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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 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There are plenty of musical families, and research has suggested that musical abilities have a genetic component.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2020Microbiology
Sepsis and bacterial meningitis are life-threatening diseases caused by meningococci bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
E-cigarettes have emerged as a healthier alternative to smoking, but many studies have suggested that vaping still poses ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Microbiology
Single-celled ocean microbes known as Pelagibacter or SAR11 make up about 25 percent of the plankton on the planet.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2020Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 29, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a fatal condition targeting more than 150 million people. Part of what makes it d ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 25, 2020Space & Astronomy
Entities from all around the world, be it companies or government space agencies, are continuously innovating in an atte ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2020Genetics & Genomics
People have lived around Lake Baikal, the world's deepest and oldest lake, for thousands of years.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It's important to be able to identify the types of cells that are present in a tissue and how they behave in order to ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2020Microbiology
The community of microorganisms that lives in the gastrointestinal tract has a powerful influence on human health.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have gained new insight into autoimmune and allergic disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2020Immunology
Research has long connected the human microbiome and immune system function, and now a recent study pinpoints a key poin ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Organisms develop from a single cell that gives rise to all the different kinds of tissues and structures that are found ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has spread widely, and a lack of testing has been a serious problem.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
We've come a long way from the human genome project, which took years to complete. It now takes about 6 hours to sequenc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers have found that while we sleep, our brains are busy processing our waking experiences. A process called &lsq ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Samples obtained from patients from all over the world have been used to sequence the genomes of the viral strains infec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2020Cancer
Research published in the journal Genome Biology reports the discovery of two overlooked genes that have the potential t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a breakthrough in our understanding of HIV infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
When you look at the confines of our solar system and notice just how large the Sun is when compared to Jupiter, the lar ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There are plenty of musical families, and research has suggested that musical abilities have a genetic component.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2020
Microbiology
Sepsis and bacterial meningitis are life-threatening diseases caused by meningococci bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
E-cigarettes have emerged as a healthier alternative to smoking, but many studies have suggested that vaping still poses
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Microbiology
Single-celled ocean microbes known as Pelagibacter or SAR11 make up about 25 percent of the plankton on the planet.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2020
Cancer
In a healthy cell, many complex networks work to make sure everything runs as it should. Some of these networks function
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease (HD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an expanded sequence in the huntingtin gene.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a fatal condition targeting more than 150 million people. Part of what makes it d
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 25, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Entities from all around the world, be it companies or government space agencies, are continuously innovating in an atte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Since it was developed, researchers have modified and applied the CRISPR gene editing technology in many different ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
People have lived around Lake Baikal, the world's deepest and oldest lake, for thousands of years.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It's important to be able to identify the types of cells that are present in a tissue and how they behave in order to ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2020
Microbiology
The community of microorganisms that lives in the gastrointestinal tract has a powerful influence on human health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have gained new insight into autoimmune and allergic disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2020
Immunology
Research has long connected the human microbiome and immune system function, and now a recent study pinpoints a key poin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Organisms develop from a single cell that gives rise to all the different kinds of tissues and structures that are found
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has spread widely, and a lack of testing has been a serious problem.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
We've come a long way from the human genome project, which took years to complete. It now takes about 6 hours to sequenc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that while we sleep, our brains are busy processing our waking experiences. A process called &lsq
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Samples obtained from patients from all over the world have been used to sequence the genomes of the viral strains infec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2020
Cancer
Research published in the journal Genome Biology reports the discovery of two overlooked genes that have the potential t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made a breakthrough in our understanding of HIV infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
When you look at the confines of our solar system and notice just how large the Sun is when compared to Jupiter, the lar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard