Could yeast and humans be any more different? Going by looks alone, probably not. But peering into our genomes reveals surprising similarities. That’s because we share a common ancestor called LECA (last eukaryotic common ancestor). Before this single-celled organism died off around 2 billion years ago, it passed down Dicer, a key protein humans and... The post Dicer: Life’s ancient repair tool appeared first on Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Why do cancer cells keep dividing over and over? The answer can be found in fundamental biology breakthroughs of the late 20th century. In 1982, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) geneticist Michael Wigler helped identify the first known human oncogenes. When mutated, these genes produce an excess of proteins that cause uncontrolled cell growth. Soon... The post Why does cancer keep growing? appeared first on Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
McLellan, who earned a PhD from the School of Medicine in 2009, has transformed vaccine design with his work on viral fusion proteins| The Hub
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) mourns the passing of Nobel laureate and revolutionary molecular biologist David Baltimore. In 1959, Baltimore became the first member of CSHL’s newly launched Undergraduate Research Program (URP). That summer, he worked with then-Assistant CSHL Director Arthur Chovnick on a project studying the “Physiological genetics of Drosophila and Neurospora.” But it...| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
A new video! This one is just science, a cool paper I read way back when I was doing my post-doc. It left a strong impression on me, so I thought it would be worthwhile introducing it to all of you…| Pharyngula
The following is an excerpt from an article by the NEXT LEVEL: Wem gehört das Leben? – Warum wir Gentechnik stoppen müssen / Who Owns Life? – Why We Must Stop Genetic Engineering. Genetic engineeri…| Critical Check
Folic acid (FA) is a synthetic form of folate or in other words vitamin B9. FA is the first and most popular supplement that a pregnant woman gets prescribed in order to avoid neural tube defects i…| Critical Check
CONTENT: INTRODUCTION (1) DNA ISOLATION (2) PCR (3.1) GEL ELECTROPHORESIS (3.2) BIOANALYZER – DNA CHIP (4) DNA PATERNITY REPORT CRITICAL REVIEW: DNA THEORY DNA THEORY – CRITICAL CHECKPO…| Critical Check
by Mia Breeze This paper looks at how Harold Hillman’s critique of the living cell impacts our current understanding of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), genetics, viruses, genetically modified organism…| Critical Check
The existence of DNA, its structure and its role are taught to us as facts; recognized and approved by all scientific establishments. But what if I told you that DNA started as a concept. Not DNA i…| Critical Check
Virology is a study of viruses, small parasites that are not able to reproduce by themselves.| News-Medical