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Cell Surface Receptors
Cell Surface Receptors: are receptors that are embedded in the plasma membrane of cells. They act in cell signaling by receiving extracellular molecules. They're specialized integral membrane proteins that allow communication between the cell and the extracellular space.
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AUG 04, 2021Health & Medicine
A phase II trial is being planned to test the cannabis-derived drug Sativex, in patients with aggressive brain tu ...Written By: Angela DowdenAUG 03, 2021Immunology
Antibodies are specialized proteins produced as part of the body's immune response. Neutralizing antibodies bind to ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Children with Down syndrome have a significantly higher likelihood myeloid leukemia occurring in the first five years of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2021Immunology
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Researchers have now found evidence of a stunning overlap between two groups of biological molecules that were thought t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2021Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has changed the world in devastating ways, taking hundreds of thousands of lives & new var ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
You can see the spike protein of the virus in action in this video.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
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Genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged and tightened their grip on global communities as the pandemic rag ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
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A team from the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is introdu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 31, 2021Microbiology
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Immunotherapy aims to make a patient's immune cells better at fighting cancer. The immune system has to be used carefull ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus that causes COVID-19 has now had ample opportunity to infect millions, which has presented ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Only around half of women diagnosed with breast cancer will benefit from hormonal therapy, a cancer treatment that adds, ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A protein called Gαo is found at high levels in the brain. Mutations in the gene that encodes Gαo cause dysfunctions in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2021Health & Medicine
Swish and Swallow COVID Treatment? Might a mouthwash help combat Coronavirus? It’s a question that cannabis resear ...Written By: Angela DowdenJAN 24, 2021Microbiology
To cause the COVID-19 illness, the SARS-CoV-2 virus first has to get into cells. To do so, it uses something called a sp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Naturally occurring chemicals make more appealing medicines for many people, but there is not always evidence that they' ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of over 2,500 European patients has revealed that 85.9 percent of those with mild COVID-19 symptoms lost their s ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
AUG 04, 2021
Health & Medicine
A phase II trial is being planned to test the cannabis-derived drug Sativex, in patients with aggressive brain tu
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
AUG 03, 2021
Immunology
Antibodies are specialized proteins produced as part of the body's immune response. Neutralizing antibodies bind to
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Children with Down syndrome have a significantly higher likelihood myeloid leukemia occurring in the first five years of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2021
Immunology
Inflammatory conditions are linked to an overactive immune system, and resolving them therapeutically often involves cal
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 17, 2021
Immunology
T cells form a major part of our immune defenses, protecting us against the constant barrage of potentially pathogenic p
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell Metabolism, an international team of researchers has suggested that COVID-19 has caused diabetes in so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system can detect and destroy pathogenic and cancerous cells, but sometimes those dangerous cells can evade t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now found evidence of a stunning overlap between two groups of biological molecules that were thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Microbiology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 has changed the world in devastating ways, taking hundreds of thousands of lives & new var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
You can see the spike protein of the virus in action in this video.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Immunology
Genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged and tightened their grip on global communities as the pandemic rag
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
People with red hair, as well as some animals that have red fur, carry one variation of a gene called melanocortin 1 rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2021
Cancer
A team from the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center is introdu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 31, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists took an exploratory journey to a place in the central Pacific Ocean in Kirbati called the Phoenix Islands Pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2021
Immunology
It is estimated that around one in five people infected with SARS-CoV-2 will not show any infection symptoms. Some of th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Immunotherapy aims to make a patient's immune cells better at fighting cancer. The immune system has to be used carefull
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus that causes COVID-19 has now had ample opportunity to infect millions, which has presented
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Only around half of women diagnosed with breast cancer will benefit from hormonal therapy, a cancer treatment that adds,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A protein called Gαo is found at high levels in the brain. Mutations in the gene that encodes Gαo cause dysfunctions in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2021
Health & Medicine
Swish and Swallow COVID Treatment? Might a mouthwash help combat Coronavirus? It’s a question that cannabis resear
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JAN 24, 2021
Microbiology
To cause the COVID-19 illness, the SARS-CoV-2 virus first has to get into cells. To do so, it uses something called a sp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Naturally occurring chemicals make more appealing medicines for many people, but there is not always evidence that they'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study of over 2,500 European patients has revealed that 85.9 percent of those with mild COVID-19 symptoms lost their s
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes