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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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JAN 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Artificial intelligence has helped researchers learn more about the biophysics of cancer. Research teams that worked in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 24, 2017Cancer
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LA JOLLA, CA – December 5, 2016 – A common class of drugs for vision loss may actually add to the problem in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 04, 2016Plants & Animals
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According to organization Russian Orcas, an all-white-colored killer whale has been spotted in Russian waters for the fi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever since we were little, we’ve been told to never, ever swallow any batteries. Now, a group of engineers s ...AUG 23, 2016Microbiology
Diatoms have always been one of my favorite protists. There’s something so strange, almost alien, about them. Diat ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 23, 2016Cancer
Blue and green eyes are exotic and beautiful, but researchers are finding that there’s a price attached to these c ...AUG 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Christopher J. Lengner of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Brad J ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
3D printing technology has incredible potential and there seems to be very few limits to its application as scientists r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2016Neuroscience
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In June of 2014, a strange beaked whale-like carcass washed up on the shore of Alaska’s Bering Sea, just out of th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 21, 2016Plants & Animals
There are some species that walk the Earth that are so rare, it’s almost a miracle when they’re born. Among ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 13, 2016Cancer
People with ginger hair, pale skin, and plenty of freckles usually know they can’t stay out in the sun for very lo ...JUL 11, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that cephalopods – such as squids and octopuses – are unable to see color beca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2016Plants & Animals
Who do some lizards have exotic blue tails? They’re super attractive to your eye, but does it work the same way fo ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Artificial intelligence has helped researchers learn more about the biophysics of cancer. Research teams that worked in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2017
Cancer
According to a study published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research, a chemical pigment found in bright fruits and
...
JAN 14, 2017
Microbiology
“All natural” products are all the rage. How about sunscreen made by cyanobacteria? Can’t get more nat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 29, 2016
Videos
Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos and piercings since at least the Neolithic era thousands of years
...
DEC 10, 2016
Microbiology
Biofilms are the product of bacteria that grow on a surface and usually secrete a matrix. When that kind of microbial co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
By taking video of molecules inside of living tissue, scientists believe they have finally determined how melanosome tra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2016
Microbiology
Nobody likes going to the dentist, but most of us do it anyway. Why? Because regular dental care helps prevent thi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
LA JOLLA, CA – December 5, 2016 – A common class of drugs for vision loss may actually add to the problem in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
Most of the time, when a very old fossil is found, it’s not easy to get color samples from the fossil because of i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 01, 2016
Videos
The cosmetic industry is a multi-billion dollar market and competition is fierce. New formulas are constantly being foun
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 25, 2016
Videos
What, exactly, is albinism? Albinism is a collective term for many loosely related conditions. Everyone with albinism ma
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 18, 2016
Videos
Some people have the unfortunate luck of dark circles underneath their eyes all the time - regardless of the amount of s
...
SEP 15, 2016
Plants & Animals
According to organization Russian Orcas, an all-white-colored killer whale has been spotted in Russian waters for the fi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ever since we were little, we’ve been told to never, ever swallow any batteries. Now, a group of engineers s
...
AUG 23, 2016
Microbiology
Diatoms have always been one of my favorite protists. There’s something so strange, almost alien, about them. Diat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 23, 2016
Cancer
Blue and green eyes are exotic and beautiful, but researchers are finding that there’s a price attached to these c
...
AUG 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A research team led by Christopher J. Lengner of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine and Brad J
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
3D printing technology has incredible potential and there seems to be very few limits to its application as scientists r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2016
Neuroscience
When brain tissue is damaged by injury or disease, it’s irreplaceable. Unlike organ transplants or bone and skin g
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 27, 2016
Plants & Animals
In June of 2014, a strange beaked whale-like carcass washed up on the shore of Alaska’s Bering Sea, just out of th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
There are some species that walk the Earth that are so rare, it’s almost a miracle when they’re born. Among
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 13, 2016
Cancer
People with ginger hair, pale skin, and plenty of freckles usually know they can’t stay out in the sun for very lo
...
JUL 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s long been accepted that cephalopods – such as squids and octopuses – are unable to see color beca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2016
Plants & Animals
Who do some lizards have exotic blue tails? They’re super attractive to your eye, but does it work the same way fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard