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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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JAN 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine makes its way to one of the most complicated organs in the body: the brain. Researchers from the Univ ...JAN 25, 2016Neuroscience
The Breakthrough Prize, awarded annually for groundbreaking science, is a huge deal. Funded by Internet giants Mar ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 22, 2016Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel. ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 19, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Amazonian Heliconius butterflies have a distinctive coloring, known as the “dennis red patch” and the &ldquo ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When cells die, their genetic contents are released into bodily fluids through a process known as autolysis. In the rece ...JAN 17, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School identified a new mechanism that mammals use ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 15, 2016Genetics & Genomics
With new results from whole genome sequencing, scientists have identified a cause for a rare genetic disorder known to c ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 14, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A disease that causes blindness in both rats and humans could be prevented or reversed with a new genetic editing techno ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 12, 2016Plants & Animals
All multi-cellular life may be the result of a genetic accident that happened more than 600-million years ago, according ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 10, 2016Microbiology
An international team of researchers recently confirmed that Ötzi the “Iceman” harbored a unique strain ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 08, 2016Immunology
Analysis of thousands of genes from the 1000 Genomes Project and genome sequences of ancient hominins has allowed scient ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 06, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Until recently astronomers thought only a small percentage of stars have strong magnetic fields, but a new way to probe ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 05, 2016Genetics & Genomics
There’s no rest for the weary, and that includes researchers looking for a definitive cure and treatment plan for ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 05, 2016Neuroscience
Practice makes perfect, or at least that’s what everyone says. Elite athletes spend hours on their chosen sport, t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 04, 2016Genetics & Genomics
The complex functions of the human brain are what develop unique personality traits, behavior, memory, and so much more. ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 31, 2015Neuroscience
The question of how the brain processes music has been researched for decades. While specific areas of the brain are kno ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
In Australia, the economic impact of vertebrate pest species is estimated to be 720 million Australian dollars per year. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 11, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Since their discovery in the early 1990s and 2000s, micro RNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in a variety of human condi ...DEC 09, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In a move towards objectivity and higher precision, researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a number of ...DEC 06, 2015Videos
Ribosomes are located within all living cells and are responsible for the production of proteins. To do this they are ab ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 03, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a group of 150 different types of related viruses which are known to cause warts, also ca ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 01, 2015Microbiology
A San Francisco based startup called μBiome is partnering with the CDC to sequence your microbiome. According to thei ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Staphylococcus pneumoniae are a species of bacteria known for their significant impact on the upper respiratory tract. T ...Written By: Sarah Hertrich
JAN 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Precision medicine makes its way to one of the most complicated organs in the body: the brain. Researchers from the Univ
...
JAN 25, 2016
Neuroscience
The Breakthrough Prize, awarded annually for groundbreaking science, is a huge deal. Funded by Internet giants Mar
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 22, 2016
Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 19, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Amazonian Heliconius butterflies have a distinctive coloring, known as the “dennis red patch” and the &ldquo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When cells die, their genetic contents are released into bodily fluids through a process known as autolysis. In the rece
...
JAN 17, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School identified a new mechanism that mammals use
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 15, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
With new results from whole genome sequencing, scientists have identified a cause for a rare genetic disorder known to c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 14, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A disease that causes blindness in both rats and humans could be prevented or reversed with a new genetic editing techno
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2016
Plants & Animals
All multi-cellular life may be the result of a genetic accident that happened more than 600-million years ago, according
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 10, 2016
Microbiology
An international team of researchers recently confirmed that Ötzi the “Iceman” harbored a unique strain
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 08, 2016
Immunology
Analysis of thousands of genes from the 1000 Genomes Project and genome sequences of ancient hominins has allowed scient
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 06, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Until recently astronomers thought only a small percentage of stars have strong magnetic fields, but a new way to probe
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 05, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
There’s no rest for the weary, and that includes researchers looking for a definitive cure and treatment plan for
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 05, 2016
Neuroscience
Practice makes perfect, or at least that’s what everyone says. Elite athletes spend hours on their chosen sport, t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 04, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
The complex functions of the human brain are what develop unique personality traits, behavior, memory, and so much more.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 31, 2015
Neuroscience
The question of how the brain processes music has been researched for decades. While specific areas of the brain are kno
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 22, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
In Australia, the economic impact of vertebrate pest species is estimated to be 720 million Australian dollars per year.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 11, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Since their discovery in the early 1990s and 2000s, micro RNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in a variety of human condi
...
DEC 09, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a move towards objectivity and higher precision, researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a number of
...
DEC 06, 2015
Videos
Ribosomes are located within all living cells and are responsible for the production of proteins. To do this they are ab
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 03, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a group of 150 different types of related viruses which are known to cause warts, also ca
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 01, 2015
Microbiology
A San Francisco based startup called μBiome is partnering with the CDC to sequence your microbiome. According to thei
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Staphylococcus pneumoniae are a species of bacteria known for their significant impact on the upper respiratory tract. T
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich