All Roads Once Led to Rome… But Do All Roads Lead to Autism??
Even though, at face value, cancer and autism may seem like worlds apart, if you take a look at their respective genetics you may find more similarities than you bargained […]
Tag Archives: autism spectrum disorder
Our Latest Study: The Link between Mobile Element Content and Autism-risk Genes
“An extremely large number of genes have been associated with autism. The functions of these genes span numerous domains and prove challenging in the search for commonalities underlying the conditions. […]
Mutations on the Brain!!!
I’ve talked a lot about DNA mutations, transposons and retrotransposons, microsatellite repeat sequences in cancer and autism, and even somatic mosaicism on this blog. But I haven’t really talked about […]
Is Eukaryotic DNA Still Living in a Prokaryotic World? How Changing Our Labels Can Change the Way We Think about Genetics
A “housekeeping” gene is a gene which is constitutively or constantly expressed and is necessary for basic cellular functions. “Contingency” genes, on the other hand, produce gene products which are, […]
The Forgotten Intron…
Let’s face it. Exons get all the glory. They’re the star players of the game, the quarterbacks, the offensive line. Meanwhile, introns and other intergenic regions play a more defensive […]
Guest Post by Dr. Manuel Casanova: “All about Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation”
This week Science Over a Cuppa hosts our first guest scientist, Dr. Manuel F. Casanova. Manuel has his M.D. in Neurology, with extensive additional training and experience in neuropathology, especially […]
“The Relation Is the Smallest Unit of Analysis”
Continuity. Indivisible systems. One node connected to another connected to another, each pulling and pushing against the weight of its partners. Try to analyze the individual constituents of most systems […]
