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Population Genetics
Population genetics is the branch of genetics or sub-area of biology which is concerned with the hereditary makeup of populations. It also observes genetic variation within and between populations.
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JUN 13, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned a lot about how people settled the Americas by using genetic data. Columbia is part of the land ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Some dogs, like Labrador retrievers, are prone to obesity. Scientists have investigated the genetics of British Labrador ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2024Earth & The Environment
The fascinating and remote Rapa Nui or Easter Island, is ~2,000 km from the nearest Polynesian island and 3,700 km west ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2024Genetics & Genomics
We know that some groups of modern humans still carry some sequences in their genomes that are derived from Neanderthals ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Age is a complicated thing, and scientists are still finding ways to measure it. The epigenetic clock, for example, is a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in genes can make us unique, but they can also have biological effects. Scientists have identified a rare ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The human genome is contained in the nucleus of almost every cell in the body. But those cells also contain mitochondria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2024Immunology
Highlights: Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University f ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAR 06, 2024Health & Medicine
Gone are the days when therapies for medical conditions were based solely on statistical data of the broad population, l ...Sponsored By: ESSERT RoboticsFEB 29, 2024Immunology
Myeloid cells are a population of cells classified to denote a specific lineage. “Myeloid” specifically refe ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeFEB 20, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The ability to predict a person's risk of certain disease with genetics is often overstated, but in some cases it can be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2024Genetics & Genomics
New research has suggested that when the first farmers arrived in Scandinavia almost 6,000 years ago, the existing hunte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Clinical trials play a pivotal role in advancing medical knowledge and ensuring the efficacy of treatments across divers ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly ...JAN 29, 2024Drug Discovery & Development
Osteoporosis, a condition characterized by reduced bone density and an increased risk of fractures, is linked to systemi ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 22, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
As people age, cognitive dysfunction known as dementia becomes more likely. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2024Immunology
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting many women worldwide. A study published in Rheumatoi ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 18, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Sewage can be used to track the spread of diseases, which many people learned about during the COVID-19 pandemic. But th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2024Microbiology
About one percent of the US population is thought to have celiac disease. People with celiac disease cannot consume glut ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people have back pain. As we age, the spongy, soft intervetebral disks that sit in between vertebrae and work as sh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken an innovative approach to investigate the ancient past of Antarctica; they have analyzed octopus g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A condition called problematic alcohol use (PAU), refers to a combination of excessive drinking and the problems that ac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have advanced our understanding of bacteriophages or phages, which are viruses that infect bacterial cel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A research team comprised of researchers from Yale University and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USVA) conduct ...Written By: Kerry Charron
JUN 13, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned a lot about how people settled the Americas by using genetic data. Columbia is part of the land
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Some dogs, like Labrador retrievers, are prone to obesity. Scientists have investigated the genetics of British Labrador
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The fascinating and remote Rapa Nui or Easter Island, is ~2,000 km from the nearest Polynesian island and 3,700 km west
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
We know that some groups of modern humans still carry some sequences in their genomes that are derived from Neanderthals
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Age is a complicated thing, and scientists are still finding ways to measure it. The epigenetic clock, for example, is a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in genes can make us unique, but they can also have biological effects. Scientists have identified a rare
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome is contained in the nucleus of almost every cell in the body. But those cells also contain mitochondria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2024
Immunology
Highlights: Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University f
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAR 06, 2024
Health & Medicine
Gone are the days when therapies for medical conditions were based solely on statistical data of the broad population, l
...
Sponsored By:
ESSERT Robotics
FEB 29, 2024
Immunology
Myeloid cells are a population of cells classified to denote a specific lineage. “Myeloid” specifically refe
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
FEB 20, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The ability to predict a person's risk of certain disease with genetics is often overstated, but in some cases it can be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
New research has suggested that when the first farmers arrived in Scandinavia almost 6,000 years ago, the existing hunte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Clinical trials play a pivotal role in advancing medical knowledge and ensuring the efficacy of treatments across divers
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly
...
JAN 29, 2024
Drug Discovery & Development
Osteoporosis, a condition characterized by reduced bone density and an increased risk of fractures, is linked to systemi
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 22, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
As people age, cognitive dysfunction known as dementia becomes more likely. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2024
Immunology
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting many women worldwide. A study published in Rheumatoi
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 18, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sewage can be used to track the spread of diseases, which many people learned about during the COVID-19 pandemic. But th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2024
Microbiology
About one percent of the US population is thought to have celiac disease. People with celiac disease cannot consume glut
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people have back pain. As we age, the spongy, soft intervetebral disks that sit in between vertebrae and work as sh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken an innovative approach to investigate the ancient past of Antarctica; they have analyzed octopus g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A condition called problematic alcohol use (PAU), refers to a combination of excessive drinking and the problems that ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have advanced our understanding of bacteriophages or phages, which are viruses that infect bacterial cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A research team comprised of researchers from Yale University and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (USVA) conduct
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron