All populations, including humans, are constantly evolving, with gene variations, a.k.a. alleles, shifting over time.
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We collaborated with the journal Immunity to explain basic concepts of herd immunity and discuss its implications for COVID-19
Learn how a T cell is able to recognize the difference between our own healthy tissues and foreign things that need to be destroyed
Exciting research from the University of Pennsylvania investigates ways to use the tiny cellular storage vehicles—exosomes—to help patients
This fundamental discovery formed the basis for biology as we know it, and all that has come from it. Learn more!
Watch the elegant, yet simple experiment Dr. Hershey and Dr. Chase used back in 1952 to lay the foundation for modern day genetics
Learn what telomeres are, what they are for and what can happen to our body when they're abnormally short
Learn how bacteria may be a next generation medicine
Learn more about the function of PIGA—a rare and potentially devastating metabolic disorder—in the human body
We set up at the 2018 Bay Area Science Festival to capture the enthusiasm of the next generation of scientists. Here is what we created!
Learn how and why sexual and asexual reproduction have evolved and how they have contributed to the genetic diversity we see today!
Learn all about the concept of combining Darwinian evolution and Mendelian genetics to study populations using fun practical examples!
Find out how scientists are using stem cells to attempt to repair the neuronal highways that are damaged in multiple sclerosis (MS).
Find out what clinical trials are and the purpose of this rigorous testing process
We set up at the 2017 Bay Area Science Festival to capture the enthusiasm of the next generation of scientists. Here is what we created!
The fundamental mechanisms governing how cells form an identity such as becoming a muscle cell or a nerve cell are not fully understood
Learn how scientists are attempting to use stem cells to repair the immune system of children born with SCID or bubble boy disease!
Find out what it takes to get a medicine to patients how the process ensures that medicines are safe effective for patients taking them
Find out how scientists are attempting to use stem cells as trojan horses to repair the injured motor neurons and produce healthy new ones!
A fun description of the article about the origin of animal multicellularity
PMM2-CDG is a rare but devastating disease that affects almost every part of the body. Learn more about the disease in this video
Learn how stem cell research is leading to groundbreaking advances in sickle cell disease
Watch this video to get the facts about how PrEP works and see three PrEP myths busted
This video is part of a 3 video series focused on the origin of vaccines, how they work, and their role in public health