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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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JAN 15, 2024Microbiology
Some bacterial cells can prey on others, and launch attacks on target cells. So without eyes, ears, or a brain, how do t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have limited abilities to analyze brain tissue. But new work from the Szablowski lab at Rice University could ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms are composed of cells, some of which are constantly replaced, while others stay in place for a long time. For ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
When a person presents with the symptoms of a viral infection, diagnosis may not be so straightforward unless they are i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2023Cancer
Anixa Biosciences, a publicly traded (Nasdaq: ANIX) biotechnology company based in San Jose, California, recently announ ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 13, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Human immunity is an incredibly complex system that have to be very carefully regulated by the body. We need our immune ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Rates of Parkinson's disease are increasing, and as populations around the world start to age, it's expected tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Pregnant women can have prenatal testing performed during their pregnancies to determine whether or not their baby could ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
This handheld device could be used to test for these and other conditions at home or in spaces like nursing homes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
The Celero VM Pill is held by Ali Rezai, MD, in this image from WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience InstituteWritten By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
In a textbook, the inside of a cell is a neatly organized place with clear organelles and structures. But cells are also ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Little sacs can bud from cells, and they are known as extracellular vesicles. These little sacs can contain many molecul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors that see psychiatric patients usually have to rely on their assessment of patient statements to diagnose and tre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Globally, bladder cancer is the ninth most commonly diagnosed cancer and is the 13th leading cause of cancer-related dea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2023Earth & The Environment
Most people who have swum in the ocean know that waves are nothing to trifle with, and some pack enormous power. The rel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are a kind of mobile genetic material; in nature, they can change places in within the ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2023Microbiology
The human gut microbiome has a crucial connection to our health and well-being, but it is a complex entity made up of ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
When a sample of tissue is analyzed, it is normally cut into thin slices that can then be treated and assessed in variou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Our skeletal muscles, which link to bones and enable us to move, have a remarkable ability to regenerate after they' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2023Microbiology
There is so much we don't know about microbes, even while these organisms are the most numerous on the planet. A rec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Tumors in the central nervous system are particularly deadly. During surgery to remove a brain tumor, surgeons usually h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2023Earth & The Environment
The Gulf Stream is a critical part of the global climate system; warm waters move from the Caribbean, along the US East ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2023Microbiology
New details have been revealed about how coronaviruses enter cells. This work used cutting edge microscopy and computati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
The Food and Drug Administration has been dealing with a significant influx of complaints about the inaccuracy of clinic ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2024
Microbiology
Some bacterial cells can prey on others, and launch attacks on target cells. So without eyes, ears, or a brain, how do t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have limited abilities to analyze brain tissue. But new work from the Szablowski lab at Rice University could
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms are composed of cells, some of which are constantly replaced, while others stay in place for a long time. For
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
When a person presents with the symptoms of a viral infection, diagnosis may not be so straightforward unless they are i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2023
Cancer
Anixa Biosciences, a publicly traded (Nasdaq: ANIX) biotechnology company based in San Jose, California, recently announ
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 13, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunity is an incredibly complex system that have to be very carefully regulated by the body. We need our immune
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Rates of Parkinson's disease are increasing, and as populations around the world start to age, it's expected tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Pregnant women can have prenatal testing performed during their pregnancies to determine whether or not their baby could
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
This handheld device could be used to test for these and other conditions at home or in spaces like nursing homes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
The Celero VM Pill is held by Ali Rezai, MD, in this image from WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a textbook, the inside of a cell is a neatly organized place with clear organelles and structures. But cells are also
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Little sacs can bud from cells, and they are known as extracellular vesicles. These little sacs can contain many molecul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Doctors that see psychiatric patients usually have to rely on their assessment of patient statements to diagnose and tre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Globally, bladder cancer is the ninth most commonly diagnosed cancer and is the 13th leading cause of cancer-related dea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Most people who have swum in the ocean know that waves are nothing to trifle with, and some pack enormous power. The rel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are a kind of mobile genetic material; in nature, they can change places in within the ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2023
Microbiology
The human gut microbiome has a crucial connection to our health and well-being, but it is a complex entity made up of ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
When a sample of tissue is analyzed, it is normally cut into thin slices that can then be treated and assessed in variou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our skeletal muscles, which link to bones and enable us to move, have a remarkable ability to regenerate after they'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2023
Microbiology
There is so much we don't know about microbes, even while these organisms are the most numerous on the planet. A rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tumors in the central nervous system are particularly deadly. During surgery to remove a brain tumor, surgeons usually h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The Gulf Stream is a critical part of the global climate system; warm waters move from the Caribbean, along the US East
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2023
Microbiology
New details have been revealed about how coronaviruses enter cells. This work used cutting edge microscopy and computati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
The Food and Drug Administration has been dealing with a significant influx of complaints about the inaccuracy of clinic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch