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Fact Sheet
Learn about the different types of hemoglobin.
… To understand sickle cell disease and gene therapy , you should first know about … make up red blood cells. … Hemoglobin types and sickle cell disease  Your red blood cells contain hemoglobin , a … oxygen to your body’s organs and tissues. Every red blood cell contains thousands of hemoglobin molecules.   The …
Educational Resources
Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death.
… Apoptosis … Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death. … Programmed Cell Death, Development, DNA Repair, Cancer, Tumor, Cell Division … Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell …
Clinical Research
The INSIGHTS study is exploring sickle cell disease in adults.
… into Microbiome and Environmental Contributions to Sickle Cell Disease and Leg Ulcers Study (INSIGHTS) study is exploring sickle cell disease in adults by looking at many factors, including … factors influence the onset and development of sickle cell leg ulcers. While leg ulcers are a primary focus of this …
News Release
In a study published in the journal Science, collaborators at NHGRI, the National University of Ireland, Galway, and the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience at the University of Florida, Augustine, reported that activation of the gene Tfap2 in adult stem cells in Hydractinia can turn those cells into germ cells in a cycle that can repeat endlessly.
… genes. Piwi1-positive spermatogonia are shown in yellow; cell nuclei are in turquoise. Germ cell induction and all stages of gametogenesis can be … Hydractinia . Piwi1-positive oocytes are shown in yellow; cell nuclei are in turquoise. Germ cell induction and all …
Educational Resources
A point mutation is when a single base pair is altered.
… Point Mutation … A point mutation is when a single base pair is altered. … Amino Acids, Base Pair, Codon, … Mutation … A point mutation occurs in a genome when a single base pair is added, deleted or changed. While most … in encoded proteins. … A point mutation is when a single base pair is altered. … Educational Resources …
Educational Resources
The nucleolus is a region found within the cell nucleus that is concerned with producing and assembling the cell's ribosomes.
… Nucleolus … The nucleolus is a region found within the cell nucleus that is concerned with producing and assembling the cell's ribosomes. … Messenger RNA (mRNA), Ribonucleic Acid (RNA), Translation, Cell, Cytoplasm, Protein, Nucleus, Ribosome … The nucleolus …
Fact Sheets
A transcriptome is a collection of all the gene readouts present in a cell.
… is a collection of all the gene readouts present in a cell. … The human genome is made up of DNA (deoxyribonucleic … is a collection of all the gene readouts present in a cell. There are various kinds of RNA. The major type, called … to ribosomes , the molecular machines located in the cell's cytoplasm; then the ribosomes read, or "translate," …
Educational Resources
Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles (mitochondrion, singular) that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions.
… Mitochondria … Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles (mitochondrion, singular) that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions. … Mitochondria, Mitochondrial DNA, Cell Biology, Adenosine Triphosphate, ATP … Mitochondria are …
Educational Resources
A centrosome is a cellular structure involved in the process of cell division.
… is a cellular structure involved in the process of cell division. … Cell Division, Basic Biology, Nucleus … A centrosome is a cellular structure involved in the process of cell division. Before cell division, the centrosome …
Educational Resources
A nuclear membrane is a double membrane that encloses the cell nucleus.
… A nuclear membrane is a double membrane that encloses the cell nucleus. … Nuclear Membrane, Chromosome, Cell Biology … The nuclear membrane is a double layer that encloses the cell’s nucleus, where the chromosomes reside. The nuclear …