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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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JUL 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
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A new study reported in Nature Communications has confirmed that some small changes in certain genes in the human genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is thought to affect almost ten percent of children in the United States ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2021Earth & The Environment
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A team of psychologists and physicists from Germany have found that variations in two messenger substances in the brain ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
With genome-wide association studies, researchers have been able to link small variations in the genome to a greater (or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Contact tracing is a powerful tool used by public health authorities to help slow the spread of infectious diseases such ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
These variants can raise, or lower the risk of the disease, and now researchers have learned how they work.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to explain why a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) can be so differen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2021Cancer
Racial health disparities are glaringly obvious in the case of prostate cancer where the risk level is roughly 75% highe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Every cell contains our whole genome, but not all genes are turned on all the time; gene expression has to be very caref ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In scientific research, it's crucial to make comparisons. Therefore, reliable standards and controls are essential for d ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many people in the world don't have access to enough food. And while humans might find ways to adapt to a changing world
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
We'e sequenced the human genome, even the parts that are highly repetitive, don't code for protein, and are extremely ch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2021
Cancer
A new study finds cultured cancer cells lack genetic similarity to humans. This is concerning because cancer cell lines
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 09, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Could it be possible to reduce the risk of developing depression by 23% simply by waking up an hour earlier? That's what
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
The study involved 375 budding service dogs from the Canine Companions service dog organization seen in this image court
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some medical mysteries have become much easier to solve because of advanced genetic techniques that have enabled researc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2021
Microbiology
This image by Martin Obr, PhD of IST Austria shows a structure called a capsid that shields viral genetic material and h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that 20% of Americans has experienced depression and that 4% of the global population is depressed. Genet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For 2019, the United Nations estimated that the average life expectancy for a person is 72.6 years of age. People that l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Space & Astronomy
Although Venus is our planet’s closest neighbour, its fundamental properties have remained largely unknown. Now th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 21, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature takes a fresh look at the inescapable anthropogenic impacts on the planet,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A new study reported in Nature Communications has confirmed that some small changes in certain genes in the human genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is thought to affect almost ten percent of children in the United States
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Why are some areas of the world more biodiverse than others? In an effort to understand what factors contribute to the u
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 11, 2021
Neuroscience
A team of psychologists and physicists from Germany have found that variations in two messenger substances in the brain
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
With genome-wide association studies, researchers have been able to link small variations in the genome to a greater (or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Contact tracing is a powerful tool used by public health authorities to help slow the spread of infectious diseases such
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
These variants can raise, or lower the risk of the disease, and now researchers have learned how they work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a way to explain why a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) can be so differen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2021
Cancer
Racial health disparities are glaringly obvious in the case of prostate cancer where the risk level is roughly 75% highe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Every cell contains our whole genome, but not all genes are turned on all the time; gene expression has to be very caref
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In scientific research, it's crucial to make comparisons. Therefore, reliable standards and controls are essential for d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch