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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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MAY 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While the vast majority of our genes are in the genome that's held in the nuclei of cells, mitochondria are also known t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Plant cell walls have a special ability to expand without breaking or weakening, which is crucial for plant growth. New ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Expectant mothers may no longer have to be caught off guard—researchers have identified biomarkers in the blood th ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The billions of neurons in the brain form a complex network, as shown in this image from CSHL scientists Xiaoyin Chen an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2021Cardiology
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that disrupts the connective tissues that anchor and link the body's organs, affec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are identifying more rare disorders because of advances in genetic sequencing technologies, which have made ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2021Microbiology
One of the most basic processes in life in the creation of proteins from mRNA molecules, which are transcribed from DNA. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic kidney disease is estimated to affect about 700 million people around the world. High salt diets are known to ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Plants and animals have genomes made of four nucleotide bases, adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A surge of pro-inflammatory cytokines, intense, and sustained inflammation leading to organ damage and a high risk of de ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 06, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Digital networks have changed the world by integrating into almost every aspect of our lives, but they have yet to direc ...Sponsored By: Cardea BioMAY 03, 2021Microbiology
Most DNA that we're familiar with is found in cells in a double-stranded form. So, many years ago, scientists were intri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
This work could one day open up dietary therapeutic options for cancer.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2021Microbiology
Scientists are noting that rock-dissolving microbes in the ocean may be contributing to climate change and should be tak ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
It's been about 35 years since the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now researchers have investigated whet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The genetic instructions that biological organisms use to generate their structures & maintain life are contained in a m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that unlike cell types that are constantly replenishing themselves (like many types of blood cells, for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, DNA is though of as a double-stranded molecule made of nucleotide bases A, G, C, and T, and RNA a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Microbiology
Researchers are learning more about how different species of bacteria in the human gut microbiome play a role in metabol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some parts of the genome are simple; many genes encode for proteins, and if there is an error in one of those protein-co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A chimera human-monkey blastocyst is seen in this image by Weizhi Ji of the Kunming University of Science and Technology ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While the vast majority of our genes are in the genome that's held in the nuclei of cells, mitochondria are also known t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Plant cell walls have a special ability to expand without breaking or weakening, which is crucial for plant growth. New
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Expectant mothers may no longer have to be caught off guard—researchers have identified biomarkers in the blood th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The billions of neurons in the brain form a complex network, as shown in this image from CSHL scientists Xiaoyin Chen an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2021
Cardiology
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that disrupts the connective tissues that anchor and link the body's organs, affec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are identifying more rare disorders because of advances in genetic sequencing technologies, which have made
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2021
Microbiology
One of the most basic processes in life in the creation of proteins from mRNA molecules, which are transcribed from DNA.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chronic kidney disease is estimated to affect about 700 million people around the world. High salt diets are known to ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Plants and animals have genomes made of four nucleotide bases, adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G).
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A surge of pro-inflammatory cytokines, intense, and sustained inflammation leading to organ damage and a high risk of de
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 06, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Digital networks have changed the world by integrating into almost every aspect of our lives, but they have yet to direc
...
Sponsored By:
Cardea Bio
MAY 03, 2021
Microbiology
Most DNA that we're familiar with is found in cells in a double-stranded form. So, many years ago, scientists were intri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work could one day open up dietary therapeutic options for cancer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists are noting that rock-dissolving microbes in the ocean may be contributing to climate change and should be tak
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
It's been about 35 years since the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now researchers have investigated whet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The genetic instructions that biological organisms use to generate their structures & maintain life are contained in a m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that unlike cell types that are constantly replenishing themselves (like many types of blood cells, for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, DNA is though of as a double-stranded molecule made of nucleotide bases A, G, C, and T, and RNA a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers are learning more about how different species of bacteria in the human gut microbiome play a role in metabol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some parts of the genome are simple; many genes encode for proteins, and if there is an error in one of those protein-co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A chimera human-monkey blastocyst is seen in this image by Weizhi Ji of the Kunming University of Science and Technology
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch