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Natural variation
Natural, or genetic, variation is the occurrence of naturally occurring differences in DNA sequence between individuals of the same species. Natural variation arises as a result of random mutations which are passed from parent to offspring. Examples of natural variation among the human population include hair color, freckles, and blood type.
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Cephalopods, the branch of animals dealing primarily with octopuses and squids, are much more unique than previously tho ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
When using cell culture models, scientists are usually analyzing whole populations of cells, averaging the effects seen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Neanderthals died off 40,000 years ago, but not before passing on some of their genes to humans, who have in turn carrie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While we may think of our genome as being relatively stable an unchanging, but there are many opportunities for subtle a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2017Neuroscience
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The recent discovery of not just one, but multiple genes that fail to protect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from infla ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2017Cardiology
Past studies have linked certain genetic variations to cancer, but a new study suggests that similar mutations al ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 05, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Dont blame it all on genetics. Environment and your own healthy outlook still play a major role in keeping you free from ...Written By: Jennifer EllisDEC 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing tool set off a revolution in biomedicine. Natural features of bacterial immunity were uti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2016Microbiology
Animals live in symbiosis with microorganisms, and that concept was established as early as the nineteenth century ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists that study molecules in cells use a common tool to spotlight the proteins they are interested in - they mark ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2016Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 11, 2016Cardiology
Scientists have figured out a new way to predict some cardiac arrhythmias several steps before they occur. The finding m ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)SEP 28, 2016Cardiology
The environmental and genetic factors surrounding the combined risk of cardiovascular disease is a complicated puzzle of ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 12, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at MIT have created a new device that allows for the measurement of the growth rate of many individual cells ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
When an infectious illness sickens multiple people, they often respond in different ways; researchers have shown genes u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2017
Cardiology
Some organisms have strong regenerative abilities, but humans are not among them. However, recent exploration of a regen
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2017
Microbiology
As more is learned about the microbes of the gastrointestinal tract, the more it's confirmed that they have a powerful i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Videos
Nurturing a love of science can benefit children throughout their lives. Kids are naturally curious, and teaching them h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
After developing new techniques, researchers find that what we have assumed about DNA organization may be wrong.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2017
Immunology
Parkinson’s disease (PD), a condition usually associated with the nervous system, appears to have a connection to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2017
Cardiology
For the first time, researchers report that a baby’s DNA influences a mother’s risk of pre-eclampsia, a cond
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 01, 2017
Neuroscience
It’s a fact that when learning a second language, the younger a person is, the quicker they will pick up a second
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 24, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Researchers are working to digitally preserve the bodies of lemurs that have died so future students and scientists
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Cephalopods, the branch of animals dealing primarily with octopuses and squids, are much more unique than previously tho
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
When using cell culture models, scientists are usually analyzing whole populations of cells, averaging the effects seen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neanderthals died off 40,000 years ago, but not before passing on some of their genes to humans, who have in turn carrie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While we may think of our genome as being relatively stable an unchanging, but there are many opportunities for subtle a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2017
Neuroscience
No matter where you go, there will be some particulate matter in the air you breathe. Some of it occurs naturally, like
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 06, 2017
Immunology
The recent discovery of not just one, but multiple genes that fail to protect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from infla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2017
Cardiology
Past studies have linked certain genetic variations to cancer, but a new study suggests that similar mutations al
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 05, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Dont blame it all on genetics. Environment and your own healthy outlook still play a major role in keeping you free from
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing tool set off a revolution in biomedicine. Natural features of bacterial immunity were uti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2016
Microbiology
Animals live in symbiosis with microorganisms, and that concept was established as early as the nineteenth century
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists that study molecules in cells use a common tool to spotlight the proteins they are interested in - they mark
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
Dude…where’s my memory? It sounds funny, but new research on the effects of cannabinoids on the brai
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 11, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists have figured out a new way to predict some cardiac arrhythmias several steps before they occur. The finding m
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
SEP 28, 2016
Cardiology
The environmental and genetic factors surrounding the combined risk of cardiovascular disease is a complicated puzzle of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 12, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at MIT have created a new device that allows for the measurement of the growth rate of many individual cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch