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Incubation
In a laboratory setting, incubation is the process of keeping living things, such as cells or bacteria, at an optimal temperature for growth and development. In reference to animals which develop from eggs, such as chickens, incubation can refer to process of keeping the eggs warm until they hatch. In a medical setting, an incubation period can refer to the time it takes an infection to generate observable symptoms.
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APR 14, 2017Microbiology
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Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)FEB 09, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have found traces of life in mantle rocks in core samples taken from the seabed near the famous Lost City hyd ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 01, 2016Neuroscience
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APR 14, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Maryland figured out why some Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections become invasive, while o
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Most of us know the dangers of methane. At about 25 times stronger than carbon dioxide, and 33 times the effects when in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 22, 2017
Microbiology
As if Komodo dragons weren’t cool enough, a new study reports that these guys have antimicrobial proteins in their
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain tumors are difficult to detect, often only becoming apparent long after symptoms like seizures have begun. New wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The Washington state’s Department of Health has reported a total of 404 confirmed cases of mumps since October 201
...
JAN 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
A specific type of bird known as a cowbird is quite the tricky little schemer, and some scientists are comparing their s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2017
Plants & Animals
Dinosaurs are a constant fascination because it seems that we continue to learn more and more about them with each fossi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 14, 2016
Immunology
Zika expert James Diaz, MD, PhD from the Louisiana State University New Orleans School of Public Health is familiar with
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 30, 2016
Microbiology
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 28, 2016
Cancer
Image Credit: Getty Images An experimental drug appears to pack a one-two punch against some prostate cancers, significa
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Honey is one of the most ancient medicinal agents, dating back at least to the Egyptians who used honey to dress wounds.
...
SEP 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare occurrence, more than a dozen Florida State University students have been diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth
...
AUG 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common chemical that is extensively used in consumer products such as metal food can liners, wate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2016
Earth & The Environment
A new report from the Sierra Club provides case studies of 10 US cities that are ready to go 100% clean energy. The foll
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Remember Dolly, the world’s first cloned mammal? Nature takes a look back with the scientists who created her in t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2016
Microbiology
Microbiome this, microbiome that. Nothing is more popular than the gut microbiome - and for good reason. Nearly every da
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 06, 2016
Microbiology
The human microbiome, the subject of a relatively new field of research attracting intense interest, has primarily been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the clinical setting, wound infections can significantly delay recovery time and even become life threatening. Early
...
FEB 10, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Screening large “libraries” of compounds to find those with a desired biological activity is a powerful meth
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
FEB 09, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have found traces of life in mantle rocks in core samples taken from the seabed near the famous Lost City hyd
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 01, 2016
Neuroscience
Neurons are incredibly tiny, but they have a big task in the brain. Cells within the nervous system, called neurons, are
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 14, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Mycobacterium leprae is the causative agent of a disease known as leprosy. The bacterium itself is rod-sha
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 04, 2015
Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich