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Stem Cells
Stem Cells: are cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body. They serve as a repair system for the body. There are two main types of stem cells: embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells.
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DEC 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body starts with one cell that must divide and eventually, all the cells produced from that first one have to know w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2021Immunology
Patients who receive bone marrow or stem cell transplants are offered the gift of a new lease of life. However, s ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
When a sperm and egg cell meet, the egg divides into two new cells, which then divides again into four. It has been thou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2021Health & Medicine
For people living with chronic diseases like Type 1 diabetes, the word "cure" sounds too good to be true. In f ...Written By: Alexandria BassDEC 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study reported in Nature Communications has shown how the body might use fat as fuel in the battle against a Salmo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
By Julianne Davis - Technical Writer and Support Scientist at Biotium The Rise of the Lab-on-a-Chip With the advent of m ...DEC 03, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In this image by Douglas Blackiston and Sam Kriegman, a red parent is seen with its green 'offspring'Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancer is a genetic disease—it stems from specific changes in the DNA sequences of the cancer cell genome. Over th ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 23, 2021Immunology
Work by University at Buffalo researchers has identified a link between obesity and gum disease. As gum disease escalate ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The size of cells can vary widely from one species to another; the cells of phytoplankton are about one micron while fro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
We have a wealth of human genome data overlaid with gene ‘hotspots’ linked to the development of particular ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The lifespans of vertebrates can vary widely; some live to be about five weeks while others can reach 400 years. As most ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2021Health & Medicine
With more than 15 years of experience in genetic engineering, Cyagen utilizes a highly efficient process, including prop ...NOV 10, 2021Plants & Animals
According to a new study published in Developmental Cell, researchers are employing transgenesis methods to introduce a ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Advances in genetic and computational tools have enabled researchers to study complex networks of gene expression in ind ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The hematopoietic system is how new blood cells are formed; hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow generate new hematop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Immunology
An increasing number of COVID-19 patients have reported ear-related issues: ringing in the ear, hearing loss, and balanc ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 01, 2021Health & Medicine
Liver disease represents a significant public health concern and was diagnosed in roughly 4.5 million adults i ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioOCT 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body can only repair so much damage or injury, so treatments that can regenerate damaged or dead tissues may be very ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Blood cells originate from stem cell progenitors in the bone marrow, differentiating into an array of specialized cell t ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For decades, scientists have been trying to find ways to cure disorders that can be traced back to an error in one gene. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to understand what makes us human. From the standpoint of DNA sequences, we have a lot in co ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body starts with one cell that must divide and eventually, all the cells produced from that first one have to know w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2021
Immunology
Patients who receive bone marrow or stem cell transplants are offered the gift of a new lease of life. However, s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
When a sperm and egg cell meet, the egg divides into two new cells, which then divides again into four. It has been thou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2021
Health & Medicine
For people living with chronic diseases like Type 1 diabetes, the word "cure" sounds too good to be true. In f
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
DEC 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study reported in Nature Communications has shown how the body might use fat as fuel in the battle against a Salmo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare genetic disorder that causes blindness. It's caused by mutations in a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
By Julianne Davis - Technical Writer and Support Scientist at Biotium The Rise of the Lab-on-a-Chip With the advent of m
...
DEC 03, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In this image by Douglas Blackiston and Sam Kriegman, a red parent is seen with its green 'offspring'
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancer is a genetic disease—it stems from specific changes in the DNA sequences of the cancer cell genome. Over th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 23, 2021
Immunology
Work by University at Buffalo researchers has identified a link between obesity and gum disease. As gum disease escalate
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The size of cells can vary widely from one species to another; the cells of phytoplankton are about one micron while fro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
We have a wealth of human genome data overlaid with gene ‘hotspots’ linked to the development of particular
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The lifespans of vertebrates can vary widely; some live to be about five weeks while others can reach 400 years. As most
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes that live in out gastrointestinal tract, and each one of those single-celled organisms h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2021
Health & Medicine
With more than 15 years of experience in genetic engineering, Cyagen utilizes a highly efficient process, including prop
...
NOV 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
According to a new study published in Developmental Cell, researchers are employing transgenesis methods to introduce a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Advances in genetic and computational tools have enabled researchers to study complex networks of gene expression in ind
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The hematopoietic system is how new blood cells are formed; hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow generate new hematop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Immunology
An increasing number of COVID-19 patients have reported ear-related issues: ringing in the ear, hearing loss, and balanc
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 01, 2021
Health & Medicine
Liver disease represents a significant public health concern and was diagnosed in roughly 4.5 million adults i
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body can only repair so much damage or injury, so treatments that can regenerate damaged or dead tissues may be very
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Blood cells originate from stem cell progenitors in the bone marrow, differentiating into an array of specialized cell t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For decades, scientists have been trying to find ways to cure disorders that can be traced back to an error in one gene.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
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Scientists have long sought to understand what makes us human. From the standpoint of DNA sequences, we have a lot in co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch