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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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AUG 22, 2024Earth & The Environment
Archaea are a major branch of life, but we still have a lot to learn about these microbes, which were only discovered in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2024Microbiology
Fungi are everywhere, and in many cases, a fungal infection can be eliminated by a person's immune system. But fungal in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists who were assessing the structure of different types of wood at the microscopic level have discovered a totall ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2024Microbiology
There are microbial communities thriving at the depths of Antarctic lakes where conditions are so harsh, very little els ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Most of us measure our ages chronologically, but recently, scientists have developed a way to measure biological age usi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Proteomics tools allow researchers and clinicians to assess the proteins that are in a sample, such as human blood. A ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have recently discovered a novel type of RNA known as circular RNAs (circRNAs). These molecules form when co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
For many people, getting chickenpox is a rite of passage in childhood. About 95% of people carry the virus that causes i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The cells in the body, and the DNA they contain are constantly bombarded with environmental influences including UV rays ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In some rare cases, people who are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have a partial or total recovery f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Age is a complicated thing, and scientists are still finding ways to measure it. The epigenetic clock, for example, is a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A few years ago, researchers developed a novel treatment that could repair tissue and spinal cord injuries. These so-cal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2024Microbiology
The H5N1 avian influenza is highly pathogenic and has been devastating bird populations worldwide. It continues to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2024Microbiology
According to The Lancet, almost 5 million deaths were associated with antibiotic resistance in 2019 alone.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2024Earth & The Environment
In the 1950s, Dupont developed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, which were integrated into a huge array of p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
This image by C. G. Wilson shows a rotifer that has survived a life-threatening fungal infection by using acquired micro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2024Earth & The Environment
The Key Largo tree cactus (shown in this photo by Susan Kolterman) was discovered in Florida in 1992. Now it's met its e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks carry the bacterium, Borrelia burgdoferi, which causes Lyme disease. Lyme is becoming more common as the climate c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2024Microbiology
When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Head trauma, and many neurological disorders like epilepsy, stroke, or Parkinson's disease, for example, can cause n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Lupus is an autoimmune disorder; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common type. The disease triggers inflam ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Migraines are far worse than a bad headache. As many as 14 percent of the world's adults may suffer from these excru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun rays are known to be harmful, and UV radiation in those rays can damage DNA. Scientists have also determined tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2024Microbiology
Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside the many animals' guts and in ne ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Archaea are a major branch of life, but we still have a lot to learn about these microbes, which were only discovered in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2024
Microbiology
Fungi are everywhere, and in many cases, a fungal infection can be eliminated by a person's immune system. But fungal in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists who were assessing the structure of different types of wood at the microscopic level have discovered a totall
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2024
Microbiology
There are microbial communities thriving at the depths of Antarctic lakes where conditions are so harsh, very little els
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Most of us measure our ages chronologically, but recently, scientists have developed a way to measure biological age usi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Proteomics tools allow researchers and clinicians to assess the proteins that are in a sample, such as human blood. A ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have recently discovered a novel type of RNA known as circular RNAs (circRNAs). These molecules form when co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many people, getting chickenpox is a rite of passage in childhood. About 95% of people carry the virus that causes i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The cells in the body, and the DNA they contain are constantly bombarded with environmental influences including UV rays
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In some rare cases, people who are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have a partial or total recovery f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Age is a complicated thing, and scientists are still finding ways to measure it. The epigenetic clock, for example, is a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A few years ago, researchers developed a novel treatment that could repair tissue and spinal cord injuries. These so-cal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2024
Microbiology
The H5N1 avian influenza is highly pathogenic and has been devastating bird populations worldwide. It continues to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2024
Microbiology
According to The Lancet, almost 5 million deaths were associated with antibiotic resistance in 2019 alone.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2024
Earth & The Environment
In the 1950s, Dupont developed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, which were integrated into a huge array of p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
This image by C. G. Wilson shows a rotifer that has survived a life-threatening fungal infection by using acquired micro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The Key Largo tree cactus (shown in this photo by Susan Kolterman) was discovered in Florida in 1992. Now it's met its e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks carry the bacterium, Borrelia burgdoferi, which causes Lyme disease. Lyme is becoming more common as the climate c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2024
Microbiology
When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Head trauma, and many neurological disorders like epilepsy, stroke, or Parkinson's disease, for example, can cause n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Lupus is an autoimmune disorder; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common type. The disease triggers inflam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Migraines are far worse than a bad headache. As many as 14 percent of the world's adults may suffer from these excru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun rays are known to be harmful, and UV radiation in those rays can damage DNA. Scientists have also determined tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2024
Microbiology
Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside the many animals' guts and in ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch