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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 02, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There are about three billion bases in the human genome, and each letter is either an adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancer vaccines have been around for decades, but a unique neoantigen vaccine called NeoVax is making researchers hopefu ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUN 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Some people with unexplained liver and kidney issues may now have an answer. Researchers have found that mutations in a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics were a revolutionary tool in the fight against bacterial infections. In recent years, however, the emergence ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 27, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in our gut have a significant impact on many aspects of our health. New research has indicated that bacteri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The words “molecular biology” might sound intimidating to most, but it’s not quite as bad as you think ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 24, 2022Genetics & Genomics
You may have heard of haploid and diploid species, which carry one set of unpaired chromosomes, or two sets chromosomes, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2022Health & Medicine
Since the onset of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have been trying to determine why COVID-19 is more severe in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Geneticists have sought to understand the impact of genetic mutations, and what drives and maintains changes in DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Labroots’ virtual events are a fantastic way to network and learn about others’ work. These events feature p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned a lot about individual genes, especially those that are connected to human disease. And while we ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Gulf War illness (GWI) is an umbrella term that describes an array of chronic symptoms that have impacted an estimated 2 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acinetobacter-baumanni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
While most of us tend to carry the same general set of genes, within the billions of bases that make up the human genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Modern medicine has drastically changed since humans discovered the first ancient treatment methods. Herbal remedies and ...Written By: Mandy WoodsMAY 05, 2022Genetics & Genomics
A first of its kind study recently published in Nature Genetics that included 9,000 Americans of European or African anc ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 03, 2022Genetics & Genomics
While dog breeders may dispute the conclusions based on their own experiences, new research has indicated that almost no ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2022Immunology
For many years, researchers have stressed the need to add diverse populations to genetic studies, which have often cente ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can impact anyone, but tends to affects women between the ages of 15 and 45. The dis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2022Immunology
The immune system has an incredible ability to remember past infections, so it can defeat pathogens that return more qui ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2022Microbiology
As soon as we are born, maybe even before that, the human gut is colonized with microbes including bacteria, fungi, and ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There are about three billion bases in the human genome, and each letter is either an adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancer vaccines have been around for decades, but a unique neoantigen vaccine called NeoVax is making researchers hopefu
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUN 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Some people with unexplained liver and kidney issues may now have an answer. Researchers have found that mutations in a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotics were a revolutionary tool in the fight against bacterial infections. In recent years, however, the emergence
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 27, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut have a significant impact on many aspects of our health. New research has indicated that bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The words “molecular biology” might sound intimidating to most, but it’s not quite as bad as you think
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 24, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
You may have heard of haploid and diploid species, which carry one set of unpaired chromosomes, or two sets chromosomes,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2022
Health & Medicine
Since the onset of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have been trying to determine why COVID-19 is more severe in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Geneticists have sought to understand the impact of genetic mutations, and what drives and maintains changes in DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Labroots’ virtual events are a fantastic way to network and learn about others’ work. These events feature p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned a lot about individual genes, especially those that are connected to human disease. And while we
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Gulf War illness (GWI) is an umbrella term that describes an array of chronic symptoms that have impacted an estimated 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acinetobacter-baumanni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
While most of us tend to carry the same general set of genes, within the billions of bases that make up the human genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Modern medicine has drastically changed since humans discovered the first ancient treatment methods. Herbal remedies and
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAY 05, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
A first of its kind study recently published in Nature Genetics that included 9,000 Americans of European or African anc
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 03, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
While dog breeders may dispute the conclusions based on their own experiences, new research has indicated that almost no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2022
Immunology
For many years, researchers have stressed the need to add diverse populations to genetic studies, which have often cente
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Two new studies have revealed more about a bacterial pathogen that can infect the gut, clostridium difficile. There are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can impact anyone, but tends to affects women between the ages of 15 and 45. The dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2022
Immunology
The immune system has an incredible ability to remember past infections, so it can defeat pathogens that return more qui
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2022
Microbiology
As soon as we are born, maybe even before that, the human gut is colonized with microbes including bacteria, fungi, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch