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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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MAY 30, 2017Health & Medicine
Nearly 40,000 study participants helped scientists discover 16 novel genetic markers associated with psoriasis, joining ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Portuguese researchers recently made a breakthrough discovery while they were studying a particular fish known as Squali ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 24, 2017Videos
Did you know that in just the US about 1 million animals loose their lives as roadkill EVERY DAY? That's a lot of chicke ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 23, 2017Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New research investigated how our enteric nervous system is organized.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 08, 2017Cardiology
The two main active ingredients in most energy drinks, caffeine and taurine, have been linked in the past to an increase ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 26, 2017Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioAPR 24, 2017Cancer
We tend to think children and young adults are more resilient in the face of health crises. But a new study finds that w ...APR 19, 2017Microbiology
Secretory IgA molecules are the antibodies that help protect our intestines from pathogens. Researchers from ETH Zurich ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 18, 2017Neuroscience
Overactive bladder, or OAB, is common in elderly women but two recent research studies show that the most commonly presc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 16, 2017Immunology
How did our ancient ancestors wipe out a primordial virus 11 million years ago? Could modern humans harness this techniq ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint ...APR 10, 2017Microbiology
Giant viruses are a relatively new discovery, and researchers are learning more about them.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2017Immunology
Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses are all related - literally. They are all part of the flavivirus family, and similar ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 02, 2017Microbiology
H7N9 is a strain of flu associated with birds around the year 2000, and was not observed in other species until 2013, wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2017Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A special microscopy technique enabled scientists to see inside of live mouse lungs; it revealed a role for lungs in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Heliobacter pylori is known to be a human pathogen; it can thrive in the acidic environment of the stomach and cause ulc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
When using cell culture models, scientists are usually analyzing whole populations of cells, averaging the effects seen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Iceland has generated a wealth of genetic data. The island nation is isolated, so since it was settled around 1,200 year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
People that are diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM are often told to stop participating in competitive s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have revealed the three dimensional arrangement of intact genomes in individual mammalian cells, illustratin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A study at Columbia University uncovered genetic clues to the cause of Berger's disease, suggesting a genetic defect ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2017
Health & Medicine
Nearly 40,000 study participants helped scientists discover 16 novel genetic markers associated with psoriasis, joining
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Portuguese researchers recently made a breakthrough discovery while they were studying a particular fish known as Squali
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2017
Videos
Did you know that in just the US about 1 million animals loose their lives as roadkill EVERY DAY? That's a lot of chicke
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 23, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
When speaking about methods in pest management, the idea of insecticides would probably be the first
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research investigated how our enteric nervous system is organized.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 08, 2017
Cardiology
The two main active ingredients in most energy drinks, caffeine and taurine, have been linked in the past to an increase
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
APR 24, 2017
Cancer
We tend to think children and young adults are more resilient in the face of health crises. But a new study finds that w
...
APR 19, 2017
Microbiology
Secretory IgA molecules are the antibodies that help protect our intestines from pathogens. Researchers from ETH Zurich
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 18, 2017
Neuroscience
Overactive bladder, or OAB, is common in elderly women but two recent research studies show that the most commonly presc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 16, 2017
Immunology
How did our ancient ancestors wipe out a primordial virus 11 million years ago? Could modern humans harness this techniq
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint
...
APR 10, 2017
Microbiology
Giant viruses are a relatively new discovery, and researchers are learning more about them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2017
Immunology
Zika, dengue, and West Nile viruses are all related - literally. They are all part of the flavivirus family, and similar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 02, 2017
Microbiology
H7N9 is a strain of flu associated with birds around the year 2000, and was not observed in other species until 2013, wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2017
Microbiology
Dengue virus is easily transmitted by mosquitos, but when scientists tracked its spread, they found that most people wer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A special microscopy technique enabled scientists to see inside of live mouse lungs; it revealed a role for lungs in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Heliobacter pylori is known to be a human pathogen; it can thrive in the acidic environment of the stomach and cause ulc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
When using cell culture models, scientists are usually analyzing whole populations of cells, averaging the effects seen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Iceland has generated a wealth of genetic data. The island nation is isolated, so since it was settled around 1,200 year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
People that are diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM are often told to stop participating in competitive s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have revealed the three dimensional arrangement of intact genomes in individual mammalian cells, illustratin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study at Columbia University uncovered genetic clues to the cause of Berger's disease, suggesting a genetic defect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch