Genetic Variant Key To Fighting MRSA
The world wide mortality due to drug-resistant infections such as tuberculosis, HIV and malaria has reached 700,000 each year. It’s estimated that this figure will jump to 10 million people per year by 2050. The antibiotic resistance is…
How to Optimize qPCR Analysis Using a Melt Curve
When choosing a qPCR procedure there are two basic methods: the use of probes or intercalating dyes. The use of intercalating dyes such as SYBR® Green only uses primers and binds to any double stranded DNA. The dye absorbs blue light…
What's in My Mouth? The Oral Microbiome
While our oral cavity is the initiating point of food digestion process, it is also the habitat for hundreds of microorganisms Those microorganisms found in the oral cavity include bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa. Although most of…
Ferocious Whole Genome Sequencing
Tiger (Panthera tigris) is a ferocious, but at the same time a majestic wildlife species which is found in habitats ranging from Siberian temperate forest to subtropical and tropical forests of South and South-East Asia. Although there…
Heat Stress Responsive Genes in Wheat
Climate change and global warming has introduced new challenges for modern agriculture. Wheat is a staple food worldwide and it is crucial to gain further understanding of how heat stress is effecting wheat production and wheat biology.…
Whole Genome Sequencing for Predicting Cancer
Cancer is the second most cause of the death worldwide. According to World Health Organization (WHO) around 10 million deaths were caused by cancer globally. There are more than 120 types of cancers. The most common types of cancers…
Do left-handers have genetic advantage?
In your daily life, you may have seen some of your relatives or friends or colleagues that are left-handed and have wondered what makes them left-handed while the vast majority of the people around us are right-handed. Researchers from…
How can a C-Section affect the baby’s gut?
Learning about our baby’s gut at time of birth gives researchers an opportunity to study the development and colonization of the infants’ gut microbiome as they get exposed to a variety of microorganisms in the early stage of life. The…
DNA In My Belly Button?
Behold, the great umbilicus, most commonly referred to as the belly button. Whether you are sporting an “innie” or an “outie”; one fact remains. Found within the human naval cavity is an incredible number of bacterial phylotypes (or…
Sequencing Bones in the Himalayas
The Himalayas are a mountain range in Asia and it separates the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. It includes over fifty mountains exceeding 23,600 ft in elevation. Bones of mysterious human beings are buried…