Sir Gavin Ryland de Beer - British Biologist and Embryologist
A brief look at the life and research of Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer. He was a British embryologist and developmental biologist. His work helped shed …
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Hermann Joseph Muller - Nobel Prize Winner and American Geneticist
A look at the life and scientific career of the American geneticist Hermann Joseph Muller. Muller was the first geneticist to study the relationship …
Continue ReadingScientific Research: Conrad Hal Waddington - British Geneticist
A look at the life and work of the British geneticist Conrad Hal Waddington. He carried out important research in genetics and embryology.
Continue ReadingGenetic Mutations and the Speed of Evolution
For higher animals the rate of evolutionary change chugs along at a snail’s pace, at least to the naked eye. But under the bonnet, the rate of …
Continue ReadingE.Coli Facts: What is Escherichia Coli? And More
Arguably one of the most studied organisms in biology, E. coli is a bacterium found in the lower intestines of mammals. Studies of E.coli DNA have …
Continue ReadingFamous Scientists in Genetics - Theodore Boveri
Theodore Boveri was a well-known German geneticist and cytologist, who carried out pioneering research on chromosomal functions. Boveri carried out …
Continue ReadingCloning the First Camel
The cloning of animals has been a controversial topic ever since the announcement of the creation of Dolly the Sheep. Since that ground breaking …
Continue ReadingGenetic Engineering: Soybean Genes Resistant To Asia Soybean Rust
Soybeans are grown the world-over and are economically very important. Genetically-engineered cultivars may protect the several billons worth soybean …
Continue ReadingCyril Darlington - Study of Chromosomes
Cyril Darlington was a British scientist who carried out research on the working of chromosomes. Apart from his work as a cytogeneticist, he was the …
Continue ReadingMolecular prognostic factors for colorectal cancer
This article reviews novel molecular biomarkers that can be used to predict survival of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
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 …
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