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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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Just like Lamarck’s giraffes stretched their necks to reach the food on the highest branch, researchers at Rice Un ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 09, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
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JUL 22, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Human-cause climate change has many effects — more frequent and more extreme natural disasters, melting ice caps,
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUL 17, 2023
Cancer
Dogs can develop various types of cancer, including melanomas, lymphomas, and sarcomas. In fact, canine cancer occ
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 13, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Nature examines anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change has resulted in drastic changes
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 13, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells are a kind of blank slate; these cells are able to differentiate into various types of cells. Researchers als
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Space weather poses a myriad of threats, ranging from satellite malfunctions to astronaut health. But what if we were ab
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 14, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a device called CapScan that people can take like a pill, and it will move through the digesti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even though most people carry more or less the same genes, there is a significant amount of variation in the sequence of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
About 23 million people in the United States take a drug called levothyroxine for hypothyroidism, and new research has s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
According to a study conducted by the Washington University School of Medicine and published in Nature Mental Healt
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 24, 2023
Health & Medicine
Over the years, animals have evolved to have functioning livers or at least liver enzymes with the capability of metabol
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
MAR 18, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A new study published in Nature Geoscience shows that volcanic activity is actively resurfacing the planet Venus. This n
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
MAR 14, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has highlighted how reproductive biology and human behavior influence the number of children a person might
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plant pathogens are the unseen enemy. According to the Encyclopedia of Microbiology, plant disease is defined as a state
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
JAN 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Finnish population has provided investigators with a rare opportunity. Most Finns descend from a small, so-called fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature, an international team of researchers led by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 08, 2023
Microbiology
It seems that ocean water can contain genetic material from microbes, who are sharing genes, and modifying their functio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2022
Immunology
A case of COVID-19 doesn't cause any symptoms at all in some people, while others are killed by the viral infection. Sci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Just like Lamarck’s giraffes stretched their necks to reach the food on the highest branch, researchers at Rice Un
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 09, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
While the Neandertals have gone extinct, their DNA still lingers in the genome of modern humans, where it can help or ha
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Sure, MACHETE is a cool name, but the researchers that developed the technique are hoping people don't focus solely on t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2022
Immunology
Acknowledgments of our many physiological changes since the evolution of modern humans have been studied profusely, espe
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
NOV 01, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
University of Connecticut researchers examined the differences between two closely related cannabinoids from the cannabi
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 04, 2022
Immunology
Guar gum is a common food additive that is extracted from guar beans; it can help stabilize food and animal food, and is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch