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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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JUL 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are natural detergents that cells can use to defend themselves from pathogens. Scientists have now identified a pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder. While age is a major risk factor, genetics and environmenta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have shown that it's possible to assess what organisms might be living in a particular habitat by collecting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a molecule that provides crucial energy to activate a wide array of biological processes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been developing gene therapies that can help restore vision that's lost due to a problem with a gene ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The more we learn abut the gut microbiome, the more it seems that the microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tracts can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2021Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been investigating whether silent mutations have a biological impact. We know that proteins are made of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2021Microbiology
The natural world is full of microbes, fungi, and plants that have given us valuable medicines, like tetracyclines, peni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In human cells, lengthy strands of DNA have to be carefully organized and compacted so they'll fit into the nucleus; our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The common, two-stranded helical structure of DNA was discovered over one hundred years ago. Many researchers would go o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Genetics & Genomics
We carry two copies of each non-sex chromosome, and thus, two copies of most genes. For simplicity's sake, it's ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in the journal Nature Chemistry reports on the development of a hand-held device that coul ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many people in the world don't have access to enough food. And while humans might find ways to adapt to a changing world ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems like Australia is home to some of the world's deadliest animals, like taipan snakes and box jellyfish. Even the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2021Microbiology
Oil drums full of old diesel fuel have accumulated and are contaminating soil at military outposts in Greenland that are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain how volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Per ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 22, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells exist in three dimensions, and they have a dynamic skeleton and filaments that help them maintain and stabilize th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2021Microbiology
Microbes have many connections to humans. Gut microbes have a major influence on our health. For example, when we eat fr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are natural detergents that cells can use to defend themselves from pathogens. Scientists have now identified a pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder. While age is a major risk factor, genetics and environmenta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have shown that it's possible to assess what organisms might be living in a particular habitat by collecting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a molecule that provides crucial energy to activate a wide array of biological processes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been developing gene therapies that can help restore vision that's lost due to a problem with a gene
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The more we learn abut the gut microbiome, the more it seems that the microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tracts can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2021
Microbiology
Microorganisms can be found basically everywhere on earth, from hydrothermal vents to hot, desert soils, and lakes under
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been investigating whether silent mutations have a biological impact. We know that proteins are made of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2021
Microbiology
The natural world is full of microbes, fungi, and plants that have given us valuable medicines, like tetracyclines, peni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In human cells, lengthy strands of DNA have to be carefully organized and compacted so they'll fit into the nucleus; our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The common, two-stranded helical structure of DNA was discovered over one hundred years ago. Many researchers would go o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
We carry two copies of each non-sex chromosome, and thus, two copies of most genes. For simplicity's sake, it's
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in the journal Nature Chemistry reports on the development of a hand-held device that coul
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many people in the world don't have access to enough food. And while humans might find ways to adapt to a changing world
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems like Australia is home to some of the world's deadliest animals, like taipan snakes and box jellyfish. Even the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2021
Microbiology
Oil drums full of old diesel fuel have accumulated and are contaminating soil at military outposts in Greenland that are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications aims to explain how volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Per
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells exist in three dimensions, and they have a dynamic skeleton and filaments that help them maintain and stabilize th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes have many connections to humans. Gut microbes have a major influence on our health. For example, when we eat fr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Most people think of viruses as nasty pathogens that can infect cells. Though it's taken time and testing, researche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch