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Functional Assays
Functional Assays: An assay is an analytical procedure in laboratory medicine, pharmacology, environmental biology and molecular biology for qualitatively examining or quantitatively measuring the presence, amount, or functional activity of a target entity.
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OCT 18, 2021Plants & Animals
Two new, unrelated studies have examined how very different environmental disasters affected wildlife in the areas where ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2021Microbiology
Rift Valley fever virus is carried by mosquitoes, and when it's passed to livestock including cattle, goats, and sheep, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Better research models can help us solve some biological mysteries. In recent years, scientists have developed a variety ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene editor uses RNA molecules that act as guides that ta Cas9 proteins, which are like enzymatic scissors, t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Muscle cells were once thought to be the smallest units that experienced contraction. But new research has suggested tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are increasingly relying on cells grown in three-dimensional (3D) structures to help answer their research q ...JUN 01, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers have known for some time that depressive symptoms are linked to rapid kidney function decline among patients ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 14, 2021Cancer
Written By: Author As I pondered the title of this article, my thoughts immediately went back to a request by my Ph.D. a ...FEB 18, 2021Immunology
University of Rochester researchers analyzing breast milk samples from mothers with COVID-19 found that it doesn’t ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies run on a kind of molecular clock, which helps regulate and time certain functions beyond just waking and slee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2020Microbiology
Zika virus cause a devastating epidemic in 2015, and led to the birth of hundreds of children that had congenital brain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
In Parkinson’s disease (PD), there is chronic degeneration of the central nervous system, particularly in the regi ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 04, 2020Cancer
One of the hallmarks of evolution is the oxidative phosphorylation metabolic system. Not only does it produce energy in ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 10, 2020Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the deadliest cancers globally. It has been studied extensively with plenty of treatments availa ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Excipients are chemical additives to medications. They are incorporated into all kinds of pharmaceuticals to fulfil ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons are a well-studied cell type in the brain. But another type of brain cell called glia has received less attentio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2020Cancer
New research identifies how a protein, APOBEC3A, triggers genetic changes that result in various cancers. This expansion ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 06, 2020Cancer
Cancer has been one of the most persistent diseases modern medicine has faced. Due to its nature, treatments are often t ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 18, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many tasty and convenient foods are high in fat, and new research has suggested that just one fatty meal may hinder our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2020Microbiology
Melting permafrost has been revealing some remarkably well-preserved and extremely old stuff, like a prehistoric puppy a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2020Immunology
Nerve cells transmit and receive information traversing the human body in the form of electrical impulses. These ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 29, 2020Immunology
Dubbed “ductal macrophages,” newly discovered immune cells found in breast tissue offer fresh promise for fu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers were seeking a promising new strategy to challenge drug resistance in leukemia. They found that targeted low ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some of the reagents used in popular diagnostic tests may be in short supply, so other testing methods will be needed.Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
Two new, unrelated studies have examined how very different environmental disasters affected wildlife in the areas where
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2021
Microbiology
Rift Valley fever virus is carried by mosquitoes, and when it's passed to livestock including cattle, goats, and sheep,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Better research models can help us solve some biological mysteries. In recent years, scientists have developed a variety
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene editor uses RNA molecules that act as guides that ta Cas9 proteins, which are like enzymatic scissors, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Muscle cells were once thought to be the smallest units that experienced contraction. But new research has suggested tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are increasingly relying on cells grown in three-dimensional (3D) structures to help answer their research q
...
JUN 01, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers have known for some time that depressive symptoms are linked to rapid kidney function decline among patients
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 14, 2021
Cancer
Written By: Author As I pondered the title of this article, my thoughts immediately went back to a request by my Ph.D. a
...
FEB 18, 2021
Immunology
University of Rochester researchers analyzing breast milk samples from mothers with COVID-19 found that it doesn’t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies run on a kind of molecular clock, which helps regulate and time certain functions beyond just waking and slee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Microbiology
Zika virus cause a devastating epidemic in 2015, and led to the birth of hundreds of children that had congenital brain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
In Parkinson’s disease (PD), there is chronic degeneration of the central nervous system, particularly in the regi
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 04, 2020
Cancer
One of the hallmarks of evolution is the oxidative phosphorylation metabolic system. Not only does it produce energy in
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 10, 2020
Cancer
Breast cancer is one of the deadliest cancers globally. It has been studied extensively with plenty of treatments availa
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Excipients are chemical additives to medications. They are incorporated into all kinds of pharmaceuticals to fulfil
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neurons are a well-studied cell type in the brain. But another type of brain cell called glia has received less attentio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2020
Cancer
New research identifies how a protein, APOBEC3A, triggers genetic changes that result in various cancers. This expansion
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 06, 2020
Cancer
Cancer has been one of the most persistent diseases modern medicine has faced. Due to its nature, treatments are often t
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 18, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many tasty and convenient foods are high in fat, and new research has suggested that just one fatty meal may hinder our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2020
Microbiology
Melting permafrost has been revealing some remarkably well-preserved and extremely old stuff, like a prehistoric puppy a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2020
Immunology
Nerve cells transmit and receive information traversing the human body in the form of electrical impulses. These
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 29, 2020
Immunology
Dubbed “ductal macrophages,” newly discovered immune cells found in breast tissue offer fresh promise for fu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers were seeking a promising new strategy to challenge drug resistance in leukemia. They found that targeted low
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some of the reagents used in popular diagnostic tests may be in short supply, so other testing methods will be needed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch