Yolanda Smith

Feature Writer

B.Pharm.

Pharmacy

Yolanda graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy at the University of South Australia and has experience working in both Australia and Italy. She is passionate about how medicine, diet and lifestyle affect our health and enjoys helping people understand this. In her spare time she loves to explore the world and learn about new cultures and languages.

Articles from Yolanda

Emerging Trends in Proteomics

Proteomics is a branch of molecular biology that focuses on the protein expression within an organism or cell. It is a comprehensive study with high throughput of a specific proteome to identify particular cellular processes.

6 Apr 2017

What is Metagenomics?

Metagenomics is the study of microbes in their natural living environment, which involves the complex microbial communities in which they usually exist. The study examines the genomic composition of an entire organism, including each of the microbes that exist within it.

9 Mar 2017

What is Structural Genomics?

Structural genomics is a field of genomics that involves the characterization of genome structures. This knowledge can be useful in the practice of manipulating the genes and DNA segments of a species.

8 Mar 2017

Applications of Genomics

The knowledge and understanding acquired from genomics research can be applied in a number of different settings, including medicine, biotechnology and social sciences. Although the applications of genomics have already found a place in many areas, there is potential for the study to revolutionize fields involving human and other life on earth even further in the future.

8 Mar 2017

History of Metabolomics

Metabolomics is a relatively new field of research and the youngest of the triad of systems biology that it is part of, alongside genomics and proteomics. The term “metabolome” was first introduced in 1998, and even up to 2010 metabolomics was regarded as an emerging field.

8 Mar 2017

Applications of Metabolomics

The field of metabolomics has the potential to be applied in a number of settings to offer practical use. It remains a relatively young field of research and, therefore many of its applications of metabolomics are still only becoming evident. Nonetheless, this article covers some of the present and future ways in which metabolomics could be applied.

8 Mar 2017

Genomics Research

Genomics is a relatively new field of research, which began in earnest late in the twentieth century, although the basis of DNA was discovered more than a century earlier. The recent progressions made in genomics research have opened up exciting possibilities for genomics applications in other fields, some of which may offer health and medical benefits.

7 Mar 2017

Genome Analysis

Genome projects typically involve three main phases: DNA sequencing, assembly of DNA to represent original chromosome, and analysis of the representation.

7 Mar 2017

DNA Sequence Assembly

DNA sequence assembly is a process that involves aligning and merging fragments of a DNA sequence to reconstruct the original structure of the DNA. This is an essential step of the genome analysis process because the entire genome cannot be interpreted in one step with current sequencing technology.

3 Mar 2017

DNA Sequencing

DNA sequencing is the process used to determine the order of nucleotides in a specific DNA molecule. This information is useful for researchers in understanding the type of genetic information that is carried in the DNA, which may affect its function in the body.

3 Mar 2017