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Fluorescence
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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JUL 23, 2016Microbiology
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego have created the Benthi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Geneticists are constantly discovering new ways the genes are expressed, silenced, and altered in other ways. A new stud ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 18, 2016Videos
It may seem like sparks (the literal and figurative kind) only happen in the movies. But as it turns out, sparks are a r ...JUL 18, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Many human diseases have been linked to dysfunction in mitochondria, organelles in every cell that are responsible for g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2016Videos
Li Gu, a post-doctoral fellow, talks about his award-winning image in this video from MIT's Koch Institute. Gu works in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein quality control (PQC) is incredibly important for cellular health and viability. It is critical for cell surviva ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
After a cold virus (rhinovirus) gets into our bodies it must get access to our cells in order to release its RNA and mul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2016Technology
When you’re a pharaoh in ancient Egypt, you get the best of the best. Tutankhamun, better known as King Tut ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 03, 2016Genetics & Genomics
For the first time since 2007 when scientists were just beginning to understand the DNA manipulation capabilities of CRI ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the wild, survival of the fittest for some plants and animals mean sporting lethal venoms and toxins to kill whatever ...MAY 20, 2016Health & Medicine
Brandeis researchers have developed a novel approach for genetically identifying and manipulating specific neuronal cell ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 18, 2016Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Cardiology
Scientists have solved a mystery about where the body stores and deploys blood-clotting factor VIII, a protein that abou ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 11, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
rimary cilia have moved from the background of cell biology into the forefront of research. Now known to be present on a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the development of the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers have found many ways to both improve and vary th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Google engineered the first self-driving car, and now scientists have engineered the first self-driving surgical robot. ...MAY 04, 2016Videos
If you look at the differences between the stains left behind by droplets from coffee versus those from whiskey, you'll ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 14, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Prion diseases are rare and deadly diseases of the brain. Once infected, the prion particles self-propagates and convert ...APR 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Not unlike technology straight out of science fiction, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have develop ...APR 04, 2016Cancer
How do doctors and cancer patients know if their chemotherapy or radiation treatments are working to kill the tumor? Qui ...MAR 31, 2016Cancer
This year, doctors will diagnose over 240,000 new cases of breast cancer in women. Mammograms have been the standard fir ...MAR 29, 2016Cancer
When cells migrate, they sometimes have to squeeze themselves through tiny openings. The mechanical stress of this can r ...MAR 29, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A mother can pass down red hair and blue eyes to her child, why not the impact of a stressful life full of hardships? &n ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 28, 2016Cancer
Precision medicine is an emerging field where clinicians tailor treatment plans for each individual based on their genet ...
JUL 23, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego have created the Benthi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Geneticists are constantly discovering new ways the genes are expressed, silenced, and altered in other ways. A new stud
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 18, 2016
Videos
It may seem like sparks (the literal and figurative kind) only happen in the movies. But as it turns out, sparks are a r
...
JUL 18, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many human diseases have been linked to dysfunction in mitochondria, organelles in every cell that are responsible for g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2016
Videos
Li Gu, a post-doctoral fellow, talks about his award-winning image in this video from MIT's Koch Institute. Gu works in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Protein quality control (PQC) is incredibly important for cellular health and viability. It is critical for cell surviva
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
After a cold virus (rhinovirus) gets into our bodies it must get access to our cells in order to release its RNA and mul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2016
Technology
When you’re a pharaoh in ancient Egypt, you get the best of the best. Tutankhamun, better known as King Tut
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 03, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time since 2007 when scientists were just beginning to understand the DNA manipulation capabilities of CRI
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the wild, survival of the fittest for some plants and animals mean sporting lethal venoms and toxins to kill whatever
...
MAY 20, 2016
Health & Medicine
Brandeis researchers have developed a novel approach for genetically identifying and manipulating specific neuronal cell
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists have solved a mystery about where the body stores and deploys blood-clotting factor VIII, a protein that abou
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
rimary cilia have moved from the background of cell biology into the forefront of research. Now known to be present on a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Since the development of the gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, researchers have found many ways to both improve and vary th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Google engineered the first self-driving car, and now scientists have engineered the first self-driving surgical robot.
...
MAY 04, 2016
Videos
If you look at the differences between the stains left behind by droplets from coffee versus those from whiskey, you'll
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Prion diseases are rare and deadly diseases of the brain. Once infected, the prion particles self-propagates and convert
...
APR 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Not unlike technology straight out of science fiction, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have develop
...
APR 04, 2016
Cancer
How do doctors and cancer patients know if their chemotherapy or radiation treatments are working to kill the tumor? Qui
...
MAR 31, 2016
Cancer
This year, doctors will diagnose over 240,000 new cases of breast cancer in women. Mammograms have been the standard fir
...
MAR 29, 2016
Cancer
When cells migrate, they sometimes have to squeeze themselves through tiny openings. The mechanical stress of this can r
...
MAR 29, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A mother can pass down red hair and blue eyes to her child, why not the impact of a stressful life full of hardships? &n
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 28, 2016
Cancer
Precision medicine is an emerging field where clinicians tailor treatment plans for each individual based on their genet
...