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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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SEP 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus, which is a type of virus that can write its genetic material into th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are absolutely essential for the survival of organisms; they carry out many functions that are critical to life
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Cancer
For the past several decades, cancer antigen 125 (CA 125), a protein located on the surface of ovarian cancer cells, has
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 19, 2021
Microbiology
Some parasites are known to turn their hosts into mindless servants, or zombies, that only function to serve the parasit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The DNA in our cells can accumulate damage over may years. Environmental influences like UV light or cigarette smoke may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells in the body are held in place with a kind of molecular anchor, called focal adhesions, where cells are linked to c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Microbiology
Microorganisms live everywhere, and we've learned over the past year that they can affect everything.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 14, 2021
Immunology
You share an elevator with an individual who is coughing and sneezing, only to find yourself feeling unwell a few days l
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A genome contains instructions for making genes, and when an organism needs to produce proteins, it transcribes a gene s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists sequenced most of the human genome abut two decades ago. It took many years to complete the project because o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Better research models can help us solve some biological mysteries. In recent years, scientists have developed a variety
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
If an individual can warn their group about danger they might be able to overcome it. It seems that even a nematode worm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2021
Cancer
About 30% of melanoma cases arise from an existing nevus. More commonly known as moles, Nevi are skin growths that
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 07, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For years, many researchers have been trying to answer the question "What makes us human?" from both a biological and ph
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In our gut, there is a vast community of microorganisms. It's crucial that they stay there in the gastrointestinal tract
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene editor uses RNA molecules that act as guides that ta Cas9 proteins, which are like enzymatic scissors, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates that over 280,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There's so much more to the human genome than just instructions for making proteins, for example, many non-coding region
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of single-celled organisms, which can be found virtually everywhere from hydrothermal vents in the dee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2021
Immunology
Innate lymphoid cells, or ILCs, are specialized immune cells that are increasingly entering the research spotlight. Thes
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 31, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study shows that, yes, your metabolism does slow down as you age, but not until you're over 60
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
AUG 31, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cellular stains are organic fluorescent dyes or fluorescent conjugates designed to localize to a specific organelle or c
...
AUG 30, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes of the world are constantly competing with one another. There are viruses that can infect bacteria, called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch