Cell
Cell: is the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, typically microscopic and consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane. Microscopic organisms typically consist of a single cell, which is either eukaryotic or prokaryotic.
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DEC 08, 2019Genetics & GenomicsDEC 08, 2019The scientists are hopeful that this work will lead to new therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2019MicrobiologyDEC 08, 2019When we get a cut, we easily put a bandage on it and it heals, but internal wounds can be much harder to treat....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyDEC 08, 2019Occasional fasting has been linked to a variety of health benefits....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2019Genetics & GenomicsDEC 07, 2019CRISPR is one of the most promising technologies under development to treat deadly inherited conditions such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease. No...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonDEC 06, 2019MicrobiologyDEC 06, 2019When staph begins to grow on medical devices like implants used on wounds, artificial joints, or catheters, they can cause chronic, serious infections....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2019Health & MedicineDEC 06, 2019Are you reading this on your cell phone? Check your posture and your surroundings! A study published yesterday in Jama Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surge...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetDEC 06, 2019NeuroscienceDEC 06, 2019The last decade has seen an increasing amount of interest on how our gut bacteria, or microbiome, influences our health. Now, from a new study looking at m...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonDEC 06, 2019Genetics & GenomicsDEC 06, 2019Domesticated dogs have differet facial features to their wild cousins, wolves, with smaller teeth, floppy ears and shorter faces. And humans are no differe...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonDEC 05, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentDEC 05, 2019Peanut allergies affect between 1 and 3% of the US population. Associated with a heightened risk of severe anaphylactic reactions, oral immunotherapy is th...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonDEC 05, 2019Chemistry & PhysicsDEC 05, 2019Cryonics ("Cryo" related to Greek word for "cold") is a highly controversial method to deep freeze and store a deceased human body, hop...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanDEC 04, 2019ImmunologyDEC 04, 2019Immune and inflammation status could help doctors predict which individuals are most at-risk for death. Results from a new study mark the first step toward...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerDEC 04, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyDEC 04, 2019Researchers have found a drug that can correct the memory and learning impairments that are linked to Down syndrome....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2019CancerDEC 04, 2019Scientists from the University of California, Riverside and The University of Texas at Austin have made a breakthrough in materials science that has signif...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 02, 2019CancerDEC 02, 2019New research details how activating a certain protein may be the key to getting hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to self-renew. The research comes from scie...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 01, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyDEC 01, 2019Researchers have used a common molecular model, the fruit fly, to learn more about why we suddenly freeze when we're startled....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyDEC 01, 2019Since the CRISPR gene editor was created, researchers around the world have tweaked and refined the tool to use it in a variety of ways....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2019Genetics & GenomicsDEC 01, 2019To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery system....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2019CancerNOV 29, 2019New research published in the journal Cancers reports why flavonoids can aid in reducing the risk of colorectal cancer. Flavonoids are compounds found in f...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 29, 2019ImmunologyNOV 29, 2019Destroying human cells compromised by viruses and cancer is the name of the game for so-called “killer” cells of the immune system. They employ...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerNOV 28, 2019Genetics & GenomicsNOV 28, 2019Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered a protein in fruit flies that can reverse the effects of harmful mutations in mitochondrial gene...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonNOV 28, 2019Chemistry & PhysicsNOV 28, 2019Quantum physics tells us about the properties and behaviors of particles in the atomic and subatomic world. But scientists have long held the belief that t...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanNOV 28, 2019Drug Discovery & DevelopmentNOV 28, 2019By the end of the year, an estimated 175,000 men in the United States will have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Now, researchers from the UK have foun...WRITTEN BY: Annie LennonNOV 27, 2019Cell & Molecular BiologyNOV 27, 2019Researchers have gained new insight into how the body scars, which can help scientists prevent pathological fibrosis, and initiate scarless healing....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2019Health & MedicineNOV 27, 2019The early stages of metastasis, or the spread of cancer cells from the primary tumor site, are incredibly difficult to detect by analyzing blood samples. F...WRITTEN BY: Tara Fernandez
DEC 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 08, 2019
The scientists are hopeful that this work will lead to new therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2019
Microbiology
DEC 08, 2019
When we get a cut, we easily put a bandage on it and it heals, but internal wounds can be much harder to treat....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 08, 2019
Occasional fasting has been linked to a variety of health benefits....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 07, 2019
CRISPR is one of the most promising technologies under development to treat deadly inherited conditions such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease. No...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
DEC 06, 2019
Microbiology
DEC 06, 2019
When staph begins to grow on medical devices like implants used on wounds, artificial joints, or catheters, they can cause chronic, serious infections....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2019
Health & Medicine
DEC 06, 2019
Are you reading this on your cell phone? Check your posture and your surroundings! A study published yesterday in Jama Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surge...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 06, 2019
Neuroscience
DEC 06, 2019
The last decade has seen an increasing amount of interest on how our gut bacteria, or microbiome, influences our health. Now, from a new study looking at m...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 06, 2019
Domesticated dogs have differet facial features to their wild cousins, wolves, with smaller teeth, floppy ears and shorter faces. And humans are no differe...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
DEC 05, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
DEC 05, 2019
Peanut allergies affect between 1 and 3% of the US population. Associated with a heightened risk of severe anaphylactic reactions, oral immunotherapy is th...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
DEC 05, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
DEC 05, 2019
Cryonics ("Cryo" related to Greek word for "cold") is a highly controversial method to deep freeze and store a deceased human body, hop...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
DEC 04, 2019
Immunology
DEC 04, 2019
Immune and inflammation status could help doctors predict which individuals are most at-risk for death. Results from a new study mark the first step toward...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
DEC 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 04, 2019
Researchers have found a drug that can correct the memory and learning impairments that are linked to Down syndrome....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2019
Cancer
DEC 04, 2019
Scientists from the University of California, Riverside and The University of Texas at Austin have made a breakthrough in materials science that has signif...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 02, 2019
Cancer
DEC 02, 2019
New research details how activating a certain protein may be the key to getting hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to self-renew. The research comes from scie...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 01, 2019
Researchers have used a common molecular model, the fruit fly, to learn more about why we suddenly freeze when we're startled....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
DEC 01, 2019
Since the CRISPR gene editor was created, researchers around the world have tweaked and refined the tool to use it in a variety of ways....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
DEC 01, 2019
To send gene therapy to diseased cells, scientists have turned to adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) to act as a delivery system....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2019
Cancer
NOV 29, 2019
New research published in the journal Cancers reports why flavonoids can aid in reducing the risk of colorectal cancer. Flavonoids are compounds found in f...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 29, 2019
Immunology
NOV 29, 2019
Destroying human cells compromised by viruses and cancer is the name of the game for so-called “killer” cells of the immune system. They employ...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
NOV 28, 2019
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered a protein in fruit flies that can reverse the effects of harmful mutations in mitochondrial gene...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
NOV 28, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
NOV 28, 2019
Quantum physics tells us about the properties and behaviors of particles in the atomic and subatomic world. But scientists have long held the belief that t...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
NOV 28, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 28, 2019
By the end of the year, an estimated 175,000 men in the United States will have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Now, researchers from the UK have foun...
WRITTEN BY:
Annie Lennon
NOV 27, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
NOV 27, 2019
Researchers have gained new insight into how the body scars, which can help scientists prevent pathological fibrosis, and initiate scarless healing....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2019
Health & Medicine
NOV 27, 2019
The early stages of metastasis, or the spread of cancer cells from the primary tumor site, are incredibly difficult to detect by analyzing blood samples. F...
WRITTEN BY:
Tara Fernandez