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Fluorescence: is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation. It is a form of luminescence. In most cases, the emitted light has a longer wavelength, and therefore lower energy, than the absorbed radiation.
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NOV 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists succeeded in creating bacteria that carry two additional nucleotide bases in their genetic code.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from University of Pennsylvania researchers explains the geophysics behind how rivers resist erosion. Publis ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 13, 2017Cancer
Surgical removal of the tumor remains one of the most effective lines of defense for cancer patients. However, among oth ...OCT 25, 2017Videos
The Nikon's Small World is the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 14, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The structure of the huntingtin protein. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis An international team of scientists ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 09, 2017Neuroscience
The lowly worm isn't usually considered an exciting or valuable animal. Many worms are stuck on the end of a ho ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 05, 2017Microbiology
An international team of researchers has solved a long-standing microbial mystery; the knowledge may help fight antibiot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have been looking for ways to image brain activity in animals that are not only alive but behaving normally ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2017Videos
Researchers have developed a way to infuse plants with special functions without the use of genetic engineering. This co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Currently, if a doctor suspects a patient has cancer or other diseases, he orders a tissue biopsy to confirm whether the ...SEP 22, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Theranostics: one stone can kill two or three birds. Credit: Ko et al. 2014/Clinical Endoscopy This September the Journa ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 19, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria in tumors make cancer resistant to chemotherapy. Wait, what? That’s right. According to Ravid Straussman ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 15, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Proteins from the green fluorescent protein (GFP) family are essential markers in the world of molecular and cellular bi ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 50 perce ...SEP 10, 2017Microbiology
Inflammation is a common feature of many diseases, and researchers wanted to know more about whether dormant bacteria ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2017Plants & Animals
If you were to seek a list of some of the world’s most poisonous animal species, you’d be hard-pressed not t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 30, 2017Immunology
The bacteria that cause leprosy manipulate the immune system to infect the body and cause nerve damage. Until now, littl ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 27, 2017Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered throughout the Western Ghats mountain range in India looks unlike any other frog you&rs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an organelle in nerve cells that will have implications for disease research.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Frogs are among some of the most diverse vertebrates on the planet, but their origins have long been cloudy. On the othe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2017Cancer
For the first time, scientists have captured on film cancer metastasis at the single-cell level in a mouse. "O ...JUN 29, 2017Chemistry & Physics
During its annual member meeting in June the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, an international body th ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Clathrin pits are known to have a role in endocytosis, but research has revealed new details on their function.Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists succeeded in creating bacteria that carry two additional nucleotide bases in their genetic code.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from University of Pennsylvania researchers explains the geophysics behind how rivers resist erosion. Publis
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 13, 2017
Cancer
Surgical removal of the tumor remains one of the most effective lines of defense for cancer patients. However, among oth
...
OCT 25, 2017
Videos
The Nikon's Small World is the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 14, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The structure of the huntingtin protein. Credit: Washington University in St. Louis An international team of scientists
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 09, 2017
Neuroscience
The lowly worm isn't usually considered an exciting or valuable animal. Many worms are stuck on the end of a ho
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 05, 2017
Microbiology
An international team of researchers has solved a long-standing microbial mystery; the knowledge may help fight antibiot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been looking for ways to image brain activity in animals that are not only alive but behaving normally
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2017
Videos
Researchers have developed a way to infuse plants with special functions without the use of genetic engineering. This co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Currently, if a doctor suspects a patient has cancer or other diseases, he orders a tissue biopsy to confirm whether the
...
SEP 22, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Theranostics: one stone can kill two or three birds. Credit: Ko et al. 2014/Clinical Endoscopy This September the Journa
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 19, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria in tumors make cancer resistant to chemotherapy. Wait, what? That’s right. According to Ravid Straussman
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 15, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Proteins from the green fluorescent protein (GFP) family are essential markers in the world of molecular and cellular bi
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 50 perce
...
SEP 10, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammation is a common feature of many diseases, and researchers wanted to know more about whether dormant bacteria ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you were to seek a list of some of the world’s most poisonous animal species, you’d be hard-pressed not t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 30, 2017
Immunology
The bacteria that cause leprosy manipulate the immune system to infect the body and cause nerve damage. Until now, littl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered throughout the Western Ghats mountain range in India looks unlike any other frog you&rs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an organelle in nerve cells that will have implications for disease research.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Frogs are among some of the most diverse vertebrates on the planet, but their origins have long been cloudy. On the othe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2017
Cancer
For the first time, scientists have captured on film cancer metastasis at the single-cell level in a mouse. "O
...
JUN 29, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
During its annual member meeting in June the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, an international body th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clathrin pits are known to have a role in endocytosis, but research has revealed new details on their function.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch