What do Genital Warts Look Like? Six Key Genital Warts HPV Facts
Genital warts are the most common sexually transmitted disease by a virus. The enemy is human papilloma virus (HPV) and most people come into contact …
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What is Pus? Learn More About This Sign of the Body Fighting Foreign Organisms
It’s not the most pleasant-looking of substances, but pus is actually a very good thing. It’s a sign that your body is fighting hard against …
Continue Reading5 Facts About the Norwalk Virus
The Norwalk Virus was isolated and named in the early 1970s. It causes stomach upset and diarrhea, usually during the winter months.
Continue ReadingDifference Between Lytic and Lysogenic Cycles: How Viral Infections Spread
Find out about the spread of viruses with this brief look at the lytic and lysogenic cycles. These occur after a virus infects a cell.
Continue ReadingWhere is RNA Found in the Cell?
RNA is primarily a linear nucleic acid polymer. Unlike DNA, it is not a double helix. The most common locations are in the cell nucleus, mitochondria …
Continue ReadingWhat is Mitochondria? Essential Questions and Answers about what the Mitochondria is Like
… and other fascinating questions and answers about the cell’s energy powerhouse.
Continue ReadingForensic Science and DNA Fingerprinting Improvements
Bad news for criminals. DNA fingerprinting technology does not stand still. For many years it’s been thrown off the scent by crime scenes …
Continue ReadingGenetic Fingerprinting: 3 Famous Cases.
This forensic science article highlights three cases famous for their use, and in one case, misuse of DNA fingerprinting: Tommie Lee Andrews, Kirk …
Continue ReadingFive Great Cell Discoveries
They’re responsible for making you the person you are. But how well do you know your body’s cells? To help you become more intimately …
Continue ReadingCuring Brain Tumors with Gene Therapy
Gene therapy methods have had an 80% success rate in treating lab rats with brain tumors. Could the same success be duplicated in treating human brain …
Continue ReadingFrederick Sanger: One of the Most Famous Scientists in Genetics History
Frederick Sanger is one of the most famous scientists in genetics, having twice won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. He established the amino acid …
Continue ReadingHuman Genetics: What is Genetic Imprinting?
Genetic or genomic imprinting is an important process in the mechanism of gene expression. Here genes are expressed based on the parent-of-origin. …
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