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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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SEP 23, 2020Immunology
Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins that play a central role in the immune system’s arsenal of germ-busting weapons. ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2020Cancer
Cancer is an incredibly diverse disease. It has many types and even sub-types, with a vast range of characteristics. Som ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that errors in a gene called LMNB1, which produces the lamin B1 protein, have devastating effects ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2020Health & Medicine
Researchers are beginning to examine how the world's response to the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 went wrong, and right ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While they may occur in adults, a rare, aggressive type of brain cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors tend to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that cellular machines called organelles, which are structures bound by membranes, directed most of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The TDP-43 protein is a well-known hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). A ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes. They work to protect the chromosomes from degradation, and are known to get short ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2020Chemistry & Physics
There's no doubt that the word "virus" is currently on everyone's mind. However, there's a lot mor ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Diseases that are caused by errors in a gene might be cured if we could correct those errors, or genetic mutations.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2020Microbiology
It's been estimated that fungal infections cause more than one million deaths worldwide, and many more are affected.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2020Cancer
New research from biochemists at the University of Alberta has identified a protein that triggers the growth of aggressi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 06, 2020Microbiology
Effective vaccines have to trigger an immune response, which is intended to create an immune 'memory' of a specific infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the sequences of some genes affect the characteristics of blood cells, and may contribute to an individ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2020Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori can be found in as much as fifty percent of the world's population.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have worked on creating a therapeutic-based compound tha ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 31, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies need vast numbers of proteins to function. Dysfunctional proteins, which can be caused by errors in the genes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2020Cancer
Genome repair is one of the big-ticket research areas for the future of medicine. CRISPR-Cas9 systems can edit the genom ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 27, 2020Health & Medicine
On August 25th, Africa was officially certified free of wild poliovirus, a tremendous milestone that was decades in the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 24, 2020Immunology
Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2020
Immunology
Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins that play a central role in the immune system’s arsenal of germ-busting weapons.
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2020
Cancer
Cancer is an incredibly diverse disease. It has many types and even sub-types, with a vast range of characteristics. Som
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that errors in a gene called LMNB1, which produces the lamin B1 protein, have devastating effects
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
Researchers are beginning to examine how the world's response to the pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 went wrong, and right
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genome still holds many secrets, some of which probably have a direct relationship to human disease. Beyond genes th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While they may occur in adults, a rare, aggressive type of brain cancer called atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors tend to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that cellular machines called organelles, which are structures bound by membranes, directed most of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The TDP-43 protein is a well-known hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). A
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Telomeres cap the ends of chromosomes. They work to protect the chromosomes from degradation, and are known to get short
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
There's no doubt that the word "virus" is currently on everyone's mind. However, there's a lot mor
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Diseases that are caused by errors in a gene might be cured if we could correct those errors, or genetic mutations.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2020
Microbiology
It's been estimated that fungal infections cause more than one million deaths worldwide, and many more are affected.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2020
Cancer
New research from biochemists at the University of Alberta has identified a protein that triggers the growth of aggressi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2020
Microbiology
Effective vaccines have to trigger an immune response, which is intended to create an immune 'memory' of a specific infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the sequences of some genes affect the characteristics of blood cells, and may contribute to an individ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2020
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori can be found in as much as fifty percent of the world's population.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have worked on creating a therapeutic-based compound tha
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies need vast numbers of proteins to function. Dysfunctional proteins, which can be caused by errors in the genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2020
Cancer
Genome repair is one of the big-ticket research areas for the future of medicine. CRISPR-Cas9 systems can edit the genom
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 27, 2020
Health & Medicine
On August 25th, Africa was officially certified free of wild poliovirus, a tremendous milestone that was decades in the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 24, 2020
Immunology
Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Salk Institute researchers created 3D cell clusters that can produce insulin, which is shown in green in their image.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch