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Sequencing
Sequencing: is the process of determining the nucleic acid sequence - the order of nucleotides in DNA. It includes any method or technology that is used to determine the order of the four bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.
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JUN 22, 2025Earth & The Environment
The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2025Genetics & Genomics
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Genetic sequencing has gone through several advances. A major breakthrough came when scientists began breaking the billi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2024Microbiology
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by the SARA-CoV-2 virus, people have wondered where the virus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2024Genetics & Genomics
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Our genome is organized into chromosomes, which are shaped like little X's. Every time a cell divides, the genome ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The human genome is massive, and it contains many highly repetitive sequences that confounded researchers for years. Man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2024Genetics & Genomics
During the development of a human embryo, a structure called the neural tube grows and will eventually give rise to the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2024Genetics & Genomics
A lot of people quickly learned what RNA was when an RNA virus started the COVID-19 global pandemic. In humans, there ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
While it's normal to be a little anxious about stressful life events or problems, anxiety can also start to interfer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2024Immunology
Barcoding technologies that take advantage of the high information content that can be encoded in oligonucleotide sequen ...Sponsored By: Quantum-SiMAR 05, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are still debating exactly how and where humans fit on the evolutionary tree of great apes. A group of ancien ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 29, 2024Health & Medicine
Acetaminophen, a widely used medication known for its analgesic and antipyretic properties, has long been considered a s ...Written By: Greta AnneFEB 29, 2024Immunology
Myeloid cells are a population of cells classified to denote a specific lineage. “Myeloid” specifically refe ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeFEB 29, 2024Immunology
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work in g ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeFEB 26, 2024Health & Medicine
A comprehensive review of cannabis research published in Horticultural Research provides insights into the historical us ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 22, 2024Microbiology
Dr. Nicole Foley of Texas A&M and colleagues studied myotis bats to learn more about how their 'nightclubs' promote immu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The increase of the length of some small portions of DNA, or microsatellite repeat expansions, has been linked to a numb ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2025
Earth & The Environment
The ocean contains a complex food web–the network of interactions among predators and prey that maintain healthy e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Colorectal cancer rates are rising in young people, and scientists may have found an explanation..
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
How fast does the human genome change? Scientists have attempted to answer this question by studying mutation rates over
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
When a tumor starts to grow in the body, small bits of its genetic material may break away and float off into the bloods
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
When cancer is detected earlier, it can improve outcomes for patients. Liquid biopsies are one way to improve cancer det
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic sequencing has gone through several advances. A major breakthrough came when scientists began breaking the billi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2024
Microbiology
There are many fungi & insect relationships; some are beneficial. But fungi are also the most common cause of infectious
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2024
Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by the SARA-CoV-2 virus, people have wondered where the virus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have recently discovered a novel type of RNA known as circular RNAs (circRNAs). These molecules form when co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2024
Microbiology
Highly pathogenic avian influenza could once only be caught from an infected bird. But it seems the virus can now move f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many rare diseases can be traced back to an error in a gene. Genetic mutations may not be inherited, and can arise out o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Our genome is organized into chromosomes, which are shaped like little X's. Every time a cell divides, the genome ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human genome is massive, and it contains many highly repetitive sequences that confounded researchers for years. Man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
During the development of a human embryo, a structure called the neural tube grows and will eventually give rise to the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A lot of people quickly learned what RNA was when an RNA virus started the COVID-19 global pandemic. In humans, there ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
While it's normal to be a little anxious about stressful life events or problems, anxiety can also start to interfer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Immunology
Barcoding technologies that take advantage of the high information content that can be encoded in oligonucleotide sequen
...
Sponsored By:
Quantum-Si
MAR 05, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are still debating exactly how and where humans fit on the evolutionary tree of great apes. A group of ancien
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 29, 2024
Health & Medicine
Acetaminophen, a widely used medication known for its analgesic and antipyretic properties, has long been considered a s
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
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 29, 2024
Immunology
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work in g
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
FEB 26, 2024
Health & Medicine
A comprehensive review of cannabis research published in Horticultural Research provides insights into the historical us
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 22, 2024
Microbiology
Dr. Nicole Foley of Texas A&M and colleagues studied myotis bats to learn more about how their 'nightclubs' promote immu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The increase of the length of some small portions of DNA, or microsatellite repeat expansions, has been linked to a numb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch