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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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APR 20, 2022Microbiology
The importance of gut microbes in human health has been made apparent by a mountain of evidence, and they can affect bio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2022Earth & The Environment
In 2020, when I was still working at a small natural history museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, I started to hear whis ...Written By: Timothy JamesAPR 12, 2022Plants & Animals
Dietary fiber is an important component of a healthy diet. As a carbohydrate that can’t be digested by the body, i ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Just like humans, bacteria can be attacked by infectious pathogens, and microbes also have immune defense systems. One o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2022Immunology
We need bile acids to help us digest food and absorb nutrients. New research has shown how bile acids modified by bacter ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Trillions of microorganisms live in our gastrointestinal tracts, and many perform essential and beneficial functions, li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2022Plants & Animals
Peanut allergies can be fatal, leading to severe allergic reactions that can restrict breathing and digestive problems, ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 24, 2022Plants & Animals
Fiber, the parts of food that our bodies cannot easily break down and digest, is a crucial part of any diet. Many dietar ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 22, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with cardiovascular disease have significant disruptions in their gut microbiomes, says a new study by an inter ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 18, 2022Earth & The Environment
Fast furniture has become similarly popular to fast fashion over recent decades, with commercial giants like Ikea leadin ...Written By: Samantha LottFEB 02, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria can easily pass bits of DNA to one another, this process, known as horizontal gene exchange, is known to be inv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The gut microbiome is crucial to human health, but the human body has to keep the microorganisms within it in check. We ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2022Earth & The Environment
We know plastic trash is bad for the environment and bad for animals. But most of the time, it is hard for us to see and ...Written By: Samantha LottDEC 28, 2021Immunology
Ancylostoma caninum, a type of hookworm, attached to the intestinal mucosa. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Hookworms are b ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 22, 2021Microbiology
Gut bacteria perform some essential functions. They help us digest certain foods and absorb nutrients. The community of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2021Health & Medicine
Limonene is one of the most well-known cannabis terpenes, and it’s getting increased attention in the medical prof ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 15, 2021Microbiology
Researchers engineered a genetic circuit to make pathogenic bacteria called Myxococcus xanthus move in swirled patterns.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have connected the dots between bacteria in the digestive system and an increased risk of malignant pa ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 10, 2021Immunology
With zinc sales climbing during the pandemic and in vitro studies showing the mineral fights respiratory viruses, includ ...Written By: Alexandria BassOCT 29, 2021Cardiology
The National Institutes of Health describes chronic insomnia as a condition that occurs three or more nights every week, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2021Immunology
In patients with hemophilia A—a hereditary disorder where the blood cannot clot properly—their immune system ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 10, 2021Technology
According to a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers have developed a predictive bioinformatic syste ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 30, 2021Cancer
The gut microbiome consists of all the microorganisms living in an individual’s digestive system. Various factors ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 28, 2021Immunology
A team of immunologists has taken the first glimpse at a never-before-seen migratory path of immune cells from the gut a ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
APR 20, 2022
Microbiology
The importance of gut microbes in human health has been made apparent by a mountain of evidence, and they can affect bio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In 2020, when I was still working at a small natural history museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, I started to hear whis
...
Written By:
Timothy James
APR 12, 2022
Plants & Animals
Dietary fiber is an important component of a healthy diet. As a carbohydrate that can’t be digested by the body, i
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Just like humans, bacteria can be attacked by infectious pathogens, and microbes also have immune defense systems. One o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2022
Immunology
We need bile acids to help us digest food and absorb nutrients. New research has shown how bile acids modified by bacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Trillions of microorganisms live in our gastrointestinal tracts, and many perform essential and beneficial functions, li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2022
Plants & Animals
Peanut allergies can be fatal, leading to severe allergic reactions that can restrict breathing and digestive problems,
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 24, 2022
Plants & Animals
Fiber, the parts of food that our bodies cannot easily break down and digest, is a crucial part of any diet. Many dietar
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 22, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Patients with cardiovascular disease have significant disruptions in their gut microbiomes, says a new study by an inter
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 18, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Fast furniture has become similarly popular to fast fashion over recent decades, with commercial giants like Ikea leadin
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
FEB 02, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria can easily pass bits of DNA to one another, this process, known as horizontal gene exchange, is known to be inv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The gut microbiome is crucial to human health, but the human body has to keep the microorganisms within it in check. We
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2022
Earth & The Environment
We know plastic trash is bad for the environment and bad for animals. But most of the time, it is hard for us to see and
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
DEC 28, 2021
Immunology
Ancylostoma caninum, a type of hookworm, attached to the intestinal mucosa. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Hookworms are b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 22, 2021
Microbiology
Gut bacteria perform some essential functions. They help us digest certain foods and absorb nutrients. The community of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2021
Health & Medicine
Limonene is one of the most well-known cannabis terpenes, and it’s getting increased attention in the medical prof
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 15, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers engineered a genetic circuit to make pathogenic bacteria called Myxococcus xanthus move in swirled patterns.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have connected the dots between bacteria in the digestive system and an increased risk of malignant pa
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 10, 2021
Immunology
With zinc sales climbing during the pandemic and in vitro studies showing the mineral fights respiratory viruses, includ
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
OCT 29, 2021
Cardiology
The National Institutes of Health describes chronic insomnia as a condition that occurs three or more nights every week,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Immunology
In patients with hemophilia A—a hereditary disorder where the blood cannot clot properly—their immune system
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 10, 2021
Technology
According to a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers have developed a predictive bioinformatic syste
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 30, 2021
Cancer
The gut microbiome consists of all the microorganisms living in an individual’s digestive system. Various factors
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 28, 2021
Immunology
A team of immunologists has taken the first glimpse at a never-before-seen migratory path of immune cells from the gut a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes