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Intestine
The intestine is a long muscular tube running from the stomach to the anus. The intestine absorbs most of the nutrients and water. The intestines include the small intestine, large intestine, and rectum.
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AUG 22, 2017Immunology
Ever since penicillin was discovered in 1928, bacteria have been fighting back against every single antibiotic we develo ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 11, 2017Microbiology
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Too much inflammation in the gut triggers inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are immune cells specifically designed ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 04, 2017Microbiology
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Peptide and protein drugs like insulin are critical medications. Most of them cannot be taken orally because they will b ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Despite intense resear ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 05, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
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It’s a long, dangerous trip from the mouth to the colon. New research from Massachusetts General Hospital explain ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 02, 2017Microbiology
Metformin is a drug that helps people with type 2 diabetes control their blood glucose level, but nobody really knows ho ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 31, 2017Microbiology
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Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2017Plants & Animals
Although World Turtle Day may have come and gone already, it was a fresh new start for an endangered Loggerhead Turtle w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
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100,000,000,000,000. One hundred trillion, that is the number of bacteria that live in and on you. That number is so inc ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Among an indigenous group of people in the Amazon region of Bolivia, atherosclerosis is practically nonexistent, wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 26, 2017Videos
Did you know that no two people's farts smell the same? Where do farts come from? What are they made of? How much weight ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 23, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have reported interesting new evidence that upends common knowledge about gut nerve cells.Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2017
Immunology
Ever since penicillin was discovered in 1928, bacteria have been fighting back against every single antibiotic we develo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 11, 2017
Microbiology
Until today, I had never, ever heard of a plant-based vaccine. There are lots of reasons why plant-based vaccines are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 09, 2017
Immunology
Too much inflammation in the gut triggers inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are immune cells specifically designed
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 04, 2017
Microbiology
As more is learned about the microbes of the gastrointestinal tract, the more it's confirmed that they have a powerful i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Videos
Bleach is a highly potent agent used in cleaning, and while most people are smart enough to abide by the warning labels
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 04, 2017
Videos
Pancreatic cancer is known to be one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers. Symptoms often do not appear
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 03, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have made major strides in our understanding of how bacteria are able to resist the action of antibiotics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2017
Immunology
There is a connection between autophagy, a process that keeps a cell clean of trash and debris, and Crohn’s diseas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 26, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Peptide and protein drugs like insulin are critical medications. Most of them cannot be taken orally because they will b
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Despite intense resear
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 05, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Placenta eating has become a popular some new moms. But a recent case of bacterial infection in placenta pills has the C
...
JUN 24, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
On June 7, four workers were accidentally exposed to a large amount of nuclear fuel material at the Oarai Research and D
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 17, 2017
Videos
A study by the Mayo Clinic in 2013 found that 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug daily. Surpris
...
JUN 05, 2017
Microbiology
It’s a long, dangerous trip from the mouth to the colon. New research from Massachusetts General Hospital explain
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 02, 2017
Microbiology
Metformin is a drug that helps people with type 2 diabetes control their blood glucose level, but nobody really knows ho
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 31, 2017
Microbiology
We all know that gut bacteria are great, right? Right. Well, they’re great as long as they keep their distance fro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 29, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists introduced a gene circuit with a sensor and a reporter to a bacterium, which can survive for up to 6 months i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2017
Plants & Animals
Although World Turtle Day may have come and gone already, it was a fresh new start for an endangered Loggerhead Turtle w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 15, 2017
Videos
100,000,000,000,000. One hundred trillion, that is the number of bacteria that live in and on you. That number is so inc
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Among an indigenous group of people in the Amazon region of Bolivia, atherosclerosis is practically nonexistent, wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 26, 2017
Videos
Did you know that no two people's farts smell the same? Where do farts come from? What are they made of? How much weight
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have reported interesting new evidence that upends common knowledge about gut nerve cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch