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Chemical Biology
Chemical Biology: a scientific discipline spanning the fields of chemistry, biology, and physics. It involves the application of chemical techniques, tools, and analyses, and often compounds produced through synthetic chemistry, to the study and manipulation of biological systems. Chemical biologists attempt to use chemical principles to modulate systems to either investigate the underlying biology or create new function. Chemicals - including natural small molecules, such as lipids, carbohydrates and metals, or non-natural probe or drug molecules - are used to gain insight into biological problems at a mechanistic level.
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AUG 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome is more than just its sequence; epigenetic features of DNA, like chemical tags that may be attached, or how i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2021Earth & The Environment
Water is essential for all life on earth, and much of it is stored in wetlands. Biodiversity is high in wetlands, often ...Written By: Samantha LottAUG 11, 2021Cardiology
Even though we know now that vaping is harmful and addictive, it's still thought to be healthier than smoking cigarettes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Over 70,000 around the world have cystic fibrosis (CF), one of the world's most common genetic diseases. People with ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2021Immunology
Not all fat is ‘bad’—there’s white fat that builds up when excess calories are consumed. But, th ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 10, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A team of engineers from MIT and Harvard University has developed a COVID diagnostic device with a tiny footprint but hu ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Muscle cells were once thought to be the smallest units that experienced contraction. But new research has suggested tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2021Neuroscience
Mice are both aware of random dopamine signaling in their brains and can willfully control it, according to new research ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
To understand cellular processes, scientists have to study proteins, which play critical roles in virtually every aspect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 01, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
A naturally-occurring compound called farnesol found in berries and other fruits prevents and reverses Parkinson's-a ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Throughout our lives, new cells often replace the ones that become damaged or worn out. As cells divide, they have to re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2021Earth & The Environment
Everything in our world, including us, is made up of chemicals. But some of those chemicals are very harmful to the natu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2021Earth & The Environment
With the ever-increasing population on earth, feeding the world is requiring more food production than ever before. The ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Conservation Biology reports the highest ever concentration of microplastics concentrating in d ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Exposure to toxic chemicals in childhood could have unlikely effects on personality, and behavioral traits in adulthood, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 15, 2021Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 12, 2021Health & Medicine
The short answer is it's still not certain if caffeine helps or worsens migraines, but chronic consumption of caffei ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUL 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a "wearable" patch to detect the gaseous substances plants emit when diseased or stressed,Written By: Anne MedinaJUL 05, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In human cells, lengthy strands of DNA have to be carefully organized and compacted so they'll fit into the nucleus; our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from Singapore have created the ExoSCOPE, the world’s first blood test for tracking whether or not a p ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 23, 2021Microbiology
Oil drums full of old diesel fuel have accumulated and are contaminating soil at military outposts in Greenland that are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2021Microbiology
Microbes have many connections to humans. Gut microbes have a major influence on our health. For example, when we eat fr ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genome is more than just its sequence; epigenetic features of DNA, like chemical tags that may be attached, or how i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Water is essential for all life on earth, and much of it is stored in wetlands. Biodiversity is high in wetlands, often
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
AUG 11, 2021
Cardiology
Even though we know now that vaping is harmful and addictive, it's still thought to be healthier than smoking cigarettes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Over 70,000 around the world have cystic fibrosis (CF), one of the world's most common genetic diseases. People with
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Immunology
Not all fat is ‘bad’—there’s white fat that builds up when excess calories are consumed. But, th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 10, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A team of engineers from MIT and Harvard University has developed a COVID diagnostic device with a tiny footprint but hu
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Muscle cells were once thought to be the smallest units that experienced contraction. But new research has suggested tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2021
Neuroscience
Mice are both aware of random dopamine signaling in their brains and can willfully control it, according to new research
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
To understand cellular processes, scientists have to study proteins, which play critical roles in virtually every aspect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
A naturally-occurring compound called farnesol found in berries and other fruits prevents and reverses Parkinson's-a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Throughout our lives, new cells often replace the ones that become damaged or worn out. As cells divide, they have to re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Everything in our world, including us, is made up of chemicals. But some of those chemicals are very harmful to the natu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
With the ever-increasing population on earth, feeding the world is requiring more food production than ever before. The
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Conservation Biology reports the highest ever concentration of microplastics concentrating in d
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Exposure to toxic chemicals in childhood could have unlikely effects on personality, and behavioral traits in adulthood,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 15, 2021
Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
The short answer is it's still not certain if caffeine helps or worsens migraines, but chronic consumption of caffei
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUL 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a "wearable" patch to detect the gaseous substances plants emit when diseased or stressed,
Written By:
Anne Medina
JUL 05, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In human cells, lengthy strands of DNA have to be carefully organized and compacted so they'll fit into the nucleus; our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from Singapore have created the ExoSCOPE, the world’s first blood test for tracking whether or not a p
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 23, 2021
Microbiology
Oil drums full of old diesel fuel have accumulated and are contaminating soil at military outposts in Greenland that are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes have many connections to humans. Gut microbes have a major influence on our health. For example, when we eat fr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch