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Digestion
Digestion: is the breakdown of large insoluble food molecules into small water-soluble food molecules so that they can be absorbed into the watery blood plasma. In certain organisms, these smaller substances are absorbed through the small intestine into the blood stream.
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MAR 13, 2015Chemistry & Physics
Researchers in Japan have created a protein that fluoresces and assembles into large crystals when placed inside a livin ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 11, 2015Plants & Animals
Called "love darts," these sharp arrows can reduce fertility and cause early death, a new study says.
more drastic ...Written By: Greg CruikshankMAR 10, 2015Health & Medicine
The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body, collectively called the microbiome, are estimated to weigh two to ...Written By: Will HectorFEB 25, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have shown that small molecules can "hijack" enzyme function in mice, suggesting a possible preventive mechan ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 11, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created a hyper-fast, super-scalable software that shortens from weeks to mere hours the time needed to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 10, 2014Genetics & Genomics
In a pilot project, cognitive computing system will ‘learn' and digest data, with the aim of increasing treatment option ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 23, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
It's impossible to overstate the importance of having a healthy liver, but I'd be hard-pressed to extol the virtues of t ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeSEP 02, 2014Microbiology
The bacteria in our bodies outnumber our own cells by about 100 times. So, who's in charge? Sometimes it's all about the ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUN 25, 2014Earth & The Environment
CO2, which is generally accepted as being the leading cause of climate change, has been increasing in the atmosphere for ...Written By: Peter MicheliAPR 22, 2014Technology
Among molecules, ethanol is one of the simplest: Two carbons, six hydrogens, and a hydroxyl group. And like other simple ...MAR 03, 2014Microbiology
Zebra mussels and quagga mussels are two of the most obnoxious and damaging imports to the waterways of the United State ...FEB 18, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Grasshoppers may be a nuisance to your garden, but their voracious appetites and large numbers can cause more significan ...FEB 12, 2014Microbiology
It's tough to be a microbe. Microbes often live in extreme environments and feed on waste materials-processing them in w ...
MAR 13, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
Researchers in Japan have created a protein that fluoresces and assembles into large crystals when placed inside a livin
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 11, 2015
Plants & Animals
Called "love darts," these sharp arrows can reduce fertility and cause early death, a new study says.
more drastic ...
more drastic ...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
MAR 10, 2015
Health & Medicine
The trillions of microbes that inhabit the human body, collectively called the microbiome, are estimated to weigh two to
...
Written By:
Will Hector
FEB 25, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have shown that small molecules can "hijack" enzyme function in mice, suggesting a possible preventive mechan
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 11, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created a hyper-fast, super-scalable software that shortens from weeks to mere hours the time needed to
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 10, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
In a pilot project, cognitive computing system will ‘learn' and digest data, with the aim of increasing treatment option
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 23, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's impossible to overstate the importance of having a healthy liver, but I'd be hard-pressed to extol the virtues of t
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
SEP 02, 2014
Microbiology
The bacteria in our bodies outnumber our own cells by about 100 times. So, who's in charge? Sometimes it's all about the
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUN 25, 2014
Earth & The Environment
CO2, which is generally accepted as being the leading cause of climate change, has been increasing in the atmosphere for
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
APR 22, 2014
Technology
Among molecules, ethanol is one of the simplest: Two carbons, six hydrogens, and a hydroxyl group. And like other simple
...
MAR 03, 2014
Microbiology
Zebra mussels and quagga mussels are two of the most obnoxious and damaging imports to the waterways of the United State
...
FEB 18, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Grasshoppers may be a nuisance to your garden, but their voracious appetites and large numbers can cause more significan
...
FEB 12, 2014
Microbiology
It's tough to be a microbe. Microbes often live in extreme environments and feed on waste materials-processing them in w
...