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Transcriptional Regulation
Transcriptional Regulation: In molecular biology and genetics, transcriptional regulation is the means by which a cell regulates the conversion of DNA to RNA, thereby orchestrating gene activity.
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MAY 27, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in our gut have a significant impact on many aspects of our health. New research has indicated that bacteri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2022Cancer
In 2006, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) began a cancer gen ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 29, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're active and doing exercise, we can build muscle as well as supply muscle cells with oxygen, maintaining their ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Genes are transcribed from DNA into RNA, which is then processed in various ways before being translated into proteins. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Transcription factors are genes that, once expressed, can influence the activity of other genes, sometimes many other ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to express the right genes to carry out the essential functions of life. When genes are expressed, they are t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2022Immunology
When pathogens infect cells, the immune system has to launch a counterattack. Researchers have now learned more about ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2022Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a gene in an animal that helps regulate genetics, but originally came from a bacteriu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Like embryonic stem cells, pluripotent stem cells can also specialize into any type of cell in the body by following bio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2022Neuroscience
Research has indicated that when a protein called FMRP is disrupted, it can lead to intellectual disability, some types ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2022Plants & Animals
Breaking heat records have become an increasingly common, and alarming, trend over the past couple decades. Temperatures ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 20, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have identified a molecule that's involved in addiction behavior, and influences the strength of an individu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Even if the genome of an organism is free of any damaging mutations, the activity of genes has to be controlled very car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, it's easy to think of the genome as a set of instructions that cells use to create the pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Although the human genome has been sequenced and we think most protein-coding genes have been identified, there are stil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2021Cancer
A family of proteins, known as transcription factors, regulate the biological process of converting DNA into RNA. T ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
One of the most common neurodegenerative disorders is Parkinson's disease, impacting an estimated 10 million people arou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many intricate molecular machines that perform essential functions, and this work has called a method used to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are thought to be incredibly common; research has suggested that almost everyone is ev ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2021Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The chronic skin disease atopic dermatitis (AD) is estimated to affect about 15 percent of children worldwide, and for s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases impact men, or women, at different rates or severities, with different symptoms or varied ages of onset; t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There's so much more to the human genome than just instructions for making proteins, for example, many non-coding region ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of a microRNA might be interfering with neuromuscular synapse function, causing breathing muscle paralysis, sug ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in our gut have a significant impact on many aspects of our health. New research has indicated that bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2022
Cancer
In 2006, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) began a cancer gen
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 29, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're active and doing exercise, we can build muscle as well as supply muscle cells with oxygen, maintaining their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Genes are transcribed from DNA into RNA, which is then processed in various ways before being translated into proteins.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Transcription factors are genes that, once expressed, can influence the activity of other genes, sometimes many other ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to express the right genes to carry out the essential functions of life. When genes are expressed, they are t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2022
Immunology
When pathogens infect cells, the immune system has to launch a counterattack. Researchers have now learned more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a gene in an animal that helps regulate genetics, but originally came from a bacteriu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Like embryonic stem cells, pluripotent stem cells can also specialize into any type of cell in the body by following bio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Research has indicated that when a protein called FMRP is disrupted, it can lead to intellectual disability, some types
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2022
Plants & Animals
Breaking heat records have become an increasingly common, and alarming, trend over the past couple decades. Temperatures
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have identified a molecule that's involved in addiction behavior, and influences the strength of an individu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Even if the genome of an organism is free of any damaging mutations, the activity of genes has to be controlled very car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, it's easy to think of the genome as a set of instructions that cells use to create the pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Although the human genome has been sequenced and we think most protein-coding genes have been identified, there are stil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2021
Cancer
A family of proteins, known as transcription factors, regulate the biological process of converting DNA into RNA. T
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most common neurodegenerative disorders is Parkinson's disease, impacting an estimated 10 million people arou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many intricate molecular machines that perform essential functions, and this work has called a method used to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are thought to be incredibly common; research has suggested that almost everyone is ev
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2021
Microbiology
Like other organisms, bacteria have to take nutrients up from the environment and use them in various metabolic processe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The chronic skin disease atopic dermatitis (AD) is estimated to affect about 15 percent of children worldwide, and for s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some diseases impact men, or women, at different rates or severities, with different symptoms or varied ages of onset; t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There's so much more to the human genome than just instructions for making proteins, for example, many non-coding region
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of a microRNA might be interfering with neuromuscular synapse function, causing breathing muscle paralysis, sug
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch