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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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AUG 12, 2020Cancer
A first-of-its-kind study provides a comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 25, 2020Cancer
A breakthrough study published recently in Science Advances reports the creation of a list of mutations in the noncoding ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 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 LeitchAPR 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada are working on a DNA-based vaccine for COVID-19 that can be applie ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers screened thousands of target molecules to find the most effective targets, and have made their data openly a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes modify how genes are switched on and off, without altering DNA’s genetic code sequence. These e ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR/Cas9 editing tool was developed several years ago, many scientists have modified and improved it for di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The activity of genes can be altered with chemical tags that get added to the genome, so-called epigenetic modifications ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The X chromosome carries a thousand genes, so in females, one of the X chromosomes must be silenced to avoid serious dev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2020Microbiology
This research also suggests that antibiotics do not increase the rate at which bacteria acquire drug resistance genes.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are one of the specialized structures or organelles that can be found in eukaryotic cells, as well as some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2020Cancer
A study from MIT. Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has concluded that almost 50 existing non-oncological dru ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Protein-coding genes only make up a small part of the genome. Much of the rest may contain long, non-coding RNA sequence ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2019Microbiology
Like origami paper, DNA molecules can be folded and arranged into complex three-dimensional structures.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
There are vast portions of the genome that don't code for protein, but researchers are learning more about how important ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2019Cancer
In a recent issue of Nature, the findings of one study made a particularly big splash: how and why cancer cells use ener ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists in the Bertozzi at Staford University have published surprising observations of glycan sugars attached direct ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaOCT 20, 2019Cancer
New research published in the journal Genome Biology provide new information on genomic structural variation via DNA met ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 14, 2019Cancer
Have you ever heard of dark matter? No, I’m not talking about the dark matter of the universe – I mean the d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A huge amount of our genome does not code for protein, but it can impact physiology in other ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2019Microbiology
In recent years, the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 has been applied to a wide variety of different organisms, and now, b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2019Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 was developed as a gene-editing tool and now it's going beyond small, targeted changes in the genome.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2019Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, many types of gene-editing methods were unable to target critical parts of DNA. Now however, researchers ...Written By: Annie Lennon
AUG 12, 2020
Cancer
A first-of-its-kind study provides a comprehensive genomic study of cervical cancers in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 25, 2020
Cancer
A breakthrough study published recently in Science Advances reports the creation of a list of mutations in the noncoding
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
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
APR 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada are working on a DNA-based vaccine for COVID-19 that can be applie
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers screened thousands of target molecules to find the most effective targets, and have made their data openly a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Epigenetic changes modify how genes are switched on and off, without altering DNA’s genetic code sequence. These e
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR/Cas9 editing tool was developed several years ago, many scientists have modified and improved it for di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The activity of genes can be altered with chemical tags that get added to the genome, so-called epigenetic modifications
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The X chromosome carries a thousand genes, so in females, one of the X chromosomes must be silenced to avoid serious dev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2020
Microbiology
This research also suggests that antibiotics do not increase the rate at which bacteria acquire drug resistance genes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are one of the specialized structures or organelles that can be found in eukaryotic cells, as well as some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2020
Cancer
A study from MIT. Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has concluded that almost 50 existing non-oncological dru
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Protein-coding genes only make up a small part of the genome. Much of the rest may contain long, non-coding RNA sequence
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2019
Microbiology
Like origami paper, DNA molecules can be folded and arranged into complex three-dimensional structures.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
There are vast portions of the genome that don't code for protein, but researchers are learning more about how important
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2019
Cancer
In a recent issue of Nature, the findings of one study made a particularly big splash: how and why cancer cells use ener
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists in the Bertozzi at Staford University have published surprising observations of glycan sugars attached direct
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
OCT 20, 2019
Cancer
New research published in the journal Genome Biology provide new information on genomic structural variation via DNA met
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 14, 2019
Cancer
Have you ever heard of dark matter? No, I’m not talking about the dark matter of the universe – I mean the d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A huge amount of our genome does not code for protein, but it can impact physiology in other ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2019
Microbiology
In recent years, the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 has been applied to a wide variety of different organisms, and now, b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 was developed as a gene-editing tool and now it's going beyond small, targeted changes in the genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Until recently, many types of gene-editing methods were unable to target critical parts of DNA. Now however, researchers
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon