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Non-human DNA
Non-human DNA typically refers to the human genome, which contains mostly human DNA though around 8% is not strictly human-it comes from viruses and/or repetitive strings of genetic letters that may also have a viral origin.
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MAY 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The genetic instructions that biological organisms use to generate their structures & maintain life are contained in a m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains the genes that make us who we are, because of how and when those genes are expressed. Gene exp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2021Plants & Animals
Many types of lemurs live in the forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coast of Africa. In the wild, the fat-tai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The genetics of eye color are far more complex than researchers once thought.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some genes don't stay in the same place in the genome. Sometimes called jumping genes or transposons, this genetic mater ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some people just aren't that bothered by cold weather; can it be their genes? New work has suggested that when humans be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While the human genome was sequenced many years ago, there was so much to learn about it beyond just its sequence, like ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2021Immunology
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria, often given a bad rap thanks to its association with food poisoning. But c ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Humans are far more likely to get several types of cancerous tumors than our closest evolutionary cousins, chimpanzees. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies run on a kind of molecular clock, which helps regulate and time certain functions beyond just waking and slee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Gene therapy holds tremendous promise for its potential to cure genetic diseases. We've also recently seen how critical ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Human sample identification is an essential element of many research projects employing human cells, tissues, or mixture ...DEC 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish are a great model organism for biomedical research. They generate large numbers of embryos that develop rapidl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2020Cancer
Diagnostic tools are critical to modern medicine. They might be less exciting than a good therapy or drug, but doctors a ...Written By: Jasper CantrellNOV 23, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Clinicians have identified a patient with a rare inherited disorder that disrupts the production of fresh blood cells, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to selectively target certain cancer cells with CRISPR.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have confirmed previous studies that have suggested that some cases of cerebral palsy are due to a genetic mu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered that African-Americans and people of European ancestry may have different genetic causes of a ...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 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found evidence that humans in Europe gained the ability to metabolize the lactose, the sugar in milk, a ...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 LeitchAUG 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While it's difficult to study multiple genes at the same time, genes exist within a much larger framework that includes ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The genetic instructions that biological organisms use to generate their structures & maintain life are contained in a m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains the genes that make us who we are, because of how and when those genes are expressed. Gene exp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2021
Plants & Animals
Many types of lemurs live in the forests of Madagascar, a large island off the coast of Africa. In the wild, the fat-tai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The genetics of eye color are far more complex than researchers once thought.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some genes don't stay in the same place in the genome. Sometimes called jumping genes or transposons, this genetic mater
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some people just aren't that bothered by cold weather; can it be their genes? New work has suggested that when humans be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While the human genome was sequenced many years ago, there was so much to learn about it beyond just its sequence, like
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2021
Immunology
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria, often given a bad rap thanks to its association with food poisoning. But c
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Humans are far more likely to get several types of cancerous tumors than our closest evolutionary cousins, chimpanzees.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies run on a kind of molecular clock, which helps regulate and time certain functions beyond just waking and slee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Gene therapy holds tremendous promise for its potential to cure genetic diseases. We've also recently seen how critical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Human sample identification is an essential element of many research projects employing human cells, tissues, or mixture
...
DEC 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish are a great model organism for biomedical research. They generate large numbers of embryos that develop rapidl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2020
Cancer
Diagnostic tools are critical to modern medicine. They might be less exciting than a good therapy or drug, but doctors a
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
NOV 23, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Clinicians have identified a patient with a rare inherited disorder that disrupts the production of fresh blood cells, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to selectively target certain cancer cells with CRISPR.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have confirmed previous studies that have suggested that some cases of cerebral palsy are due to a genetic mu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered that African-Americans and people of European ancestry may have different genetic causes of a
...
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 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found evidence that humans in Europe gained the ability to metabolize the lactose, the sugar in milk, a
...
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
AUG 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While it's difficult to study multiple genes at the same time, genes exist within a much larger framework that includes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch