Understanding Host-Influenza Interactions at the Molecular Level
The interactions between the host and influenza are important for understanding the virus itself and for analyzing efficacies of influenza vaccines or …
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Genetic Engineering Pros and Cons: How These Techniques Benefit Humanity and the Ethical Dilemmas of This Branch of Science
The goal of genetic engineering is to make debilitating diseases a thing of the past. While this is a noble goal, this branch of science also has …
Continue ReadingGenetics of Tay-Sachs Disease: A Rare Genetic Disorder
Tay-Sachs disease is a rare genetic disorder that affects nerve cells (neurons) in the brain and spinal cord causing severe mental and developmental …
Continue ReadingSpina Bifida and Genetics: Types of Spina Bifida, Genetics, Treatment.
Spina bifida is the most common neural tube birth defect in the United States. At the present time the causes of spina bifida are unknown, though it …
Continue ReadingHow do Tomatoes Help Fight Cancer?
Many people are fearful about the possible negative consequences of eating genetically modified foods. In fact, the opposite may end up being true.
Continue ReadingHow White Blood Cells Remove Viruses From the Human Body
Your body comes equipped with its own free virus removal program, in the form of white blood cells. Read on to find out how they guard the front line …
Continue ReadingIs Gender Identity Genetic? Research on Genes that Cause Transexualism
The classic nature-versus-nurture debate is especially pronounced in questions of gender identity. Is it a product of culture, as many feminists …
Continue ReadingBacteriophages: Viruses that Attack Bacteria
Did you know that you, your pets and other animals are not the only targets of viruses? There are viruses that specifically ‘seek out’ …
Continue ReadingThe Race for the $1000 Genome Project. The Cost of Personal Genome Analysis is Coming Down
Fast and cheap; that’s the future of gene sequencing. Dozens of companies are in a race to be the first to be able to sequence a human genome …
Continue ReadingDNA Fingerprinting History: An Innocent Man, John Richard Buckland, Goes Free
DNA fingerprinting was first applied to a criminal case in 1986, a year after the world first heard about the technology. It established the …
Continue ReadingErwin Chargaff and the History of Genetics
Erwin Chargaff (1905-2002), a gifted scientist in many fields, made several major contributions to the history of genetics. Rules that were named …
Continue ReadingAncient DNA: Discovery of the Oldest Plant & Insect DNA in the World
The oldest known DNA molecules date back some 450,000 - 800,000 years ago. They were found in Greenland and were in reasonable shape. Details were …
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