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What in the FruitFly is a “Hox Gene?”

Hox genes are like the interior designers of the embryonic world. The concept can be hard to fathom, but hopefully, this will help some of you.

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The Armed Forces of The United Systems of YOU (your immune system)

I’m sure you’ve heard that there’s an army inside you that keeps you healthy despite constant attack from the many millions of outside forces that want nothing more than to use your cellular machinery for their own SICK purposes…
But what I’m guessing that you didn’t know was that your army is no ordinary army. You [...]

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Chemo- Photo- Auto- Hetero- TROPHS!

WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?!?!?

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5 Recordbreaking Cancer Developments That You Haven’t Heard of Yet

It’s only been 2010 for a few weeks and there have already been awe-astounding developments in cancer treatment. A cure is surely on its way!!

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The Three Patterns of Natural Selection

You know that Natural Selection is one theory concerning how evolution works, but did you know that there are more than one type of natural selection?

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Things to Know About Genetic Variation

When learning about variations in genetics, there’s a lot to take in. This will serve as a general overview of variation for the evolution of POPULATIONS.

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The Types of RNA

Some people know that there are more than one type of RNA in the cell, but don’t know the extent of how many there are. Check this out!

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Dominance Vs. Recessiveness

Ever wonder what the difference is between dominant and recessive genes?

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“BLAST Off!!” : How to use BLAST for running a protein search

Need to do a BLAST search FOR PROTEINS for your bio class or project but don’t really know how? Check this out!

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Gene Expression (Part 2): Translation in Eukaryotes

Gene Expression consists of two parts. Translation is the second part.

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