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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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NOV 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neutrophils are an abundant type of white blood cell that circulate in the blood that can provide a general defense aga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
When light levels are low, the rod cells of our eyes go to work to help us see.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 30, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A new development in the production of artificial skins comes from scientists at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamic
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 29, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The CRISPR-Cas9 genomic editing system holds great promise for treating genetic errors that cause human disease. But we
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body plays host to trillions of microbes, and many of them live in our gastrointestinal tract; these microorga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2020
Health & Medicine
Cannabis users have long reported, anecdotally, that the drug can ease gastrointestinal woes, including irritable bowel
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
OCT 28, 2020
Cancer
Radiotherapy alone or with chemotherapy is the go-to treatment for head and neck cancers. Unfortunately, head and neck t
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 27, 2020
Immunology
A recent study published in Immunity details MIT scientists’ exploration of the underlying mechanisms of inflammat
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 26, 2020
Cancer
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have developed a new approach to targeting leukemic stem cells
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 22, 2020
Cancer
Researchers collaborating from St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute Vienna, King's College London, Inst
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 21, 2020
Immunology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most progressive autoimmune diseases that affect the central nervous system where
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
OCT 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
During a heart attack, blood flow is blocked and cells lose oxygen and begin to die. Scientists are developing many new
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2020
Immunology
Scientists have a new theory about the genetics behind the progressive, debilitating effects of multiple sclerosi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
To learn more about biology and medicine, researchers have used advances in molecular techniques and computational biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2020
Cancer
Cancer is a disease characterized by DNA mutations. These mutations, while sometimes small, can cause havoc in a cell&rs
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 18, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's thought that as much as half of the global population carries a bacterium called Helicobacter pylori in their stoma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in a gene that is involved in controlling the levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine could influence how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2020
Neuroscience
Billions of neurons communicate with each other through trillions of synapses to create a functioning, unique system we
...
Sponsored By:
Human Metabolome Technologies
OCT 14, 2020
Health & Medicine
Lithuania-based bio Sanobiotec has joined a band of biotech companies moving into the synthetic cannabinoid market and a
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
OCT 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is still a lot we don't know about the brain, and especially about two small bits of tissue deep within it called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2020
Cancer
Much like how a car needs gasoline to run, cells also need a fuel source. Most human cells in the body use oxidative pho
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 12, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Introduction The importance of Fc glycosylation of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with regard to biological activity is wi
...
Sponsored By:
Roche Diagnostics
OCT 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can transmit the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite to humans. Malaria was estimated to have caused the deat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Terahertz waves sit in the far infrared/microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and can be generated by power
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch