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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 04, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Last week the world was stunned to hear that twin babies had been born after a gene-editing experiment was conducted on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Many people dream of being able to eat the foods they want without having to worry about weight gain. New research shows ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR-Cas9 is an amazing gene-editing tool, but there are some drawbacks. This work aims to fix that.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
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First identified in 1993, hantavirus infections can cause dangerous and potentially deadly respiratory infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2018Microbiology
A check of the International Space Station (ISS) has revealed several strains of Enterobacter microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Our genomic sequence is thought to remain the same throughout our lives. But new research has found evidence to the cont ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Our world hosts some incredible organisms, some of which might help people create treatments for disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2018Videos
Paradise, California, a town of 26,682 residents, was destroyed by the Camp Fire earlier this month.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2018Microbiology
Viruses were thought of as tiny infectious agents for the most part, until researchers began to discover more and more g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Type II diabetes is a chronic debilitating disease originating from a combination of lifestyle and genetics that eventua ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 21, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are advancing research by providing scientists with a 3D model of a human organ. But are they what they seem?Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A miscarriage can be a devastating experience, and researchers are trying to learn more about genetic factors that may i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
In the long run, some cancer therapeutics may be doing more harm than good.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A life-threatening kidney disease may be one day be a treatable condition thanks to new work by researchers, and patient ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics combined genetic engineering with optics to create a way to control cellular behaviors with light.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 12, 2018Neuroscience
Inflammaging, describes the increase in an inflammatory alteration in the brain, due to aging and predicts the morbidity ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that longstanding textbook knowledge about an important molecule called mRNA is probably inc ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Last week the world was stunned to hear that twin babies had been born after a gene-editing experiment was conducted on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Many people dream of being able to eat the foods they want without having to worry about weight gain. New research shows
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR-Cas9 is an amazing gene-editing tool, but there are some drawbacks. This work aims to fix that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Princeton researchers created new tools to study liquid phase separation inside of cells, and how it influences cell beh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2018
Immunology
The medical benefits of aspirin have been known since ancient times. Hippocrates, c. 400 BC, prescribed the salicylate-r
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
NOV 29, 2018
Microbiology
Sea anemones normally kill and eat fish. But clownfish can nestle into anemones without getting stung.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists have created microbes that incorporate new nucleotide bases and new amino acids.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2018
Microbiology
There are some well-known bacterial pathogens that can present a major threat to health, but a lesser-known microbe may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Most of us spend a lot of time looking at some type of screen, whether it's a laptop, a phone, or another device.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
Smaller mammals, especially rodents, are rather low on the universal food chain. Due to the nature of their bite-sized p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 25, 2018
Microbiology
First identified in 1993, hantavirus infections can cause dangerous and potentially deadly respiratory infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2018
Microbiology
A check of the International Space Station (ISS) has revealed several strains of Enterobacter microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Our genomic sequence is thought to remain the same throughout our lives. But new research has found evidence to the cont
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Our world hosts some incredible organisms, some of which might help people create treatments for disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2018
Videos
Paradise, California, a town of 26,682 residents, was destroyed by the Camp Fire earlier this month.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2018
Microbiology
Viruses were thought of as tiny infectious agents for the most part, until researchers began to discover more and more g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Type II diabetes is a chronic debilitating disease originating from a combination of lifestyle and genetics that eventua
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 21, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organoids are advancing research by providing scientists with a 3D model of a human organ. But are they what they seem?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A miscarriage can be a devastating experience, and researchers are trying to learn more about genetic factors that may i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the long run, some cancer therapeutics may be doing more harm than good.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A life-threatening kidney disease may be one day be a treatable condition thanks to new work by researchers, and patient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics combined genetic engineering with optics to create a way to control cellular behaviors with light.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2018
Neuroscience
Inflammaging, describes the increase in an inflammatory alteration in the brain, due to aging and predicts the morbidity
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that longstanding textbook knowledge about an important molecule called mRNA is probably inc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch