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Biochemistry
Biochemistry: the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. By controlling information flow through biochemical signaling and the flow of chemical energy through metabolism, biochemical processes give rise to the complexity of life.
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NOV 26, 2023Microbiology
Fungal infections can be very serious, and they can come out of nowhere. The first case of a Candida auris infection, fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
In a textbook, the inside of a cell is a neatly organized place with clear organelles and structures. But cells are also ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Insulin regulates blood sugar, and it is made by cells in the pancreas called beta cells. Type 1 diabetes arises when so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Vitamin B12 is almost exclusively found in animal products, and this essential vitamin can be difficult for vegetarians ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2023Microbiology
The trillions of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, has a powerful influence on man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2023Microbiology
Rotifers are a type of microscopic zooplankton that lives in freshwater ecosystems and oceans around the world. Ne resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When people are exposed to dangerous, frightening, or shocking events, feeling afraid is normal. After trauma occurs, pe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Can diets be modified to treat disease? In some cases, the answer may be yes. New research has determined that people wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Sunflowers are famous for following the sun as it moves across the sky. So how do they do it? While previous work has pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
As our ancient human ancestors migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they encountered Denisovans, a subspecies ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Meningiomas are tumors that form in the central nervous system, and are the most common type of brain and spinal cord tu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The human gut microbiome affects our health and well-being, and the microbiomes of expectant mothers has been shown to a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at ETH Zurich has examined why the Ruki River, a one-kilometer-wide tributary of the Congo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Broadly, we know what aging is; our bodies get older as time goes on and they begin to decline in a variety of ways. Fro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2023Microbiology
People have been eating bread for at least 14,000 years, and for most of human history, that bread was made with a sourd ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2023Genetics & Genomics
There are many health problems that can be traced back to errors in the genetic code. There are also many potential bene ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2023Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in the most commonly used herbicide in the world, Roundup.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes, a cell just has to die; this might be because it becomes dysfunctional, worn out, or malignant. Other times, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In the past few years, the H5N1 bird flu has led to the deaths of millions of wild and farmed birds around the world. It ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
In the early 1900s, Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda suggested that umami was a basic taste, like bitter, salty, sour, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2023Microbiology
New details have been revealed about how coronaviruses enter cells. This work used cutting edge microscopy and computati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2023Genetics & Genomics
While testing a new way to sequence genes, researchers stumbled upon a very rare divergence in the genetic code, which t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Tef (Eragrostis tef) is a grain that has long been grown in East Africa, and particularly in Ethiopia as an important cr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
The outermost layer of the Earth is the crust. The continents sits on continental crust, which covers about 41 percent o ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2023
Microbiology
Fungal infections can be very serious, and they can come out of nowhere. The first case of a Candida auris infection, fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a textbook, the inside of a cell is a neatly organized place with clear organelles and structures. But cells are also
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Insulin regulates blood sugar, and it is made by cells in the pancreas called beta cells. Type 1 diabetes arises when so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Vitamin B12 is almost exclusively found in animal products, and this essential vitamin can be difficult for vegetarians
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2023
Microbiology
The trillions of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, has a powerful influence on man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2023
Microbiology
Rotifers are a type of microscopic zooplankton that lives in freshwater ecosystems and oceans around the world. Ne resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When people are exposed to dangerous, frightening, or shocking events, feeling afraid is normal. After trauma occurs, pe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Can diets be modified to treat disease? In some cases, the answer may be yes. New research has determined that people wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sunflowers are famous for following the sun as it moves across the sky. So how do they do it? While previous work has pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
As our ancient human ancestors migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, they encountered Denisovans, a subspecies
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Meningiomas are tumors that form in the central nervous system, and are the most common type of brain and spinal cord tu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human gut microbiome affects our health and well-being, and the microbiomes of expectant mothers has been shown to a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at ETH Zurich has examined why the Ruki River, a one-kilometer-wide tributary of the Congo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Broadly, we know what aging is; our bodies get older as time goes on and they begin to decline in a variety of ways. Fro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2023
Microbiology
People have been eating bread for at least 14,000 years, and for most of human history, that bread was made with a sourd
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
There are many health problems that can be traced back to errors in the genetic code. There are also many potential bene
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in the most commonly used herbicide in the world, Roundup.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes, a cell just has to die; this might be because it becomes dysfunctional, worn out, or malignant. Other times,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In the past few years, the H5N1 bird flu has led to the deaths of millions of wild and farmed birds around the world. It
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the early 1900s, Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda suggested that umami was a basic taste, like bitter, salty, sour, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2023
Microbiology
New details have been revealed about how coronaviruses enter cells. This work used cutting edge microscopy and computati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
While testing a new way to sequence genes, researchers stumbled upon a very rare divergence in the genetic code, which t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tef (Eragrostis tef) is a grain that has long been grown in East Africa, and particularly in Ethiopia as an important cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The outermost layer of the Earth is the crust. The continents sits on continental crust, which covers about 41 percent o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch