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Fundamental research
Fundamental research, in comparison to applied research, is an area of scientific research that focuses on progressing rudimentary scientific theories with the goal of further understanding scientific basics and making educated predictions on observed phenomena.
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JUL 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Organic electronics was established as a field of study relatively recently; much of the early work was simply establish ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 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 04, 2016Neuroscience
The neuroscience behind medications for psychiatric conditions like depression, or anxiety is complex and often the subj ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 01, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Smoking cigarettes alters dozens of genes in the epithelial cells that line the respiratory tract. Several of these chan ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Data published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is the most convincing evidence seen yet tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2016Microbiology
The spirit of competition often spurs people to do amazing things, and scientists have decided to use that inspiration t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently affects 5.5 million people in the U.S. over the age of 65, and that number will ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 11, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
ATP is a critical molecule. Required by all cells and made by the mitochondria, it’s the energy source for process ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2016Health & Medicine
The brain is arguably the most complex structure in the universe. Thus, it's not surprising that the mechanisms behi ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAY 24, 2016Immunology
An analysis of several studies of measles and pertussis outbreaks in the United States suggests that when parents refuse ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 15, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Harnessing the power of mobile devices for science, neuroscientists unveiled a new interactive game that provides entert ...APR 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 18, 2016Health & Medicine
Some cancer patients receiving a specific chemotherapy increases their risk for heart disease, discouraging prognosis fo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2016Chemistry & Physics
YALE / BROWN (US) — A scientist’s breakfast sparked new research into how floating objects—like pieces ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 05, 2016Cardiology
Scientists were surprised to find that drugs used to treat heart problems also have anticancer properties. The drugs, ca ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 31, 2016Space & Astronomy
Astronomers classify galaxies based on their structure; there are a number of different galaxy classifications out there ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 15, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Encouraging students to repeatedly make decisions about data collected during introductory lab courses improves their cr ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 15, 2016Chemistry & Physics
When the core of a massive star collapses, it can eject a jet of gas into space at nearly the speed of light. Collisions ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 21, 2016Cancer
The role of organic compounds called “sphingolipids” in cancer remains a mystery—in particular, the wa ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 02, 2016Neuroscience
Approximately 65 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, 3 million of those in the United States. Statistics from t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 25, 2016Neuroscience
The Breakthrough Prize, awarded annually for groundbreaking science, is a huge deal. Funded by Internet giants Mar ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 23, 2016Chemistry & Physics
‘Strain-release amination’ technique emerged from efforts to help Pfizer synthesize promising cancer drug ca ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organic electronics was established as a field of study relatively recently; much of the early work was simply establish
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 04, 2016
Neuroscience
The neuroscience behind medications for psychiatric conditions like depression, or anxiety is complex and often the subj
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 01, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Smoking cigarettes alters dozens of genes in the epithelial cells that line the respiratory tract. Several of these chan
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Data published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is the most convincing evidence seen yet tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2016
Microbiology
The spirit of competition often spurs people to do amazing things, and scientists have decided to use that inspiration t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently affects 5.5 million people in the U.S. over the age of 65, and that number will
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 11, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
ATP is a critical molecule. Required by all cells and made by the mitochondria, it’s the energy source for process
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2016
Health & Medicine
The brain is arguably the most complex structure in the universe. Thus, it's not surprising that the mechanisms behi
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 24, 2016
Immunology
An analysis of several studies of measles and pertussis outbreaks in the United States suggests that when parents refuse
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 15, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zika virus has appeared from relative obscurity to cause big epidemics in South and Central America as well as Micronesi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Harnessing the power of mobile devices for science, neuroscientists unveiled a new interactive game that provides entert
...
APR 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
Some cancer patients receiving a specific chemotherapy increases their risk for heart disease, discouraging prognosis fo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
YALE / BROWN (US) — A scientist’s breakfast sparked new research into how floating objects—like pieces
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 05, 2016
Cardiology
Scientists were surprised to find that drugs used to treat heart problems also have anticancer properties. The drugs, ca
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 31, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers classify galaxies based on their structure; there are a number of different galaxy classifications out there
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 15, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Encouraging students to repeatedly make decisions about data collected during introductory lab courses improves their cr
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 15, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
When the core of a massive star collapses, it can eject a jet of gas into space at nearly the speed of light. Collisions
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 21, 2016
Cancer
The role of organic compounds called “sphingolipids” in cancer remains a mystery—in particular, the wa
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has solved a long-standing mystery in cell biology by
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 02, 2016
Neuroscience
Approximately 65 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, 3 million of those in the United States. Statistics from t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 25, 2016
Neuroscience
The Breakthrough Prize, awarded annually for groundbreaking science, is a huge deal. Funded by Internet giants Mar
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 23, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
‘Strain-release amination’ technique emerged from efforts to help Pfizer synthesize promising cancer drug ca
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)