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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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MAR 15, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing has concluded, and experts have agreed that human genome editing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
Scientists have been finding life in hydrothermal vents for years, but researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for M ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 10, 2023Health & Medicine
While the world became very familiar with mRNA vaccines because of the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA vaccines have been around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome of a cell carries all the genes it will ever need, and when a gene is active, it gets transcribed into messen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2023Cardiology
A new study has shown promising results for slowing the pace of aging in healthy adults.Written By: Savannah LoganFEB 22, 2023Microbiology
In a first, scientists have used bat cells to create bat induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can now be used t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2023Health & Medicine
Insomnia can increase the risk of cardiovascular events, obesity, diabetes, and other illnesses, so scientists are seeki ...Written By: Kerry CharronFEB 21, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The Griffith Lab at UNC discovered telomeric protein & potential biomarker VR (green), shown in the nuclei (blue) of hum ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a bacteria-killing virus that may be effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The co ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 19, 2023Chemistry & Physics
Guangjie Li (left) and Dr. Jukka Vayrynen (right) discussing calculations at the Purdue University Physics Building ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work reported in Nature highlighted the importance of methylation on mRNA; these chemical tags can have a dramati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 25% of adults around the world, and it can progress to a very serious f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A team of scientists has uncovered sequence errors in many papers in two different high-impact journals.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A new study has highlighted the impact of genetic disease on infants, and showed that whole genome sequencing could save ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2023Neuroscience
Children tend to perceive eventful videos as longer than monotonous ones, but the inverse is true for adults. The corres ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 08, 2023Immunology
The immune system can mount crucial defenses when our bodies are threatened by pathogens. But those defenses have to be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2023Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When a gene is active, cellular machinery transcribes that gene into a molecule called messenger RNA. A variety of modif ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were able to take advantage of "an incredibly unique opportunity" to study the microbial life that rapidly c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Finnish population has provided investigators with a rare opportunity. Most Finns descend from a small, so-called fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2023Space & Astronomy
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that there is great diversity of galaxies in the early Univers ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JAN 26, 2023Neuroscience
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a nervous system disorder that causes sudden movements, twitches, or sounds that are repeated. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Studies have shown that cells respond to electric fields, and electrotaxis is when cells are moving under the influence ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetics refers to features of the genome that can affect gene expression, but don't alter the nucleotide sequence of ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing has concluded, and experts have agreed that human genome editing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have been finding life in hydrothermal vents for years, but researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for M
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 10, 2023
Health & Medicine
While the world became very familiar with mRNA vaccines because of the COVID-19 pandemic, mRNA vaccines have been around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome of a cell carries all the genes it will ever need, and when a gene is active, it gets transcribed into messen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2023
Cardiology
A new study has shown promising results for slowing the pace of aging in healthy adults.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 22, 2023
Microbiology
In a first, scientists have used bat cells to create bat induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which can now be used t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2023
Health & Medicine
Insomnia can increase the risk of cardiovascular events, obesity, diabetes, and other illnesses, so scientists are seeki
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
FEB 21, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Griffith Lab at UNC discovered telomeric protein & potential biomarker VR (green), shown in the nuclei (blue) of hum
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a bacteria-killing virus that may be effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The co
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 19, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
Guangjie Li (left) and Dr. Jukka Vayrynen (right) discussing calculations at the Purdue University Physics Building
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent work reported in Nature highlighted the importance of methylation on mRNA; these chemical tags can have a dramati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 25% of adults around the world, and it can progress to a very serious f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A team of scientists has uncovered sequence errors in many papers in two different high-impact journals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has highlighted the impact of genetic disease on infants, and showed that whole genome sequencing could save
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2023
Neuroscience
Children tend to perceive eventful videos as longer than monotonous ones, but the inverse is true for adults. The corres
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 08, 2023
Immunology
The immune system can mount crucial defenses when our bodies are threatened by pathogens. But those defenses have to be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 continues to cause infections as it mutates into new variants. While the vaccines that are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a gene is active, cellular machinery transcribes that gene into a molecule called messenger RNA. A variety of modif
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were able to take advantage of "an incredibly unique opportunity" to study the microbial life that rapidly c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Finnish population has provided investigators with a rare opportunity. Most Finns descend from a small, so-called fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has shown that there is great diversity of galaxies in the early Univers
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JAN 26, 2023
Neuroscience
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a nervous system disorder that causes sudden movements, twitches, or sounds that are repeated.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Studies have shown that cells respond to electric fields, and electrotaxis is when cells are moving under the influence
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetics refers to features of the genome that can affect gene expression, but don't alter the nucleotide sequence of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch