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Pigments
Pigments make up the colored areas of plant and animal cells. Skin, eyes, and hair are some of the biological entities that contain pigments. Pigments have some important biological functions like camouflage in animals and photosynthesis in plants.
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Not heeding the conventional wisdom of avoiding swimming in open waters with a new tattoo, a 31-year-old man contracted ...MAY 27, 2017Videos
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Melanoma can be quite aggressive, as seen in the following video. Researchers at the University of Iowa captured them as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2017Videos
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OCT 11, 2017
Videos
Our hair is extremely personal and is part of our expression of our identity. Hair is also inextricably tied to youth. I
...
OCT 06, 2017
Cancer
Earlier this week, a man’s “lung cancer” turned out to be a toy he swallowed 40 years ago. To continue
...
SEP 30, 2017
Videos
Researchers have developed a way to infuse plants with special functions without the use of genetic engineering. This co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
By studying the genetics behind butterfly wing patterns, researchers understand how a single gene can create limitless p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Giraffes are well-recognized creatures because their long necks make them stand out, but most of them typically have som
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found evidence that most tattoo inks contain tiny particles that can migrate away from the site of appl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2017
Cancer
Aside from their iconic fiery mane, redheads are also often blessed with pale skin and plenty of freckles. With their fa
...
SEP 02, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A 9-month-old infant was recently diagnosed with lead poisoning, and doctors say the source of lead came from a bracelet
...
AUG 28, 2017
Videos
In this video from the Koch Institute at MIT, you can see work that won an Image Award for 2017. The image was generated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2017
Plants & Animals
From time to time, wild animals can turn abnormal colors. Albinism or leucism are leading causes of this phenomenon, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 19, 2017
Microbiology
As if getting Ebola isn’t bad enough, some survivors continue to harbor the virus in their eyes. Researchers at Fl
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Looking for a realistic tan but don’t want to risk burning or skin cancer? Well here’s the best two-for-one
...
JUN 09, 2017
Videos
In the search for the most dazzling white pigments, the ancient Greeks stumbled on to a lead - a heavy metal that provid
...
JUN 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Not heeding the conventional wisdom of avoiding swimming in open waters with a new tattoo, a 31-year-old man contracted
...
MAY 27, 2017
Videos
Humans have always had a natural attraction to colors. We've used colors extensively in self-expression, in arts, jewelr
...
MAY 26, 2017
Videos
Fossils can tell us a lot about dinosaurs, but it's a heck of a job to rearrange all the bones to create a structure of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2017
Videos
Priceless paintings from masters like Renoir, Monet and Rembrandt are hung in museums all over the world. They are a pre
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 13, 2017
Microbiology
Kleptoplasty. It sounds cool. It is cool. Acquired phototrophy is a process where organisms - usually aquatic protists o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 07, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at Rice University are putting bacteria to work as biosensors of gut inflammation. Gut inflammation i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Melanoma can be quite aggressive, as seen in the following video. Researchers at the University of Iowa captured them as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2017
Videos
Aside from their iconic fiery mane, redheads are also often blessed with pale skin and plenty of freckles. With their fa
...
MAR 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Researchers from the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos Aires were in for quite a surprise when they
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We assume that food we ingest is safe to eat, but new research has shown that a common food additive could be damaging t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have found that a virus can stimulate photosynthesis in bacterial hosts. The work, which was performed at the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch