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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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JUL 13, 2020Microbiology
There is intense competition for resources in the microbial world, and bacteria have an arsenal of weapons to help them ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Not everyone that gets lung cancer is a current or former smoker, and researchers have now found that lung cancer is dif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2020Cancer
Research published recently in PLOS ONE reports on SP-2577, a drug that could help girls and young women plagued with a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 10, 2020Cancer
Cancer disparities by race are widely acknowledged. One in every six black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2020Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 30, 2020Cardiology
Age is something that scientists still struggle to understand. It seems to be built into the DNA and affects the human b ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUN 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are investigating the complex relationship between cancer, diet, and metabolism in cells, and are attempting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2020Microbiology
We have to share the world with microbes; they can grow almost anywhere, from hydrothermal vents deep in the sea, to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2020Cancer
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of blood cancer that prevents the complete maturation of stem cells. These immatu ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUN 26, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada have found that cannabis smoke contains 110 potentially toxic chemi ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 25, 2020Immunology
When cells become diseased or infected, a “suicide switch” is triggered, preventing neighboring cells from b ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While mutations can arise in the genome and have little consequence, sometimes they are beneficial and selected to remai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2020Cancer
A study from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center entitled, "Tumour predisposition and cancer syndromes as models ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 23, 2020Immunology
Scientists have developed an experimental therapy for COVID-19 that uses coated nanoparticles to intercept SARS-C ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 22, 2020Cancer
Diagnostic tests are the unsung heroes of cancer treatment. While there are more treatments for cancer coming out every ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUN 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Every cell in our boy carries a copy of the genome in its nucleus. Some cells are constantly replenished, and the genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have published complementary studies in Nature Communications that have greatly advanced our understanding of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to errors in the genome - genetic mutations. But finding the mutations can be cha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
To describe it in a very basic way, cancer is uncontrolled cell growth. A number of processes regulate various aspects o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2020Cancer
Most think of cancer in the context of where it is on the body like breast or pancreatic cancer. There are several more ...Written By: Jasper CantrellJUN 12, 2020Cancer
New research identifies how a protein, APOBEC3A, triggers genetic changes that result in various cancers. This expansion ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
When children have a rare genetic disease and do not have access to whole-genome sequencing and the analysis it requires ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2020
Microbiology
There is intense competition for resources in the microbial world, and bacteria have an arsenal of weapons to help them
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Not everyone that gets lung cancer is a current or former smoker, and researchers have now found that lung cancer is dif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2020
Cancer
Research published recently in PLOS ONE reports on SP-2577, a drug that could help girls and young women plagued with a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 10, 2020
Cancer
Cancer disparities by race are widely acknowledged. One in every six black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There is great promise, as well as serious risks in gene therapy. Many diseases can be traced back to an error or mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2020
Cancer
New hope for glioma patients comes in the form of a novel strategy to target tumors, the results of which are published
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 30, 2020
Cardiology
Age is something that scientists still struggle to understand. It seems to be built into the DNA and affects the human b
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUN 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are investigating the complex relationship between cancer, diet, and metabolism in cells, and are attempting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2020
Microbiology
We have to share the world with microbes; they can grow almost anywhere, from hydrothermal vents deep in the sea, to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2020
Cancer
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a type of blood cancer that prevents the complete maturation of stem cells. These immatu
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUN 26, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Alberta in Canada have found that cannabis smoke contains 110 potentially toxic chemi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 25, 2020
Immunology
When cells become diseased or infected, a “suicide switch” is triggered, preventing neighboring cells from b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While mutations can arise in the genome and have little consequence, sometimes they are beneficial and selected to remai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2020
Cancer
A study from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center entitled, "Tumour predisposition and cancer syndromes as models
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 23, 2020
Immunology
Scientists have developed an experimental therapy for COVID-19 that uses coated nanoparticles to intercept SARS-C
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 22, 2020
Cancer
Diagnostic tests are the unsung heroes of cancer treatment. While there are more treatments for cancer coming out every
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUN 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Every cell in our boy carries a copy of the genome in its nucleus. Some cells are constantly replenished, and the genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have published complementary studies in Nature Communications that have greatly advanced our understanding of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to errors in the genome - genetic mutations. But finding the mutations can be cha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
To describe it in a very basic way, cancer is uncontrolled cell growth. A number of processes regulate various aspects o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2020
Cancer
Most think of cancer in the context of where it is on the body like breast or pancreatic cancer. There are several more
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
JUN 12, 2020
Cancer
New research identifies how a protein, APOBEC3A, triggers genetic changes that result in various cancers. This expansion
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
When children have a rare genetic disease and do not have access to whole-genome sequencing and the analysis it requires
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch