study published in Brain shows that normal human brain temperature varies by region, age, sex, menstrual cycle, and ti ...Written By: Kerry CharronJUN 20, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
An image by Sachin H. Patel/Boston Children's Hospital shows embryonic multipotent progenitor cells in a mouse embryo's ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2022Microbiology
Scientists have long sought to understand how Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative bacterium that causes plague, evolved int ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
When parents mate and produce offspring, their genomes recombine, shuffling the genetic information within. But supergen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2022Cardiology
A new study has linked height to a lower risk of coronary heart disease and a higher risk of some circulatory disorders.Written By: Savannah LoganJUN 16, 2022Neuroscience
It's estimated that as many as 80% of all people partake in the world's most common psychoactive substance, caffeine. Pe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Humans carry 46 chromosomes. We get one from each parent, making 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes, and one pair of sex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
No one wants to grow old. Everyone wants to live forever and completely kick Father Time right out of the way. Why? Beca ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 14, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Labroots hosted its 3rd annual Coronavirus Conference Virtual Event Series on May 4, 2022. The speaker roster for this f ...Written By: Kerry CharronJUN 13, 2022Microbiology
The human body plays host to a variety of microorganisms, including fungi like Candida albicans. Some strains of Candida ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Genes hold the recipe for proteins, which are made of amino acids. DNA only has four letters, or nucleotides, and each s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2022Immunology
Schizophrenia is estimated to impact around 24 million people, which is about 1 in 300 people worldwide. This poorly und ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that when people have a Zika or dengue virus infection, they release a molecule that can attract
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2022
Microbiology
By analyzing over 1,000 samples of the marine environment, researchers have reconstructed the genomes of 25,000 novel mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research has suggested that all eukaryotic life is descended from an Asgard archaea
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that about 30% of people in Western countries develop varicose veins, which are caused by chronic venous di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2022
Microbiology
A single filament of Ca. Thiomargarita magnifica. can be seen in this image by Jean-Marie Volland
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. For some alarming statistics, about 1 i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 25, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Cephalopods, including octopuses, have exceptionally large and complex nervous systems; the octopod brain is thought to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2022
Plants & Animals
We’ve all what animals see. Do they see the same way humans do in terms of colors, or is the vision of each animal
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 23, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic assays like the one you’re developing are in demand. But your task isn’t simple. Set yourself up
...
JUN 23, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
When viral pathogens like influenza infect cells, they can take over the machinery in the host cells that have been infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2022
Microbiology
Our bodies contain huge numbers of microbes - inside and out. We even have face mites. New research has shown that the m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2022
Neuroscience
A study published in Brain shows that normal human brain temperature varies by region, age, sex, menstrual cycle, and ti
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUN 20, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
An image by Sachin H. Patel/Boston Children's Hospital shows embryonic multipotent progenitor cells in a mouse embryo's
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2022
Microbiology
Scientists have long sought to understand how Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative bacterium that causes plague, evolved int
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
When parents mate and produce offspring, their genomes recombine, shuffling the genetic information within. But supergen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2022
Cardiology
A new study has linked height to a lower risk of coronary heart disease and a higher risk of some circulatory disorders.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JUN 16, 2022
Neuroscience
It's estimated that as many as 80% of all people partake in the world's most common psychoactive substance, caffeine. Pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Humans carry 46 chromosomes. We get one from each parent, making 22 pairs of autosomal chromosomes, and one pair of sex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
No one wants to grow old. Everyone wants to live forever and completely kick Father Time right out of the way. Why? Beca
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Labroots hosted its 3rd annual Coronavirus Conference Virtual Event Series on May 4, 2022. The speaker roster for this f
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUN 13, 2022
Microbiology
The human body plays host to a variety of microorganisms, including fungi like Candida albicans. Some strains of Candida
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Genes hold the recipe for proteins, which are made of amino acids. DNA only has four letters, or nucleotides, and each s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2022
Immunology
Schizophrenia is estimated to impact around 24 million people, which is about 1 in 300 people worldwide. This poorly und
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch