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Biotechnology
Biotechnology: is the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use" (UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Art. 2). Depending on the tools and applications, it often overlaps with the (related) fields of bioengineering, biomedical engineering, biomanufacturing, molecular engineering, etc.
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DEC 01, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new test that can easily and quickly identify bacteria in any liquid, such as water, milk, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A collection of over forty new studies about the Human Cell Atlas has now been published. This work encompasses the effo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The definition of psychosis is loose. The NIMH states that psychosis consists of "a collection of symptoms that affect t ...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 19, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Neural interfaces create a direct link between the brain and a device like a computer to enable communication, and monit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has a site where people can check the expiration dates, and potential extensions on those dates, for at-home COV ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a novel delivery system for sending CRISPR reagents to brain cells, where it performs its gen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
We rely heavily on plants, which are often exposed to pesticides or fungicides to control insects or fungal diseases, fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 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 09, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for bot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A map of 139,205 neurons and over 50 million synapses in the brain of an adult fruit fly / Image courtesy: Tyler Sloan, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The human genome contains many common features and characteristics beyond just being made of four bases. There are prote ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2024Microbiology
There are different communities of microbes, or microbiomes, in and on various parts of the human body like the skin, gu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2024Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by the SARA-CoV-2 virus, people have wondered where the virus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
As we age, wrinkles build up not only in the skin, but also in tissues and organs. Wrinkles in tissues and organs often ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have used whole genome sequencing data from Norwegian infants to identify a genetic variant that almost total ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have used a wealth of human proteomic, genomic, and molecular data to create a free interactive, online tool ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have used computational tools, including machine learning, to differentiate between subtypes of rheumatoid ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A sea star oocyte that has been treated with a fluorescent marker of the novel system in shown in this image by D. Nath ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
RNA does many things in the body. Now, scientists have shown that RNA in blood samples can be used as a diagnostic indic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Dopamine is a signaling molecule or neurotransmitter that is known to help control emotions. Dopamine levels are also a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Although spending time in nature can reduce stress and generally improve health and well-being, insects like mosquitoes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Most people who have driven down a lonely, straight road late at night knows what it feels like to get drowsy while driv ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new test that can easily and quickly identify bacteria in any liquid, such as water, milk, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A collection of over forty new studies about the Human Cell Atlas has now been published. This work encompasses the effo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The definition of psychosis is loose. The NIMH states that psychosis consists of "a collection of symptoms that affect t
...
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 19, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Neural interfaces create a direct link between the brain and a device like a computer to enable communication, and monit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has a site where people can check the expiration dates, and potential extensions on those dates, for at-home COV
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a novel delivery system for sending CRISPR reagents to brain cells, where it performs its gen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
We rely heavily on plants, which are often exposed to pesticides or fungicides to control insects or fungal diseases, fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 09, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for bot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A map of 139,205 neurons and over 50 million synapses in the brain of an adult fruit fly / Image courtesy: Tyler Sloan,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human genome contains many common features and characteristics beyond just being made of four bases. There are prote
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2024
Microbiology
There are different communities of microbes, or microbiomes, in and on various parts of the human body like the skin, gu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2024
Microbiology
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which was caused by the SARA-CoV-2 virus, people have wondered where the virus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
As we age, wrinkles build up not only in the skin, but also in tissues and organs. Wrinkles in tissues and organs often
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have used whole genome sequencing data from Norwegian infants to identify a genetic variant that almost total
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have used a wealth of human proteomic, genomic, and molecular data to create a free interactive, online tool
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have used computational tools, including machine learning, to differentiate between subtypes of rheumatoid ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A sea star oocyte that has been treated with a fluorescent marker of the novel system in shown in this image by D. Nath
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
RNA does many things in the body. Now, scientists have shown that RNA in blood samples can be used as a diagnostic indic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Dopamine is a signaling molecule or neurotransmitter that is known to help control emotions. Dopamine levels are also a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Although spending time in nature can reduce stress and generally improve health and well-being, insects like mosquitoes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Most people who have driven down a lonely, straight road late at night knows what it feels like to get drowsy while driv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch