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Reporter genes
Reporter genes are an integral component of molecular biology used to study biological pathways and processes. Reporter genes are attached to a known sequence of another gene of interest in an organism, such as a bacteria, cell, or plant. Attachment of a reporter gene allows visualization or quantification of a gene of interest. Common reporter systems used on molecular biology include luciferase and green fluorescent protein (GFP).
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MAY 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The billions of neurons in the brain form a complex network, as shown in this image from CSHL scientists Xiaoyin Chen an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) lines are now commonly used across the globe. In the lab, researchers rely on hPSCs t
...
Sponsored By:
STEMCELL Technologies
MAY 13, 2021
Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which virtually eliminates a patient's immune system, and severely affects thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A cell has many ways to control gene expression, one of which is the structure of the genome itself; active genes have t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA molecules serve several functions, one of which is to help the cell generate proteins from active genes. It also may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are identifying more rare disorders because of advances in genetic sequencing technologies, which have made
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2021
Microbiology
One of the most basic processes in life in the creation of proteins from mRNA molecules, which are transcribed from DNA.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some genetic diseases are caused by inborn errors - genetic mutations that we're born with and that end up in every cell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Digital networks have changed the world by integrating into almost every aspect of our lives, but they have yet to direc
...
Sponsored By:
Cardea Bio
MAY 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have taken 2,000 years old date palm seeds that were gathered from archaeological sites and used them to gro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
New investigations into the field of customized tissue engineering are reported in the journal Bioprinting. The study wa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 03, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
After being identified in the 1980s, it was thought that retrons were just an odd feature of some bacterial cells. But e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2021
Microbiology
Most DNA that we're familiar with is found in cells in a double-stranded form. So, many years ago, scientists were intri
...
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
MAY 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work could one day open up dietary therapeutic options for cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's been about 35 years since the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now researchers have investigated whet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Microbiology
After microbes called archaea were discovered in the 1970s, a branch was added to the tree of life after some debate, wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2021
Technology
A team of scientists at Johns Hopkins used “information theory” to uncover key cancer genes. One such culpri
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, DNA is though of as a double-stranded molecule made of nucleotide bases A, G, C, and T, and RNA a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports on another cancer-fighting development, t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch