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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 12, 2018Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that cows are routinely slaughtered for beef, but what if we told you that only about 60% of the co ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that longstanding textbook knowledge about an important molecule called mRNA is probably inc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Directed evolution is a Nobel-prize winning technique that has now been simplified and accelerated.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Now that I've got your attention, we can talk science now. Yes, there is actually relatively new study which measure ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 05, 2018Videos
We know that UV rays can do damage to our DNA - but how?Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2018Immunology
Researchers at Penn State have revealed bacterial pathogens capable of creating components used for DNA replication with ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the journal Developmental Cell, a cocktail of pharmaceutical drugs were recently found to extend ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 22, 2018Videos
Researchers once thought that there were only a few thousand bacterial species on the planet - a gross underestimation.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2018Videos
Stringent detection systems appear to be working, but cases still happen.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2018Microbiology
Even bacteria have to use self-defense. Some deploy toxins that they can use to dominate other microbial competitors.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2018Microbiology
If we get a bacterial infection, doctors use antibiotics to treat it. But sometimes people are infected by pathogens tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This improved technology does not harm the DNA under analysis.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Last Wednesday, Oct 3rd, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: F ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 09, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at Florida Atl ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
According to the EPA, algal blooms threaten every state and in our changing climate, they may be more common.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A paper published in journal Molecular Cell, describes a naturally occurring antibiotic known as kanglemycin A which is ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 18, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Fighting disease using the immune system is the body’s most prized possession and it does so by utilizing immunoth ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 15, 2018Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Interestingly, this genetic variation is not within the coding portion of a gene; it lies adjacent to it.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2018Space & Astronomy
Despite an onslaught of delays that have thus far prevented NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope from being launched ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
While people are made from the same genes, small changes in those genes can have an impact on our biology.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a genetic disorder kno ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 03, 2018Microbiology
This work is a step toward bioengineering the microbes in the gut for improved human health.Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that cows are routinely slaughtered for beef, but what if we told you that only about 60% of the co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that longstanding textbook knowledge about an important molecule called mRNA is probably inc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Directed evolution is a Nobel-prize winning technique that has now been simplified and accelerated.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Now that I've got your attention, we can talk science now. Yes, there is actually relatively new study which measure
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 05, 2018
Videos
We know that UV rays can do damage to our DNA - but how?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2018
Immunology
Researchers at Penn State have revealed bacterial pathogens capable of creating components used for DNA replication with
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the journal Developmental Cell, a cocktail of pharmaceutical drugs were recently found to extend
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 22, 2018
Videos
Researchers once thought that there were only a few thousand bacterial species on the planet - a gross underestimation.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2018
Videos
Stringent detection systems appear to be working, but cases still happen.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2018
Microbiology
Even bacteria have to use self-defense. Some deploy toxins that they can use to dominate other microbial competitors.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2018
Microbiology
If we get a bacterial infection, doctors use antibiotics to treat it. But sometimes people are infected by pathogens tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This improved technology does not harm the DNA under analysis.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Last Wednesday, Oct 3rd, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the winners of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: F
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 09, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers at Florida Atl
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
According to the EPA, algal blooms threaten every state and in our changing climate, they may be more common.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A paper published in journal Molecular Cell, describes a naturally occurring antibiotic known as kanglemycin A which is
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 18, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Fighting disease using the immune system is the body’s most prized possession and it does so by utilizing immunoth
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 15, 2018
Microbiology
It seems that many microbes, including strains in the human gut that are potentially pathogenic, can generate electricit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Interestingly, this genetic variation is not within the coding portion of a gene; it lies adjacent to it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Despite an onslaught of delays that have thus far prevented NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope from being launched
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
While people are made from the same genes, small changes in those genes can have an impact on our biology.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a genetic disorder kno
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 03, 2018
Microbiology
This work is a step toward bioengineering the microbes in the gut for improved human health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch