“Genes Protect, Genes Attack: Decoding Immunogenic Responses to Activate Community Defenses”
by Jonalyn Jame Catedrilla ( Polyplex ) With the COVID-19 pandemic taking up the world by storm, there is a need to identify genes that play a role i…
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Novel CRISPR snips itself a Nobel
By Daniel Varias ( Isochore ) Since the advent of the novel CRISPR technology, the world not only witnessed a cascade of events it has never seen bef…
Twin studies show that genetics plays a role in susceptibility to COVID-19
By Hannah Cueto ( Polyplex ) Perhaps you have met two individuals sharing the same physical characteristics to the point you cannot tell them apart? …
Genes Towards Justice: Outstanding Paper Progresses Filipino Forensics
by Daniel Varias ( Isochore ) Exploring genetic diversity in Filipinos has value not only in reconstructing how human pre-history unfolded in this re…
Gene loci responsible for hand dominance: relation to brain activity and mental disorders
by Alyssa Ausa ( Polyplex ) What is "Handedness"? Approximately 90% of the human population identify their right hand as th…
Programmed chromosome fission and fusion enable precise large-scale genome rearrangement and assembly
by Loriejoice Anne Manalo ( Polyplex ) A study conducted on August 30, 2019 explored the application of chromosome fission and fusion on Escher…
No such thing as a singular "gay gene"
by Drew Kyla Baysa ( Polyplex ) Each gene carries a piece of specific information that carries an individual’s traits. With an estimatio…
Pluripotency And The Origin Of Animal Multicellularity: The Study That Changes What We Know About Animal Evolution
by Nikki Matta ( Helraiser ) One of the important points that evolution highlights is that all organisms come from a common ancestor. Ph…
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The UPLB Genetics Society, also known as GeneSoc, is a duly recognized academic organization in UPLB that was established in 1983. Through the years, the organization strives to promote and create awareness about the science of Genetics in the Philippines.