Qualifications to Become a Cytogenetic Technologist
Cytogenetic technologists are laboratory workers who analyze human chromosomes—both healthy and abnormal—with relation to disease. Abnormal …
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Rosalind Franklin and the DNA Double Helix
A biophysicist and crystallographer in the 1940s and 50s, Rosalind Franklin undertook imaging work that unlocked the secrets to DNA’s structure. It is …
Continue ReadingPlant Genetics and Biofuel Production
Since we cannot rely on fossil fuels forever, scientists have been exploring other viable avenues. One of these is the production of biofuel from …
Continue ReadingTeaming with Microbes - A Look at the Microbe Zoo Covering the Human Skin
It doesn’t matter whether you have great skin, young skin, or clean skin; whatever shape your skin is in, it will be covered from head to foot …
Continue ReadingThe California Wolverine and Its Genetic Origin
When a wolverine was spotted in California after an 86-year absence, researchers were curious and interested. The animal had been considered extinct …
Continue ReadingThe Trypanosoma brucei and its Survival Strategy
The human parasite Trypanosoma brucei has a unique survival strategy. Every time the host immune system detects it, it changes its appearance.
Continue ReadingThe Top Ten Most Important Scientists in Genetics
You may agree, or disagree with my selection of famous scientists; personal lists are always arbitrary affairs, but here goes with my list of …
Continue ReadingThe Roslin Institute - Creating Dolly the Sheep, the First Cloned Mammal
The Roslin Institute is a Scottish research lab working primarily on animal sciences and veterinary technology. The most famous experiment it …
Continue ReadingGenetic Engineering: Zinc Finger Proteins FAQ
Zinc finger proteins are exotically named naturally occurring proteins that can be engineered to encourage a cell to repair genetic mutations. They …
Continue ReadingZinc Finger Domains and New Types of Genetics
Since the genetic engineering of plants began in the 1980s, the common form of modifying an organism has been to introduce new genes. However, during …
Continue ReadingZoonosis and Influenza Virus: How Flu Jumps Species
How could swine flu or bird flu become transmissible from human to human? Get the facts on influenza zoonosis; the spread of influenza across the …
Continue ReadingCleft Chins and Bearded Ladies: The Genetics of Human Characteristics
Humans are nothing if not diverse beings. We come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and colours, and it is genetics that underpins many, though not …
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