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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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NOV 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to identify the tiny, non-coding RNAs that control gene expression - and contribute to disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Rodents are known as common research models, but zebrafish have been gaining ground as an attractive alternative for man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain still holds many mysteries, but scientists are finding ways to learn more about how it works.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2018Immunology
Scientists at Vanderbilt show that the amino acid glutamine can contribute to a subset of T cell function and activationWritten By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 01, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a gene that is connected to erectile dysfunction for the first time. This work may help impro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2018Immunology
A study published in Nature has shed light on the evolution of immune system genes across species with great detail at t ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 29, 2018Neuroscience
Undersatnding the role of gut microbiome in disease pathologies and targetting them for potential treatment strategies.Written By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Millions of fungal species live all around us; some are a mystery while others have an important role in our world.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2018Microbiology
Our environment contains millions of other organisms, including fungal species that live in every conceivable place.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2018Videos
Researchers once thought that there were only a few thousand bacterial species on the planet - a gross underestimation.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The majority of plants that grow in the wild and on farms have undergone some kind of duplication event in their genomes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2018Immunology
Researchers have provided a paradigm shift in the understanding of auto-reactive T cells in the brain of Multiple Sclero ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 21, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This work has opened up new therapeutic avenues that the scientists will be exploring.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2018Videos
A fungus called hemileia vastatrix causes a serious plant disease called coffee leaf rust.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This improved technology does not harm the DNA under analysis.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2018Videos
Deciphering the precise order of billions of nucleotides used to take ages. A tool was created that sped the process up ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Last Wednesday, Oct 3rd, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: F ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The last Neanderthals died around 40,000 years ago, but not before breeding with other humans that were starting to move ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
If we learn how the heart is built, we may learn how to mend a broken one.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2018Videos
Volunteers in the UK are participating in the largest study on the biological causes of depression that has ever been co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a genetic mutation that has a sex-specific effect on pancreatic cancer risk.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to carry around a huge amount of genetic material, and usually that DNA is about 1000 times longer than the c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Over fifty years ago, scientists in Russia began to selectively breed silver foxes to replicate domestication.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2018Microbiology
Every day our bodies come into direct contact with whatever microbes, chemicals or particles are in our environment.Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want to identify the tiny, non-coding RNAs that control gene expression - and contribute to disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Rodents are known as common research models, but zebrafish have been gaining ground as an attractive alternative for man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain still holds many mysteries, but scientists are finding ways to learn more about how it works.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Immunology
Scientists at Vanderbilt show that the amino acid glutamine can contribute to a subset of T cell function and activation
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 01, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have discovered a gene that is connected to erectile dysfunction for the first time. This work may help impro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2018
Immunology
A study published in Nature has shed light on the evolution of immune system genes across species with great detail at t
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 29, 2018
Neuroscience
Undersatnding the role of gut microbiome in disease pathologies and targetting them for potential treatment strategies.
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Millions of fungal species live all around us; some are a mystery while others have an important role in our world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2018
Microbiology
Our environment contains millions of other organisms, including fungal species that live in every conceivable place.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2018
Videos
Researchers once thought that there were only a few thousand bacterial species on the planet - a gross underestimation.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The majority of plants that grow in the wild and on farms have undergone some kind of duplication event in their genomes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2018
Immunology
Researchers have provided a paradigm shift in the understanding of auto-reactive T cells in the brain of Multiple Sclero
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 21, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This work has opened up new therapeutic avenues that the scientists will be exploring.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2018
Videos
A fungus called hemileia vastatrix causes a serious plant disease called coffee leaf rust.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This improved technology does not harm the DNA under analysis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2018
Videos
Deciphering the precise order of billions of nucleotides used to take ages. A tool was created that sped the process up
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Last Wednesday, Oct 3rd, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: F
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The last Neanderthals died around 40,000 years ago, but not before breeding with other humans that were starting to move
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
If we learn how the heart is built, we may learn how to mend a broken one.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2018
Videos
Volunteers in the UK are participating in the largest study on the biological causes of depression that has ever been co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a genetic mutation that has a sex-specific effect on pancreatic cancer risk.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to carry around a huge amount of genetic material, and usually that DNA is about 1000 times longer than the c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Over fifty years ago, scientists in Russia began to selectively breed silver foxes to replicate domestication.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2018
Microbiology
Every day our bodies come into direct contact with whatever microbes, chemicals or particles are in our environment.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch