Viral Vectors
Viral vectors are tools commonly used by molecular biologists to deliver genetic material into cells. This process can be performed inside a living organism or in cell culture. Viruses have evolved specialized molecular mechanisms to efficiently transport their genomes inside the cells they infect.
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APR 08, 2020Immunology
APR 08, 2020Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These daytime-active bloodsuckers are notorWRITTEN BY: Tara FernandezMAR 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 24, 2020Cataclysmic bombshells to society- be they actual bombshells by means of war, or metaphorical ones by natural catastrophe or financial collapse, tend to laWRITTEN BY: Annie LennonMAR 19, 2020Infographics
MAR 19, 2020A new coronavirus, first identified in China in December 2019, has caused an outbreak of respiratory illness that was recently named CoVID19. CoVID-19 is sWRITTEN BY: Liat Ben-SeniorMAR 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
MAR 12, 2020A new study, published this week in Nature Communications and the first of its kind, has linked demand for goods linked ...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetMAR 04, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
MAR 04, 2020In a first, scientists have used the CRISPR gene-editing tool inside of a person's body to treat a serious eye disorder.WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2020Microbiology
JAN 08, 2020Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
JAN 04, 2020Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by repeated trauma to the head, like a boxer, football player, or soldier might experience.WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
OCT 26, 2019Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each inves...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonOCT 22, 2019Immunology
OCT 22, 2019In the most severe cases of malaria, a person can experience organ failure and die. Often times, though, this is not directly due to the parasitic malariaWRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerOCT 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
OCT 03, 2019A more accurate version of Cas9 has been created, reducing the number of off-target effects. It may be better suited for use in gene therapy.WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2019Neuroscience
OCT 01, 2019The gut and brain communicate - typically through hormones. Throughout the day, your gut releases hormones that travel through the bloodstream and, over the course of about 10 minutes, reachWRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergSEP 20, 2019Genetics & Genomics
SEP 20, 2019A one-year clinical trial of a new gene therapy has produced surprisingly good results for several patients.WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2019Neuroscience
SEP 10, 2019Two years ago, Dr. Jayaram Chandrashekar and his colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus sought out to map the mouse brain as intricately as possible. Now,WRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergAUG 30, 2019Health & Medicine
AUG 30, 2019Scientists at Edinburgh University’s Roslin Institute have created a flock of sheep that carry the gene for a heri...WRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergJUL 11, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 11, 2019Now found in 65 countries worldwide, Lyme disease is the fastest-growing vector-borne illness in the United States. Recent estimates suggest approximatelyWRITTEN BY: Abbie ArceJUL 07, 2019Health & Medicine
JUL 07, 2019Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarely, a blood transfusion.WRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaJUL 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
JUL 06, 2019Mosquitoes are considered to be one of the deadliest animals in the world.WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2019Health & Medicine
JUL 04, 2019Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of these strains belong to three genera:WRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaJUN 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
JUN 26, 2019Around one in nine men will get prostate cancer, which is the second-deadliest cancer for American men after lung cancer.WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUN 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
JUN 10, 2019Source: Science CRISPR-cas9, commonly referred to simply as CRISPR, is a bacterial immune system that was first used as ...WRITTEN BY: Amanda MikyskaAPR 15, 2019Genetics & Genomics
APR 15, 2019A team of scientists in China is creating controversy with a new publication reported in the National Science Review, a Beijing journal.WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2019Health & Medicine
MAR 15, 2019Tick-borne diseases have significantly increased in the U.S. in the past few years. In 2016 there were 48,610 reported cases and in 2017 59,349; theseWRITTEN BY: Dena ArutaMAR 03, 2019Microbiology
MAR 03, 2019This work shows how weather data can be used to prevent future disease outbreaks from happening.WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2019Cannabis Sciences
FEB 28, 2019Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to extract cannabis compounds not from the cannabis plant, but from yeast grownWRITTEN BY: Amy Loriaux
APR 08, 2020
Immunology
APR 08, 2020
Aedes mosquitoes are native of Africa but are commonly found in regions of the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific. These daytime-active bloodsuckers are notor
WRITTEN BY:
Tara Fernandez
MAR 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 24, 2020
Cataclysmic bombshells to society- be they actual bombshells by means of war, or metaphorical ones by natural catastrophe or financial collapse, tend to la
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
MAR 19, 2020
Infographics
MAR 19, 2020
A new coronavirus, first identified in China in December 2019, has caused an outbreak of respiratory illness that was recently named CoVID19. CoVID-19 is s
WRITTEN BY:
Liat Ben-Senior
MAR 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
MAR 12, 2020
A new study, published this week in Nature Communications and the first of its kind, has linked demand for goods linked ...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
MAR 04, 2020
In a first, scientists have used the CRISPR gene-editing tool inside of a person's body to treat a serious eye disorder.
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2020
Microbiology
JAN 08, 2020
Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
JAN 04, 2020
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by repeated trauma to the head, like a boxer, football player, or soldier might experience.
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 26, 2019
Over the next four years, the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plan to each inves...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
OCT 22, 2019
Immunology
OCT 22, 2019
In the most severe cases of malaria, a person can experience organ failure and die. Often times, though, this is not directly due to the parasitic malaria
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
OCT 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 03, 2019
A more accurate version of Cas9 has been created, reducing the number of off-target effects. It may be better suited for use in gene therapy.
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 01, 2019
The gut and brain communicate - typically through hormones. Throughout the day, your gut releases hormones that travel through the bloodstream and, over the course of about 10 minutes, reach
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
SEP 20, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
SEP 20, 2019
A one-year clinical trial of a new gene therapy has produced surprisingly good results for several patients.
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2019
Neuroscience
SEP 10, 2019
Two years ago, Dr. Jayaram Chandrashekar and his colleagues at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus sought out to map the mouse brain as intricately as possible. Now,
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
AUG 30, 2019
Health & Medicine
AUG 30, 2019
Scientists at Edinburgh University’s Roslin Institute have created a flock of sheep that carry the gene for a heri...
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
JUL 11, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUL 11, 2019
Now found in 65 countries worldwide, Lyme disease is the fastest-growing vector-borne illness in the United States. Recent estimates suggest approximately
WRITTEN BY:
Abbie Arce
JUL 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
JUL 07, 2019
Babesiosis is a vector-borne disease in which the parasite, Babesia, is transmitted through the bite of a tick, or rarely, a blood transfusion.
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
JUL 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUL 06, 2019
Mosquitoes are considered to be one of the deadliest animals in the world.
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
JUL 04, 2019
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of these strains belong to three genera:
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
JUN 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUN 26, 2019
Around one in nine men will get prostate cancer, which is the second-deadliest cancer for American men after lung cancer.
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
JUN 10, 2019
Source: Science CRISPR-cas9, commonly referred to simply as CRISPR, is a bacterial immune system that was first used as ...
WRITTEN BY:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 15, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
APR 15, 2019
A team of scientists in China is creating controversy with a new publication reported in the National Science Review, a Beijing journal.
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
MAR 15, 2019
Tick-borne diseases have significantly increased in the U.S. in the past few years. In 2016 there were 48,610 reported cases and in 2017 59,349; these
WRITTEN BY:
Dena Aruta
MAR 03, 2019
Microbiology
MAR 03, 2019
This work shows how weather data can be used to prevent future disease outbreaks from happening.
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
FEB 28, 2019
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to extract cannabis compounds not from the cannabis plant, but from yeast grown
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
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