Personalized Medicine: The Future of Autoimmune Disease Treatment
Introduction Imagine your own body turning against you. The same force that protects you from pathogens every day, becomes the same force...
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ogunleyeayoolao
Nov 112 min read
Genetic Insights: Navigating Cancer Risk and Familial Syndromes
The impact of genetics on cancer susceptibility is a critical area of study, influencing an individual's risk of developing various types...
Juanna Maisie
Nov 114 min read
The Evolutionary Implications of Fear
Overview: Whether you have experienced the leaden weight in your stomach before a speech or had your vision spiral when you stand on a...
sajjad Reyaz
Nov 113 min read
DNA and Demeanor: How We Get Our Personality
One could make the fair argument that our personality is essentially what differentiates us from the over one hundred billion humans that...
CH Chen
Nov 112 min read
What Is Genetic Engineering? What Is Its Role in Society Today?
There are many technological advances in society today, and one of them includes genetic engineering! Its exciting yet scary nature makes...
yangboha
Nov 109 min read
Obstacles in human heart regeneration
Heart regeneration is limited in humans; strategies like stem cells and pathway modulation aim to boost cardiomyocyte division and repair.
ogunleyeayoolao
Nov 72 min read
Genetic Insights: Navigating Cancer Risk and Familial Syndromes
The impact of genetics on cancer susceptibility is a critical area of study, influencing an individual's risk of developing various types...
Raneen Awada
Oct 303 min read
Exploring the Ethical Implications of Genetic Editing: Where Do We Draw the Line?
With genetic editing’s promise of curing disease and customizing traits, a powerful ethical dilemma arises: should science’s ability to...
Varshika Ram Prakash
Oct 265 min read
Design of Peptide Inhibitors Targeting MYC Oncogenic Protein Complexes
Background: Cancer is a leading cause of death globally, with around 20 million new cases each year. The disease is mainly caused by...
Ayoob Mansoor
Oct 243 min read
The Future of Medicine: CRISPR and Genetic Disorder Treatments
Introduction Clustered Regularly Interspaced Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 is a revolutionary technology used in gene editing...
Shumala Jayakrishna
Oct 213 min read
A Genetic Scalpel: How CRISPR Can Transform Healthcare
CRISPR-Cas9 is a revolutionary method of gene editing, that allows scientists to selectively modify DNA in a much more cost-effective...
Maya Adam
Oct 53 min read
Designer Babies With New Genetic Testing Advances
Ever picked traits for characters in a game? Like customizing your character in a catalog, imagine getting to “customize” the traits of...
Madelyn Shenoy
Jul 223 min read
Genetic Balancing Act: The Benefits of Being a Heterozygote
Introduction An individual’s characteristics are determined by the copies of their parents’ genes. Typically, one copy is inherited from...
Lauren Barkley
Jul 23 min read
The DNA Diaries: an Introduction to Personalized Medicine
As new genetic therapies become available for certain diseases, such as Casgevy and Lyfgenia for Sickle Cell Anemia, it is evident that...
Meadow James
Jun 273 min read
Precision Medicine: Using Pharmacogenomics in Clinical Practice
Pharmacogenomics explores how genetic factors influence drug metabolism and impact individual responses to medications. Precision...
Nancy Bethala-Frounjian
Jun 74 min read
Epigenetics: Switch your Genes on and off
Introduction Epigenetics is an emerging field of scientific research that demonstrates how environmental factors influence gene...
Dhanashree Thombare
Jun 57 min read
CRISPR-Cas9: Molecular Scissors Revolutionizing the Future of Gene Editing
CRISPR-Cas9 technology represents a revolutionary advancement in gene editing.
Bridget Ibitoye
Jun 24 min read
The Role of Genetics in Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting women worldwide. While various factors contribute to the risk of developing...
Scott Tarone
May 284 min read
Somatic Recombination Part 3: Odd Genes, Viral Action
It's been my experience that when bacteria are discussed, it is usually in a negative light. This is despite the fact that there are ten...
Isis_Lee
May 286 min read
Understanding MPS III (Sanfilippo syndrome): A Childs Alzheimers
Logan Paci, a teen with Sanfilippo syndrome. Image source: SWINDALL, ANDREA. “Teen Battling Sanfilippo Syndrome, AKA ‘Childhood...
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