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Epithelial Cells
Epithelial Cells: are cells that come from surfaces of your body, such as your skin, blood vessels, urinary tract, or organs. They serve as a barrier between the inside and outside of your body, and protect it from viruses. A small number of epithelial cells in your urine is normal.
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Genomes are constantly changing. Bacterial cells can easily share genes, and even cells in human can incorporate new DNA ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The human gastrointestinal tract is in a constant state of flux; it hosts a diverse and dynamic microbiome, and is const
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have revealed a crucial mechanism used by the immune system to shield the gut during an infection.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2025
Microbiology
There are many different kinds of Escherichia coli bacteria. Some of them ..
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a link between manganese deficiency and both inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and increased inflam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our skin is a crucial, protective barrier that is considered to be a major part of our immune defenses. When pathogens t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2024
Microbiology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) causes chronic gut discomfort; it's characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Western diets that are high in sugars, fats, and processed foods, have been linked to a wide variety of health ailments.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are trillions of microbes living in our gut. So why doesn't the immune system launch a massive response against al
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2024
Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, each of which expresses its own genome, and carries
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans aren't capable of regenerating lost limbs, but our bodies can heal from many wounds. Whenever we scratch or cut o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) arise when bacteria infects that part of the body, usually by moving through the urethra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Trillions of microbes live in the human gastrointestinal tract, and this community of microbes known as the gut microbio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2024
Immunology
Autoimmune disease occurs from the body’s immune system attacking its healthy cells. Unfortunately, the mechanism
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JAN 23, 2024
Neuroscience
Insights into how psychological stress disrupts intestinal stem cell function.
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 08, 2024
Microbiology
About one percent of the US population is thought to have celiac disease. People with celiac disease cannot consume glut
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2023
Cancer
Today, we celebrate Halloween, a holiday originating from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Some 2,000 years
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 29, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In eukaryotic cells, which are found in complex organisms including humans, little membrane-bound organelles carry out v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2023
Microbiology
We share our world, and our bodies, with microbes. Researchers have been learning a lot more about how specific species
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zinc and other molecules that come from plants can interact with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, and they can affect the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, has been devastating bird populations around the w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2023
Microbiology
A healthy diet that includes vegetables can provide many health benefits. Scientists have now shown that cruciferous veg
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Motile cilia are tiny appendages that can be found on the surface of some cell types, such as lung epithelial cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2023
Cancer
Exosomes are extracellular vesicles ranging from 30 to 150 nm in diameter that are released from various types of cells,
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
APR 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genomes are constantly changing. Bacterial cells can easily share genes, and even cells in human can incorporate new DNA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch