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Cell function
Cells carry out specialized functions throughout the body and each cell type functions distinctly from other cell types. Some cellular functions include transporting nutrients throughout the body and producing energy. One specialized cell is muscle cells which function to create a force that moves parts of the body. Another example are bone cells, whose functions include protecting internal organs from damage and storing minerals such as calcium.
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Cell & Molecular Biology
Neanderthals died off 40,000 years ago, but not before passing on some of their genes to humans, who have in turn carrie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Cardiology
Dysfunction leading to heart failure starts at the molecular level, so why are not scientists targeting this disease at
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 09, 2017
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – March 9, 2017 – Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 08, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We assume that food we ingest is safe to eat, but new research has shown that a common food additive could be damaging t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new tool has been created that can effectively identify substances in the blood or urine that cause cancer. A team of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
LA JOLLA, CA – March 8, 2017 – Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a versatile mo
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 08, 2017
Microbiology
There’s more news on the gut microbiome - researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham found that Park
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 07, 2017
Cardiology
Scientists identified a protein that enables cardiac cells to stand up to heart disease by helping them recuperate follo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 07, 2017
Cardiology
The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now, a new 3D organ-on-a-chip can mimic t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It’s no surprise that different species undergo development in different ways, with a huge range in the amount of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mathematical modeling has been successfully used in myriad applications, from predicting the weather to understanding be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2017
Immunology
A specific type of immune cells take charge of defending fat tissue from microbes and maintaining homeostatic tis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – March 6, 2017 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ha
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
MAR 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A special biological property that is not well known or understood seems to enable cellular structures to store energy a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2017
Cancer
Normal cells abide by strict biological schedules – that is, they grow, divide, and die at regular intervals accor
...
FEB 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Diets that restrict caloric intake tend to result in healthier outcomes in mice and people, when it comes to both aging
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2017
Cancer
In yet another report, researchers demonstrate the cunning capabilities of cancer cells to evade death. This time, scien
...
FEB 26, 2017
Cardiology
Pulmonary fibrosis can inhibit breathing due to scarring in the lungs. However, fibrosis is not limited to the lungs; it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The body relies on proteins for many functions; they are the essential building blocks of cells and work in maintenance,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have found that a virus can stimulate photosynthesis in bacterial hosts. The work, which was performed at the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It may not surprise you to hear that eating fewer calories has been associated with a slower aging process in many diffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genes are the blueprint for an organism, they contain the instructions to build functional cells. But those instructiona
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2017
Cardiology
The use of testosterone replacement therapy is controversial; studies have shown evidence for the therapy both decreasin
...
Written By:
Kara Marker