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Developmental Biology
Developmental Biology: the study of the process by which animals and plants grow and develop. Developmental biology also encompasses the biology of regeneration, asexual reproduction and metamorphosis and the growth and differentiation of stem cells in the adult organism.
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MAY 26, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Some species of lizards can detach their tails from their bodies when they feel threatened. This common defense mechanis ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizMAY 20, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2022Neuroscience
Using cutting-edge technologies, researchers have shown how mutations in a gene called Transcription Factor 4 (TCF4) can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2022Genetics & Genomics
While most of us tend to carry the same general set of genes, within the billions of bases that make up the human genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists studying zebrafish larvae noticed something weird. Skin cells seemed to be dividing without replicating their ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2022Microbiology
As soon as we are born, maybe even before that, the human gut is colonized with microbes including bacteria, fungi, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2022Neuroscience
If a body is going to function correctly, the cells need to be in the right place. Scientists have learned a lot about h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Genes are transcribed from DNA into RNA, which is then processed in various ways before being translated into proteins. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Like embryonic stem cells, pluripotent stem cells can also specialize into any type of cell in the body by following bio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability estimated to affect one in 44 children in the Uni ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 27, 2022Neuroscience
The blood-brain barrier is a unique membrane that shields the central nervous system from harm. This physiological barri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains mostly the same genes from one person to another, but there are tiny sequence differences in t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Scientists have traveled billions of years into the past to understand how life began on Earth. No one was around when l ...Written By: Hannah DanielFEB 06, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Prenatal care is centered on pregnant women, and concerns are usually focused on the mother's behavior during pregna ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Germ cells are not like most other cell types, because they are able to undergo meiosis to produce gametes as well as mi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2022Neuroscience
Researchers have been trying to determine what causes autism spectrum disorder for many years. Those efforts have reveal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2022Immunology
Plastics are devastating the environment, and a growing body of research is pointing to how they can also negatively imp ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 25, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Cerebral palsy (CP) starts in early childhood, and is a motor impairment that does not progress. CP is caused when child ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2022Immunology
Viruses such as coronaviruses can be transmitted when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Cells called macroph ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 07, 2022Microbiology
These patterns are reminiscent of those seen in animal development, showing that bacteria are capable of more than we th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that cells are constantly secreting molecules that can have many different biological impacts; the term extracel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body starts with one cell that must divide and eventually, all the cells produced from that first one have to know w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
When a sperm and egg cell meet, the egg divides into two new cells, which then divides again into four. It has been thou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The radiation in space is not great for biological health. Space radiation is known to damage DNA. Many types of human c ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Some species of lizards can detach their tails from their bodies when they feel threatened. This common defense mechanis
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
MAY 20, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2022
Neuroscience
Using cutting-edge technologies, researchers have shown how mutations in a gene called Transcription Factor 4 (TCF4) can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
While most of us tend to carry the same general set of genes, within the billions of bases that make up the human genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists studying zebrafish larvae noticed something weird. Skin cells seemed to be dividing without replicating their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2022
Microbiology
As soon as we are born, maybe even before that, the human gut is colonized with microbes including bacteria, fungi, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2022
Neuroscience
If a body is going to function correctly, the cells need to be in the right place. Scientists have learned a lot about h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Genes are transcribed from DNA into RNA, which is then processed in various ways before being translated into proteins.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Like embryonic stem cells, pluripotent stem cells can also specialize into any type of cell in the body by following bio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability estimated to affect one in 44 children in the Uni
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 27, 2022
Neuroscience
The blood-brain barrier is a unique membrane that shields the central nervous system from harm. This physiological barri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains mostly the same genes from one person to another, but there are tiny sequence differences in t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists have traveled billions of years into the past to understand how life began on Earth. No one was around when l
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
FEB 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Prenatal care is centered on pregnant women, and concerns are usually focused on the mother's behavior during pregna
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Germ cells are not like most other cell types, because they are able to undergo meiosis to produce gametes as well as mi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2022
Neuroscience
Researchers have been trying to determine what causes autism spectrum disorder for many years. Those efforts have reveal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2022
Immunology
Plastics are devastating the environment, and a growing body of research is pointing to how they can also negatively imp
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 25, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Cerebral palsy (CP) starts in early childhood, and is a motor impairment that does not progress. CP is caused when child
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2022
Immunology
Viruses such as coronaviruses can be transmitted when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. Cells called macroph
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 07, 2022
Microbiology
These patterns are reminiscent of those seen in animal development, showing that bacteria are capable of more than we th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
We know that cells are constantly secreting molecules that can have many different biological impacts; the term extracel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body starts with one cell that must divide and eventually, all the cells produced from that first one have to know w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
When a sperm and egg cell meet, the egg divides into two new cells, which then divides again into four. It has been thou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The radiation in space is not great for biological health. Space radiation is known to damage DNA. Many types of human c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch