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Mutation
Mutation: the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes.
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AUG 03, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
With the 2020 Covid lockdowns still fresh in our minds, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has many p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
DNA was characterized in 1953, and shortly after, the nature of the genetic code was revealed.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2022Immunology
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. Since we first encountered it in late 2019, the virus has continued to mut ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2022Genetics & Genomics
When the genomes of parents come together to create the genome of a child, their DNA recombines; similar parts are rearr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists are beginning to understand the significant impact of a process called hematopoietic mosaic loss of Y chromos ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUL 21, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Huge sections of the human genome are made up of highly repetitive sequences, areas where bases like ATATAT repeat in lo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2022Health & Medicine
Variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have been continuously emerging since the start of the pandemic. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There are billions of nucleotides in the human genome, and researchers once thought that there were as many as 100,000 p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
In Malaysia in the fall of 1998, a mystery ailment swept through the local pig-farming community, eventually leading to ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUL 09, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Research has now found more evidence that Western diets that include high levels of red or processed meats, sugars, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A new universal flu vaccine has been shown to protect against influenza B viruses in cell and mouse models. The correspo ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been able to use animal models to study human disease, but there are clear limitations to that approach ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Enjoy the benefits of working with a single supplier for DNA isolation, protein purification, research, and diagnostics ...JUL 03, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the deadliest types of cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); the survival rate at five years after d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2022Health & Medicine
Immune reactive molecules called nanobodies, which are based on molecules found in llamas could offer robust protection ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2022Cancer
Lymphoma, broadly, describes a type of cancer that develops in the lymph system, a complex network made up of organs, no ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 27, 2022Technology
Understanding what drives cancer has perplexed scientists for years. However, what is abundantly clear is that mutations ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 27, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have identified three mutations of the MINAR2 gene that are linked to deafness. They say that the mutations ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 27, 2022Cancer
Cancer develops when the DNA in our cells becomes altered, resulting in a gene mutation. DNA alterations can occur ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 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 20, 2022Health & Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine published results from a small study by researchers at New York’s Memorial Slo ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUN 20, 2022Health & Medicine
Smell loss can be devastating. It can interfere with that oh-so pleasant and enjoyable task of eating since it also affe ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUN 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 Leitch
AUG 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the 2020 Covid lockdowns still fresh in our minds, the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the United States has many p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
DNA was characterized in 1953, and shortly after, the nature of the genetic code was revealed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. Since we first encountered it in late 2019, the virus has continued to mut
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
When the genomes of parents come together to create the genome of a child, their DNA recombines; similar parts are rearr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists are beginning to understand the significant impact of a process called hematopoietic mosaic loss of Y chromos
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUL 21, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Huge sections of the human genome are made up of highly repetitive sequences, areas where bases like ATATAT repeat in lo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2022
Health & Medicine
Variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, have been continuously emerging since the start of the pandemic.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There are billions of nucleotides in the human genome, and researchers once thought that there were as many as 100,000 p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In Malaysia in the fall of 1998, a mystery ailment swept through the local pig-farming community, eventually leading to
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUL 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Research has now found more evidence that Western diets that include high levels of red or processed meats, sugars, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A new universal flu vaccine has been shown to protect against influenza B viruses in cell and mouse models. The correspo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been able to use animal models to study human disease, but there are clear limitations to that approach
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Enjoy the benefits of working with a single supplier for DNA isolation, protein purification, research, and diagnostics
...
JUL 03, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the deadliest types of cancer is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); the survival rate at five years after d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2022
Health & Medicine
Immune reactive molecules called nanobodies, which are based on molecules found in llamas could offer robust protection
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2022
Cancer
Lymphoma, broadly, describes a type of cancer that develops in the lymph system, a complex network made up of organs, no
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 27, 2022
Technology
Understanding what drives cancer has perplexed scientists for years. However, what is abundantly clear is that mutations
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 27, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have identified three mutations of the MINAR2 gene that are linked to deafness. They say that the mutations
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 27, 2022
Cancer
Cancer develops when the DNA in our cells becomes altered, resulting in a gene mutation. DNA alterations can occur
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
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 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine published results from a small study by researchers at New York’s Memorial Slo
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUN 20, 2022
Health & Medicine
Smell loss can be devastating. It can interfere with that oh-so pleasant and enjoyable task of eating since it also affe
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
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