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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 08, 2021Microbiology
A new type of endosymbiosis has been discovered; the organisms are shown in this image by S. Ahmerkamp, Max Planck Insti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A new study reported in Nature Communications has confirmed that some small changes in certain genes in the human genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2021Microbiology
Eczema is a skin condition that causes a chronic, itchy rash. The most common form of the disorder, atopic dermatitis, i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2021Microbiology
There are species of bacteria that grow into centimeters-long colonies that have a cable shape and share a common coat. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2021Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) might be the most famous carnivorous plant; it can entice prey to land on its leaf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that their new colorectal cancer diagnostic test effectively catches ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 17, 2021Microbiology
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are illnesses that involve serious disturbances in eating beh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2020Microbiology
Hydrogen peroxide is known as a corrosive chemical and is sometimes used as a disinfectant. But scientists have now foun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body plays host to trillions of microbes, and many of them live in our gastrointestinal tract; these microorga ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) from 20 ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 05, 2020Cancer
New findings reported in Nature Immunology highlight how the tumor microenvironment attacks the mitochondria of T l ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 04, 2020Microbiology
Not all viruses affect animal cells; some viruses can infect bacteria. Humans are known to carry vast numbers of microor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2020Microbiology
Schistosomiasis doesn't get much research attention, but it affects around 240 million people around the world, killing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Hemp seeds are known to be high in protein. With continued pushes towards healthier lifestyles and regulations about can ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 20, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Currently, the consensus on whether cannabis may be used to treat autism is mixed. While some papers show signs of its p ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 14, 2020Cancer
A study conducted by researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine suggests that too ma ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 09, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The 30-foot long human gastrointestinal tract consists of tissues and organs that work in concert to digest our food. Th ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found evidence that humans in Europe gained the ability to metabolize the lactose, the sugar in milk, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Curie-Skłodowska University in Poland have found that an extract from hemp may help bees to survive poi ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 03, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The colon, also known as the large intestine, is where the final stages of digestion happen. Here, water, salts, and rem ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 31, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The Michaelis-Menten equation is classic, but it may not be sufficient to describe all enzymatic reactions, new wo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2020Immunology
Taking a course of antibiotics as a baby has been linked to a spiked risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease in ad ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
MAR 08, 2021
Microbiology
A new type of endosymbiosis has been discovered; the organisms are shown in this image by S. Ahmerkamp, Max Planck Insti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A new study reported in Nature Communications has confirmed that some small changes in certain genes in the human genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2021
Microbiology
Eczema is a skin condition that causes a chronic, itchy rash. The most common form of the disorder, atopic dermatitis, i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2021
Microbiology
There are species of bacteria that grow into centimeters-long colonies that have a cable shape and share a common coat.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) might be the most famous carnivorous plant; it can entice prey to land on its leaf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that their new colorectal cancer diagnostic test effectively catches
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 17, 2021
Microbiology
Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are illnesses that involve serious disturbances in eating beh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2020
Microbiology
Hydrogen peroxide is known as a corrosive chemical and is sometimes used as a disinfectant. But scientists have now foun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body plays host to trillions of microbes, and many of them live in our gastrointestinal tract; these microorga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) from 20
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 05, 2020
Cancer
New findings reported in Nature Immunology highlight how the tumor microenvironment attacks the mitochondria of T l
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 04, 2020
Microbiology
Not all viruses affect animal cells; some viruses can infect bacteria. Humans are known to carry vast numbers of microor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2020
Microbiology
Schistosomiasis doesn't get much research attention, but it affects around 240 million people around the world, killing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Hemp seeds are known to be high in protein. With continued pushes towards healthier lifestyles and regulations about can
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 20, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Currently, the consensus on whether cannabis may be used to treat autism is mixed. While some papers show signs of its p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 14, 2020
Cancer
A study conducted by researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine suggests that too ma
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 09, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The 30-foot long human gastrointestinal tract consists of tissues and organs that work in concert to digest our food. Th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found evidence that humans in Europe gained the ability to metabolize the lactose, the sugar in milk, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Curie-Skłodowska University in Poland have found that an extract from hemp may help bees to survive poi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 03, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The colon, also known as the large intestine, is where the final stages of digestion happen. Here, water, salts, and rem
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 31, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Krabbe disease or globoid cell leukodystrophy is a rare and deadly disorder that affects about one in every 100,000 infa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Michaelis-Menten equation is classic, but it may not be sufficient to describe all enzymatic reactions, new wo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2020
Immunology
Taking a course of antibiotics as a baby has been linked to a spiked risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease in ad
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes