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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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DEC 02, 2024Genetics & Genomics
A new study reported in Nutrients has identified some of the potential food triggers of arthritis, while an unrelated st ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2024Microbiology
Ribosomes are crucial to cells, because they translate messenger RNA molecules into the proteins that are necessary for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA is one of the bodies most vital molecules, and it comes in a few forms. Many of them are crucial.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Organisms are made up of cells, and in each of those cells, a genome encodes the instructions for that organism to grow ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have identified a cellular mechanism that cells use to repair damage in DNA that is associated with aging & h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Avian flu, particularly the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, have caused huge amounts of wild and agricultural bi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2024Genetics & Genomics
This work can explain why many people who lose weight may fail to maintain that loss over long periods of time...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Drosophila melanogaster, or fruit flies, are convenient research tools, and they have many genes in common with humans.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes there are slightly different versions of genes, such as the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene. The APOE4 variant in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Delivering very large genes to cells can pose a serious challenge, so scientists developed a new method.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists have identified mineral formations on the floor of the Dead Sea that could warn of oncoming sinkholes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The human genome contains about 20,000 protein-coding genes, but that only accounts for roughly two percent of the genom ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2024Plants & Animals
A study on medicinal plants published in Cell highlights the symbiotic relationship between humans and plant species, pa ...Written By: Greta AnneNOV 06, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
After a decade of work, scientists have completed a molecular model of the human spliceosome, an incredibly complex cell ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Neurodegenerative diseases of aging like Parkinson's disease (PD) or Alzheimer's disease (AD) are usually not di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In cells, there is a careful coordination of activity among molecules. Genes have to be expressed in the right cells at ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Apoptosis is a process in which cells die off, intentionally. This programmed cell death helps eliminate billions of cel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans have to maintain their blood sugar within a certain range, or serious health problems can arise. Insulin is cruci ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2024Immunology
In the United States about 5%-8% of the population is affected by an autoimmune disorder. Other reports, however, estima ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeOCT 24, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
It's estimated that about 800,000 people have a heart attack every year in the United States alone. Heart attacks have t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2024Microbiology
Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a growing health problem. These problematic pathogens are already thought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar is excessively high. It can be managed by checking blood sugar levels regul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2024Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A new study reported in Nutrients has identified some of the potential food triggers of arthritis, while an unrelated st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2024
Microbiology
Ribosomes are crucial to cells, because they translate messenger RNA molecules into the proteins that are necessary for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA is one of the bodies most vital molecules, and it comes in a few forms. Many of them are crucial.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Organisms are made up of cells, and in each of those cells, a genome encodes the instructions for that organism to grow
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have identified a cellular mechanism that cells use to repair damage in DNA that is associated with aging & h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Avian flu, particularly the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, have caused huge amounts of wild and agricultural bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
This work can explain why many people who lose weight may fail to maintain that loss over long periods of time...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Drosophila melanogaster, or fruit flies, are convenient research tools, and they have many genes in common with humans.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes there are slightly different versions of genes, such as the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene. The APOE4 variant in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Delivering very large genes to cells can pose a serious challenge, so scientists developed a new method.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have identified mineral formations on the floor of the Dead Sea that could warn of oncoming sinkholes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human genome contains about 20,000 protein-coding genes, but that only accounts for roughly two percent of the genom
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plankton are a diverse group of marine organisms, which are carried by tides and currents. Most are microscopic, but the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2024
Plants & Animals
A study on medicinal plants published in Cell highlights the symbiotic relationship between humans and plant species, pa
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
NOV 06, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
After a decade of work, scientists have completed a molecular model of the human spliceosome, an incredibly complex cell
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Neurodegenerative diseases of aging like Parkinson's disease (PD) or Alzheimer's disease (AD) are usually not di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In cells, there is a careful coordination of activity among molecules. Genes have to be expressed in the right cells at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Apoptosis is a process in which cells die off, intentionally. This programmed cell death helps eliminate billions of cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans have to maintain their blood sugar within a certain range, or serious health problems can arise. Insulin is cruci
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2024
Immunology
In the United States about 5%-8% of the population is affected by an autoimmune disorder. Other reports, however, estima
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
OCT 24, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
It's estimated that about 800,000 people have a heart attack every year in the United States alone. Heart attacks have t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2024
Microbiology
Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are a growing health problem. These problematic pathogens are already thought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a condition in which blood sugar is excessively high. It can be managed by checking blood sugar levels regul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch