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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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JUN 19, 2019Microbiology
Children in eastern India have been dying of encephalitis. Around 400 kids have complained of dizziness, confusion and f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Hospitals must always maintain a supply of the various blood types that patients might need, and right now there is a cr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2019Health & Medicine
A new study from a team of Harvard scientists discovered one of the first distinct examples of how gut bacteria can inte ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 17, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
What is now known as a "landmark in drug discovery", Harvard chemists have succeeded in synthesizing halichond ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
We often think of the negative byproduct of trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as a personal experience. But ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 15, 2019Microbiology
Clinicians may one day be able to analyze gut health by assessing the chemicals produced by the microbes that live there ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in PLOS Biology suggests that attaching a removable lock to an arthritis drug can increase its effecti ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 11, 2019Plants & Animals
Cordyceps is a genus of fungi that multiplies by spreading its spores just like other types of fungi do, but the interes ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 10, 2019Microbiology
The gut microbiome has been shown to be closely related to human health, and appears to impact how we metabolize drugs.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
As organisms grow, their cells have to move into the right places. Cells move as they divide, build, and maintain all ki ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2019Chemistry & Physics
A supernova is a brief, final stage event that happens to a massive star and ends with an epic explosion of its stellar ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 03, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The DNA molecule has special characteristics that have made it a useful tool in the development of molecular robots.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Using a group of 1,629 couples, scientists in Taiwan have analyzed the impact of paternal smoking on children.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2019Microbiology
Scientists may have found one way to fight drug-resistant pathogens by making them more susceptible to antibiotics.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
To function, cells have to send signals and orchestrate many pathways. Recent work has revealed a network that can carry ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell size can fluctuate because of biological processes, but cell size is generally kept to a standard. So how do cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2019Health & Medicine
Are you a coffee addict? Your sense of smell may be fine-tuned to the caffeinated beverage’s aroma. New research h ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 16, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In a short period of time, researchers were able to engineer an artificial form of microbial life, using relatively simp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The history of science is marked by the milestone of brilliant breakthroughs and disappointing setbacks. However, moment ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2019Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2019Neuroscience
In an ideal world, patients in need of pain relief would take pain medication without the inherent fear of possible opio ...Written By: Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
JUN 19, 2019
Microbiology
Children in eastern India have been dying of encephalitis. Around 400 kids have complained of dizziness, confusion and f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Hospitals must always maintain a supply of the various blood types that patients might need, and right now there is a cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2019
Health & Medicine
A new study from a team of Harvard scientists discovered one of the first distinct examples of how gut bacteria can inte
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 17, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
What is now known as a "landmark in drug discovery", Harvard chemists have succeeded in synthesizing halichond
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
We often think of the negative byproduct of trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as a personal experience. But
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 15, 2019
Microbiology
Clinicians may one day be able to analyze gut health by assessing the chemicals produced by the microbes that live there
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A study published in PLOS Biology suggests that attaching a removable lock to an arthritis drug can increase its effecti
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 11, 2019
Plants & Animals
Cordyceps is a genus of fungi that multiplies by spreading its spores just like other types of fungi do, but the interes
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 10, 2019
Microbiology
The gut microbiome has been shown to be closely related to human health, and appears to impact how we metabolize drugs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As organisms grow, their cells have to move into the right places. Cells move as they divide, build, and maintain all ki
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
A supernova is a brief, final stage event that happens to a massive star and ends with an epic explosion of its stellar
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 03, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The DNA molecule has special characteristics that have made it a useful tool in the development of molecular robots.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Using a group of 1,629 couples, scientists in Taiwan have analyzed the impact of paternal smoking on children.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists may have found one way to fight drug-resistant pathogens by making them more susceptible to antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
To function, cells have to send signals and orchestrate many pathways. Recent work has revealed a network that can carry
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cell size can fluctuate because of biological processes, but cell size is generally kept to a standard. So how do cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Are you a coffee addict? Your sense of smell may be fine-tuned to the caffeinated beverage’s aroma. New research h
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a short period of time, researchers were able to engineer an artificial form of microbial life, using relatively simp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The history of science is marked by the milestone of brilliant breakthroughs and disappointing setbacks. However, moment
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Tiny photosynthetic microbes in the world's oceans are thought to produce nearly half of the oxygen we breathe.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2019
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria already cause the deaths of around 23,000 people every year, and that number is expected t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2019
Neuroscience
In an ideal world, patients in need of pain relief would take pain medication without the inherent fear of possible opio
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg