A statistical technique for determining if categorical variables have a significant relationship is the chi-square test. When attempting to determine if the observed frequency distribution [Read More…]
Retinas cultured in laboratory dishes allowed for the first time to study this very human-specific trait.
According to a recent study published in Current Biology, researchers at Georgia Tech’s School of Biological Sciences have created one of the first strains of [Read More…]
Biofuels have become a viable substitute as the world struggles with the pressing need to combat climate change and lessen our dependency on scarce fossil fuels
mRNA vaccines are thought to be revolutionary. In addition to being utilized to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, they are also being considered for the treatment of several malignancies
Non-coding RNA drives inflammatory process regulated by interleukin
Senior Investigator Alex Marson, MD, PhD, delved deeply into T-cell DNA to identify certain nucleotides, which are fundamental building blocks of genetic information
Osmosis is fundamentally the process of water molecules moving through a semi-permeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration.
Researchers discovered that after previously being exposed to mustard oil, those with so-called Neanderthal variations in the sensory neuron-related gene SCN9A are more susceptible to pain from skin pricking. Three mutations in the SCN9A gene, referred to as M932L, V991L, and D1908G, have been found in sequenced Neanderthal genomes and there have been reports of increased pain sensitivity in people who possess all three variants. The precise sensory responses impacted by these variations were unknown, though, until this study.
Centrifugation is a technique used to separate cells, filter viral particles, precipitate DNA, and detect minute variations in molecular conformation.
