Genetics & Molecular Biology

Antioxidants reduce oxidative stress caused by our body's internal energy production, fighting off infection, and repairing damage. Our bodies produce them naturally and they can be obtained less efficiently in food, but with over 200 conditions relat ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 9 2015 - 6:06pm

Molecular ‘Switch’ That Regulates DNA Replication And Transcription Identified

Researchers have discovered a molecular ‘switch’ that controls replication and transcription of mitochondria DNA, a key finding that could influence the development of targeted therapies for cancer, developmental processes related to fertility and aging. ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 13 2015 - 9:30am

Science Is A Verb

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Article - Steve Savage - Feb 16 2015 - 1:43pm

More Genetic Modification May Mitigate Environmentalist Worries About Genetic Modification

Genetically modified crops have long drawn fire from environmentalists, who worry that there could be contamination of organic food or creation of FrankenWeeds. Properly used, there is no chance of that, the only thing that can happen is trace material. St ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 19 2015 - 4:17pm

FASTK: Mitochondria Adopt A Crosswise Pathway For Decoding Their Genome

Mitochondria, the energy power plants inside our cells, are able to oxidize the food we eat to create a universal energy currency for all our currency. These intracellular organelles possess their own DNA, and proteins derived from their genetic instructio ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 19 2015 - 4:57pm

How Pluripotent Stem Cells Are Grown Affects Their Genetic Stability

Human pluripotent stem cells, which include both human embryonic stem cells(hESCs) and adult stem cells like induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), need large numbers for transplantation into patients but the process of translating their potential into ef ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 25 2015 - 4:29pm

Adult Stem Cell Transplants Reach 1 Million Worldwide- And Are Still Underused

It's been over 50 years since the first experimental use of adult stem cells- bone marrow transplants- began, and in that time over 1,000,000 hematopoietic stem cell (HSCT- cells isolated from the blood or bone marrow that can renew themselves and dif ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 27 2015 - 10:00am

Better Genes Mean Better Beans

New transcriptome data for underutilized legumes means underappreciated crops could soon become valuable tools in agriculture. Thousands of species belong to the legume family, the Fabaceae, yet only a few of them are used in mainstream agriculture. Dozens ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 27 2015 - 4:59pm

Immune Signatures Evidence That Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is A Biological Illness

Researchers have identified distinct immune changes in patients diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, known medically as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) or systemic exertion intolerance disease. This is the first robust physical evidence that ME/CFS ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 3 2015 - 11:30am

New Treatment For The "Iron Overload Disease"

Hemochromatosis (HH) is the most common genetic disorder in the western world, and yet is barely known outside biology. In the US 1 in 9 people carry the mutation, though not necessarily the disease. ...

Article - Catarina Amorim - Mar 3 2015 - 2:23am