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NOV 18, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
The human brain may not look like much, composed of about three pounds of soft mushy matter. But we all know that our br ...NOV 17, 2015Microbiology
Tuberculosis has been infecting humans for several millennia, making it one of the most horribly successful diseases in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 16, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The genomes of humans and animals are much more complex than scientists originally thought. In addition to DNA and RNA, ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 12, 2015Immunology
Scientists from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have been studying immune action in cases of inflammato ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 05, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 04, 2015Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 03, 2015Microbiology
While paleontologist Dr. Susannah Porter from the University of California was examining her scanning electron microscop ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 01, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene-targeted and personalized therapy currently exists for a small handful of diseases, but that list may soon include ...OCT 24, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The mechanism by which the plant immune system operates is through the detection of conserved microbial components such ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 05, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham want to know how E. coli untangles proteins when they become aggr ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 29, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A scientific team including the scientist who first harnessed the CRISPR-Cas9 system for mammalian genome editing has re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 22, 2015Cancer
Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have discovered the role played by a gene that suppresses th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 21, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The traditional diet of the Inuit Greenland natives is considered an example of how high levels of omega-3 fatty acids c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 21, 2015Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a critical role played by an enzyme in cancer and autoimmun ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 21, 2015Neuroscience
Is there a connection between the brain’s stress response and a protein related to Alzheimer’s disease? Rese ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 18, 2015Microbiology
Did you wash your hands today? Did you use antibacterial soap? If so, you probably didn’t get the anti ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 17, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The thought of aging is a scary one for many of us. If you could use science to turn back the hands of time, wouldn&rsqu ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 25, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Carnegie Mellon University physicists Mathias Lösche and Frank Heinrich have led an international group of research ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 25, 2015Health & Medicine
The "gut microbiome" refers to the trillions of bacteria that colonize our intestines. The normal metabolic fu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The immune system not only responds to infections and other potentially problematic abnormalities in the body. It also c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 20, 2015Health & Medicine
For years, males with sexual problems looking for a solution have had many drug treatments to choose from. For the first ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 17, 2015Neuroscience
This week in North Carolina, UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Dr. Jason Yi made a connection between the UBE3A gene and autism ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 14, 2015Microbiology
Nearly 6 million people die every year from tobacco-related illness, but breaking the addiction is easier said than done ...Written By: Kerry Evans
NOV 18, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human brain may not look like much, composed of about three pounds of soft mushy matter. But we all know that our br
...
NOV 17, 2015
Microbiology
Tuberculosis has been infecting humans for several millennia, making it one of the most horribly successful diseases in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 16, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The genomes of humans and animals are much more complex than scientists originally thought. In addition to DNA and RNA,
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 12, 2015
Immunology
Scientists from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have been studying immune action in cases of inflammato
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 05, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 04, 2015
Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 03, 2015
Microbiology
While paleontologist Dr. Susannah Porter from the University of California was examining her scanning electron microscop
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene-targeted and personalized therapy currently exists for a small handful of diseases, but that list may soon include
...
OCT 24, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mechanism by which the plant immune system operates is through the detection of conserved microbial components such
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 05, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham want to know how E. coli untangles proteins when they become aggr
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 29, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A scientific team including the scientist who first harnessed the CRISPR-Cas9 system for mammalian genome editing has re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 22, 2015
Cancer
Researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia have discovered the role played by a gene that suppresses th
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 21, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The traditional diet of the Inuit Greenland natives is considered an example of how high levels of omega-3 fatty acids c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 21, 2015
Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a critical role played by an enzyme in cancer and autoimmun
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 21, 2015
Neuroscience
Is there a connection between the brain’s stress response and a protein related to Alzheimer’s disease? Rese
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 18, 2015
Microbiology
Did you wash your hands today? Did you use antibacterial soap? If so, you probably didn’t get the anti
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 17, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The thought of aging is a scary one for many of us. If you could use science to turn back the hands of time, wouldn&rsqu
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 25, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Carnegie Mellon University physicists Mathias Lösche and Frank Heinrich have led an international group of research
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
The "gut microbiome" refers to the trillions of bacteria that colonize our intestines. The normal metabolic fu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The immune system not only responds to infections and other potentially problematic abnormalities in the body. It also c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2015
Health & Medicine
For years, males with sexual problems looking for a solution have had many drug treatments to choose from. For the first
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 17, 2015
Neuroscience
This week in North Carolina, UNC-Chapel Hill researcher Dr. Jason Yi made a connection between the UBE3A gene and autism
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 14, 2015
Microbiology
Nearly 6 million people die every year from tobacco-related illness, but breaking the addiction is easier said than done
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans