GENETICS
Genetics is the study of genes, heredity, and how traits are passed from one generation to the next. RathBiotaClan covers the latest genetics research — from DNA discoveries and gene editing to genomics, inheritance, and the molecular basis of life.
Genetic Recombination in Bacteria
Genetic recombination in bacteria became possible with the development of techniques that allowed the detection and investigation of bacterial mutations....
Maternal X Chromosome Speeds Up Brain Aging, Impacting Memory and Cognition
Scientists have discovered that the maternal X chromosome may accelerate cognitive decline by silencing key genes in the brain. This...
The Evolution of Genetic Mapping
Linkage has a long history, making it challenging to predict its future. Meiotic recombination of SNPs in small candidate regions...
Congenital Insensitivity To Pain Life Expectancy
Congenital Insensitivity to Pain (CIP) is a rare genetic disorder in which an individual does not feel physical pain. In...
Micrornas: Key Regulators of Gene Expression
In 1993, the gene lin-4 in C. elegans embryos was discovered to play a crucial role in larval development. Victor...
McClintock and the Ac/Ds Transposable Elements | NOTES
Barbara McClintock’s groundbreaking work in maize led to the discovery of controlling elements, now known as transposable elements. These genetic...
How Ribosome Structure Influences Protein Folding
Protein folding is essential to understanding how proteins achieve their functional structures. The core idea, known as the central dogma...
RNA Splicing Mechanism Notes
RNA splicing is one of the major mechanisms for RNA processing, which involves getting the precursor messenger RNA-pre-mRNA-to its mature...
Alternative Splicing In RNA- NOTES
During RNA splicing, the introns are precisely excised, and the exons are ligated together. The majority of nuclear pre-mRNAs are...
Structure of Globin mRNA and RNA Capping
Capping is the first modification made to RNA polymerase II-transcribed RNA and takes place co-transcriptionally in the nucleus as soon...
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Chewing gum releases thousands of microplastic particles directly into your mouth with every piece you chew
Microplastics are turning up in places researchers never expected: deep-sea sediments, Arctic ice, and human blood. Now, a UCLA pilot...
Yelling Isn’t Just Yelling: How a Hostile Home Rewires a Child’s Brain for Constant Alert
To a parent in the heat of the moment, a raised voice may feel like simple frustration. To a child...
Is Gen Z the First Generation Less Intelligent Than Their Parents?
Gen Z intelligence decline is emerging as a serious concern among neuroscientists and education researchers. For over a century, each...
Whole Brain Emulation Achieved: Scientists Run a Fruit Fly Brain in Simulation
Scientists have copied an entire biological brain neuron by neuron and synapse by synapse and made it control a simulated...
Global Sperm Counts Have Dropped 50% in 50 Years Now 128 Men Are Racing Their Way to a $100,000 Prize to Prove the Point
A group of technology entrepreneurs is staging a competitive event in San Francisco in which semen samples from 128 men...
EDITOR CHOICE‘S
Volcanic Eruptions Can Destroy Their Own Methane — Tonga’s Plume Shows How
A study published in Nature Communications analyzed the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption's impact on methane in the atmosphere. It...
For Future Space Missions, Molecular Ecology Finally Offers a Clear Biosignature Target
When the next generation of probes scoops up dust from the icy shell of Europa or the surface of Mars,...
Scientists Say Babies May Learn to Yawn Before Birth
Mothers can spread yawns to their yet-to-be-born offspring during pregnancy, researchers report May 5 in Current Biology the first empirical evidence...
Cycling Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Study of Nearly 480,000 Adults
Dementia affects tens of millions of people worldwide, and projections suggest that number could nearly triple by 2050. Physical activity...
