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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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DEC 21, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that our DNA is more susceptible to mutagenic influences than we've appreciated. While organi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Salmonella are human & animal bacterial pathogens that are found everywhere. When the bacterium infects a person, it cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's nucleus has to hold the entire genome. To do that, the DNA has to be carefully arranged and compacted by protei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2020Microbiology
Scientist Katalin Karikó studied mRNA vaccines for years. She spent years getting grant rejections, but has now helped c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some researchers have sought to treat genetic diseases by correcting the mutation. But it may be possible to use another ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2020Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many isolated individuals have been isolated this year, and the holidays may only exacerbate feelings of loneliness.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2020Plants & Animals
For decades, researchers have tried to understand how insect wings evolved. It seemed that none of the proposed explanat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics researchers have created a model that will advance the study of development ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier at the MDC have used a cutting-edge tool to learn more about different nu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2020Cardiology
The most common cause of heart disease in elderly people is calcific aortic valve disease, in which calcium builds up in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2020Microbiology
Our world is filled with different types of bacteria, and they have to coexist with one another. They have to compete fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that by the year 2060, there will be 14 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2020Cardiology
The use of genetics in therapies and diagnostics has boomed over the decades. While many of these breakthroughs focus on ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The many advances that have propelled the field of genetics forward have taken a tremendous amount of work in different ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
CNIC researchers have found that there is an autoimmune link to cardiovascular disease that may improve diagnostic and t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2020Cancer
The usefulness of marijuana against cancer has been in question for some years now. Some are saying it has the potential ...Written By: Jasper CantrellDEC 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish are a great model organism for biomedical research. They generate large numbers of embryos that develop rapidl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2020Microbiology
There are two diseases with similar names: hand, foot, and mouth disease, which affects people, and foot-and-mouth disea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool has tremendous potential to treat genetic diseases, but sometimes it makes unintended ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2020Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery highlights the increased presence of genetic mutations in Latin American lung ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 03, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Drowsiness, confusion, headaches, and sensitivity to light — it’s sometimes hard for doctors to spot the sig ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 01, 2020Microbiology
The link between the microbes we carry in our gastrointestinal tract and our health has become clear, and now researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
People are always looking for new ways to get inspired to exercise. Now odor is being proposed as a motivational tool fo ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that our DNA is more susceptible to mutagenic influences than we've appreciated. While organi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Salmonella are human & animal bacterial pathogens that are found everywhere. When the bacterium infects a person, it cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
A cell's nucleus has to hold the entire genome. To do that, the DNA has to be carefully arranged and compacted by protei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2020
Microbiology
Scientist Katalin Karikó studied mRNA vaccines for years. She spent years getting grant rejections, but has now helped c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some researchers have sought to treat genetic diseases by correcting the mutation. But it may be possible to use another
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2020
Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many isolated individuals have been isolated this year, and the holidays may only exacerbate feelings of loneliness.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2020
Plants & Animals
For decades, researchers have tried to understand how insect wings evolved. It seemed that none of the proposed explanat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics researchers have created a model that will advance the study of development
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier at the MDC have used a cutting-edge tool to learn more about different nu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2020
Cardiology
The most common cause of heart disease in elderly people is calcific aortic valve disease, in which calcium builds up in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2020
Microbiology
Our world is filled with different types of bacteria, and they have to coexist with one another. They have to compete fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that by the year 2060, there will be 14 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2020
Cardiology
The use of genetics in therapies and diagnostics has boomed over the decades. While many of these breakthroughs focus on
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
DEC 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The many advances that have propelled the field of genetics forward have taken a tremendous amount of work in different
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
CNIC researchers have found that there is an autoimmune link to cardiovascular disease that may improve diagnostic and t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2020
Cancer
The usefulness of marijuana against cancer has been in question for some years now. Some are saying it has the potential
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
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
DEC 06, 2020
Microbiology
There are two diseases with similar names: hand, foot, and mouth disease, which affects people, and foot-and-mouth disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool has tremendous potential to treat genetic diseases, but sometimes it makes unintended
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2020
Cancer
New research published in Cancer Discovery highlights the increased presence of genetic mutations in Latin American lung
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 03, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Drowsiness, confusion, headaches, and sensitivity to light — it’s sometimes hard for doctors to spot the sig
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 01, 2020
Microbiology
The link between the microbes we carry in our gastrointestinal tract and our health has become clear, and now researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
People are always looking for new ways to get inspired to exercise. Now odor is being proposed as a motivational tool fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch