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Large Molecule
Large Molecule or macromolecule is a very large molecule, such as protein, commonly created by the polymerization of smaller subunits. They are typically composed of thousands of atoms or more. The most common macromolecules in biochemistry are biopolymers and large non-polymeric molecule.
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NOV 13, 2015Plants & Animals
There is a quality of water, or liquids in general, that we often overlook because we’re so large and heavy; It&rs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 28, 2015Health & Medicine
Flu season looms overhead, and it's more important than ever to get vaccinated. Every year the flu virus mutates, an ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 11, 2015Cancer
A protein domain may be critical to helping patients fighting acute myeloid leukemia (AML) avoid a relapse. Researchers ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 08, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’ ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 06, 2015Cancer
Immunotherapy is powerful, and British researchers have found a way to make it even more so. By giving cancer patients a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 28, 2015Earth & The Environment
Solar energy is the perfect energy source, except for one thing: you can’t store it, at least, you couldn’t ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 27, 2015Videos
Nitrogen Triiodide is a contact explosive, which means that even with the slightest touch, it'll release a large amount ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 24, 2015Videos
Although we live on Earth and often take its resources for granted, it still continues to baffle scientists that Earth i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 21, 2015Cancer
The University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have been “checking what’s in the bank – the Brisbane Br ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 20, 2015Genetics & Genomics
By storing information in DNA, large amounts of data can be preserved in a very stable fashion, according to Robert N. G ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 06, 2015Cancer
How do tumors grow, and how can they be stopped? A collaborative study between Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 30, 2015Cancer
The most common type of lung cancer, which is also the most common cause of cancer deaths, is resistant to a cytokine ca ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 25, 2015Neuroscience
More than 5,000 scientists specializing in dementia met at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) J ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 18, 2015Neuroscience
Akin to the way chainmail's tight weave repels an attacking sword blade, the blood-brain barrier keeps guard of our brai ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 14, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Understanding the function of certain groups of non-coding RNAs will lead to a greater understanding of how certain illn ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists from the Goethe University, Frankfurt, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, and the Univers ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 13, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
A new device developed by UCLA engineers and doctors may eventually help scientists study the development of disease, en ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 13, 2015Neuroscience
In a feat that would have been unachievable only a few years ago, researchers at UC San Francisco have pulled aside the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 06, 2015Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a small RNA molecule called miR-182 that can suppress cancer-causing ge ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 03, 2015Microbiology
Researchers in Switzerland and Japan say they have developed a rapid, simple, and safe method for generating large libra ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
One of the first research Institutes to be part of the MinION Access Programme (MAP), The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC), ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 20, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can have a strong sense of identity. Taken out of their home in the hair follicle, for example, and grown in ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
NOV 13, 2015
Plants & Animals
There is a quality of water, or liquids in general, that we often overlook because we’re so large and heavy; It&rs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
Flu season looms overhead, and it's more important than ever to get vaccinated. Every year the flu virus mutates, an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 11, 2015
Cancer
A protein domain may be critical to helping patients fighting acute myeloid leukemia (AML) avoid a relapse. Researchers
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 08, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 06, 2015
Cancer
Immunotherapy is powerful, and British researchers have found a way to make it even more so. By giving cancer patients a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 28, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Solar energy is the perfect energy source, except for one thing: you can’t store it, at least, you couldn’t
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
AUG 27, 2015
Videos
Nitrogen Triiodide is a contact explosive, which means that even with the slightest touch, it'll release a large amount
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2015
Videos
Although we live on Earth and often take its resources for granted, it still continues to baffle scientists that Earth i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 21, 2015
Cancer
The University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have been “checking what’s in the bank – the Brisbane Br
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
By storing information in DNA, large amounts of data can be preserved in a very stable fashion, according to Robert N. G
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 06, 2015
Cancer
How do tumors grow, and how can they be stopped? A collaborative study between Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 30, 2015
Cancer
The most common type of lung cancer, which is also the most common cause of cancer deaths, is resistant to a cytokine ca
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 25, 2015
Neuroscience
More than 5,000 scientists specializing in dementia met at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) J
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 18, 2015
Neuroscience
Akin to the way chainmail's tight weave repels an attacking sword blade, the blood-brain barrier keeps guard of our brai
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 14, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Understanding the function of certain groups of non-coding RNAs will lead to a greater understanding of how certain illn
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists from the Goethe University, Frankfurt, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, and the Univers
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 13, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new device developed by UCLA engineers and doctors may eventually help scientists study the development of disease, en
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
In a feat that would have been unachievable only a few years ago, researchers at UC San Francisco have pulled aside the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 06, 2015
Cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a small RNA molecule called miR-182 that can suppress cancer-causing ge
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 03, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers in Switzerland and Japan say they have developed a rapid, simple, and safe method for generating large libra
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
One of the first research Institutes to be part of the MinION Access Programme (MAP), The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC),
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 20, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can have a strong sense of identity. Taken out of their home in the hair follicle, for example, and grown in
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke