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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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Epigenetics refers to features of the genome that can affect gene expression, but don't alter the nucleotide sequence of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
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Researchers can easily assess what genes are being expressed in a tissue by using a method like RT-PCR that precisely an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2022Immunology
Scientists have discovered that an inflammatory cytokine known as LIGHT is a major factor in the deadly airway damage th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2022Neuroscience
Many people suffer from abdominal pain caused by gastrointestinal disorders that cause excessive inflammation and disrup ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2022Microbiology
Microbes can easily share genes. And it seems they can do so even when they are part of different microbial communities ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2022Cancer
In 1961, Jacques Miller discovered the function of the thymus, a lymphatic organ that houses important immune cells as t ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 24, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
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JAN 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetics refers to features of the genome that can affect gene expression, but don't alter the nucleotide sequence of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is at its deadliest when it metastasizes - when cancer cells break away from a tumor and migrate to other tissues
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2023
Immunology
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes pain, inflammation and tissue damage. It can affect the brain, skin, joints,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2023
Health & Medicine
Northwestern University scientists developed a new culturing technology with synthetic nanofibers and therapeutic peptid
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 13, 2023
Immunology
With an advanced technique called lattice light sheet microscopy, scientists have revealed structures on the surface of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The nucleotide bases of our DNA are read in triplets, and three nucleotides together, called a codon, represents an amin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2023
Cancer
Hematopoiesis, a biological process resulting in the formation of new blood cells, occurs throughout our lifetime.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 11, 2023
Neuroscience
Findings predict that General Intelligence is associated with whole brain dynamics when measured during resting state.
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 09, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common genetic disorder, and it's thought to affect over 12 million people every ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2023
Microbiology
It seems that ocean water can contain genetic material from microbes, who are sharing genes, and modifying their functio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2023
Health & Medicine
With patient cells, researchers at the National Eye Institute created a bioink that was used to 3D print eye tissue.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2023
Health & Medicine
Regular exercise is known to have numerous health benefits for people who are aging. Exercise can help to improve streng
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JAN 06, 2023
Neuroscience
A Nagoya University research team found that a group of EP3 neurons play a crucial role in regulating mammalian body tem
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 05, 2023
Cardiology
NFL player Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest in a recent game, which brought new awarness to the phenomena commotio
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 05, 2023
Cancer
All organisms have a circadian rhythm. In plants, for example, circadian rhythm helps sense light, temperature, length o
...
Written By:
Anusha Naganathan
JAN 04, 2023
Health & Medicine
Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are genetic conditions most commonly diagnosed in children that result in the body&rsqu
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 03, 2023
Cardiology
Research has revealed new mechanisms by which sugar leads to inflammation.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
JAN 03, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers can easily assess what genes are being expressed in a tissue by using a method like RT-PCR that precisely an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2022
Immunology
Scientists have discovered that an inflammatory cytokine known as LIGHT is a major factor in the deadly airway damage th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2022
Neuroscience
Many people suffer from abdominal pain caused by gastrointestinal disorders that cause excessive inflammation and disrup
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes can easily share genes. And it seems they can do so even when they are part of different microbial communities
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2022
Cancer
In 1961, Jacques Miller discovered the function of the thymus, a lymphatic organ that houses important immune cells as t
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 24, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
There is a class of drugs called “Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors” (PDE5 inhibitors.) Such drugs in this clas
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 24, 2022
Neuroscience
The microbes in our guts are closely connected to our brains, in a link known as the gut-brain axis. Scientists have now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch