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JAN 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia is a cancer of the blood that starts in the bone marrow, where the stem cells that produce blood ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists were studying viruses that infect and kill bacteria as a medicine for bacterial infections over a hundred yea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms as different as humans and algae have some biological mechanisms in common.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Consuming wild mushrooms is largely frowned upon because it can lead to food poisoning. Its consequence ranges from vomi ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 23, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
In 2018, around ten million people around the globe were sickened by tuberculosis (TB) and about 1.5 million people were ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2019Microbiology
Our world is filled with microbes, and in every kind of environment, they compete for supremacy, a competition that date ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2019Technology
Scientists at Tufts University created an effective fabrication method for molding silk into medical devices. Silk is a ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 18, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Using rat models of spinal cord injuries, Yasuhiro Shiga, MD, PhD, thought treating them with stem cell therapy would po ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 15, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Curated w/video - CRISPR/Cas9 deletion of an enzyme resulted in longer lasting, more robust therapy.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
In trying to understand complex phenomena in the human body, researchers usually have to turn to oversimplified biologic ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 10, 2019Immunology
A specialized form of T cell emerges as a new focus for gastrointestinal health research, specifically in the context of ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 05, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals are treated with antiretroviral therapies to reduce the amount o ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 04, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found a drug that can correct the memory and learning impairments that are linked to Down syndrome.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR gene editor was created, researchers around the world have tweaked and refined the tool to use it in a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2019Immunology
Human cells employ an intricate tagging system to manage protein activity in the body. By “tagging” a protei ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Some broiler chickens suffer from wooden breast syndrome, which causes their meat to turn chewy and hard. Birds with thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have long known that the cause behind Alexander disease is a genetic culprit—mainly a mutation leading ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Telomerase was thought to be active primarily in cells that divide a lot, but new research has found, however, that telo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Scientific Reports, a popular cancer drug, known as ruxolitnib, was found to cause an increased ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 11, 2019Microbiology
This study can help inform the development of new treatments for antibiotic-resistant microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that a drug called rapamycin can help restore blood flow to the brain that is lost during aging.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2019Cannabis Sciences
Cannabinoid receptors of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) are vital pieces of the puzzle for the ECS to function correct ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 03, 2019Microbiology
Scientists have finally revealed more about why pathogenic microbes burst when they encounter the antibiotic.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Acute Myeloid Leukemia is a cancer of the blood that starts in the bone marrow, where the stem cells that produce blood
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists were studying viruses that infect and kill bacteria as a medicine for bacterial infections over a hundred yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms as different as humans and algae have some biological mechanisms in common.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Consuming wild mushrooms is largely frowned upon because it can lead to food poisoning. Its consequence ranges from vomi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 23, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In 2018, around ten million people around the globe were sickened by tuberculosis (TB) and about 1.5 million people were
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is filled with microbes, and in every kind of environment, they compete for supremacy, a competition that date
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2019
Technology
Scientists at Tufts University created an effective fabrication method for molding silk into medical devices. Silk is a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 18, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Using rat models of spinal cord injuries, Yasuhiro Shiga, MD, PhD, thought treating them with stem cell therapy would po
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 15, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Curated w/video - CRISPR/Cas9 deletion of an enzyme resulted in longer lasting, more robust therapy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
In trying to understand complex phenomena in the human body, researchers usually have to turn to oversimplified biologic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 10, 2019
Immunology
A specialized form of T cell emerges as a new focus for gastrointestinal health research, specifically in the context of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 05, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals are treated with antiretroviral therapies to reduce the amount o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 04, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found a drug that can correct the memory and learning impairments that are linked to Down syndrome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the CRISPR gene editor was created, researchers around the world have tweaked and refined the tool to use it in a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2019
Immunology
Human cells employ an intricate tagging system to manage protein activity in the body. By “tagging” a protei
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Some broiler chickens suffer from wooden breast syndrome, which causes their meat to turn chewy and hard. Birds with thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have long known that the cause behind Alexander disease is a genetic culprit—mainly a mutation leading
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Telomerase was thought to be active primarily in cells that divide a lot, but new research has found, however, that telo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Scientific Reports, a popular cancer drug, known as ruxolitnib, was found to cause an increased
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 11, 2019
Microbiology
This study can help inform the development of new treatments for antibiotic-resistant microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found that a drug called rapamycin can help restore blood flow to the brain that is lost during aging.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabinoid receptors of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) are vital pieces of the puzzle for the ECS to function correct
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 03, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists have finally revealed more about why pathogenic microbes burst when they encounter the antibiotic.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch