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Nutrient
Nutrients are substances used by organisms to live and grow. Humans acquire nutrients through dietary intake and proper nutrient intake is essential for the human body to properly function. Major classes of nutrients include carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water.
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JAN 04, 2018Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 04, 2018Microbiology
A seemingly harmless food additive appears to be the reason behind increasingly frequent and severe outbreaks of Clostri ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of key areas of anti-aging research for health and disease managementWritten By: Courtney SchaalJAN 01, 2018Plants & Animals
Salmon do a lot of migrating in their lives, but sometimes the older fish die once they’ve returned home. While it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
Using streams to monitor the health of an ecosystem has been in the scientist’s toolbox for a while now. That&rsqu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 23, 2017Microbiology
Once thought to be a sterile environment free of microbes, scientists have directly observed bacteria living in snow and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2017Cancer
Famous for its distinctive resemblance to a mini brain, the walnut is not only tasty, but also packs a punch in health b ...DEC 21, 2017Videos
We all know the dangers of mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. From malaria to zika to West Nile virus to dengue fev ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 08, 2017Videos
Calories are a measure of the amount of energy contained in foods. The more calories we consume, the more energy and nut ...DEC 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A new type of 3D printing uses a special ink derived from genetically altered live cells.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 04, 2017Microbiology
Fermentation can be described as a process that uses bacteria to make energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 04, 2017Earth & The Environment
In a new study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists shed light on the oceanic conditions that have allowe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 29, 2017Earth & The Environment
BMAA is a toxin that has been linked to several neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 28, 2017Infographics
Did you know that you can change what lives in your gut? The gut microbiome consists of the community of trillions of ba ...Written By: Jennifer EllisNOV 21, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human diseaseWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 21, 2017Technology
Foldit is a computer game that uses human ingenuity and "problem-solving intuition" to explore the behaviors of proteins ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 15, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Every year the James Dyson Foundation, named after the famed vacuum designer and engineer, gives tens of thousands dolla ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 14, 2017Videos
If you're hoping to maximize your protein intake, think twice before slurping down some raw eggs. While it's true that a ...NOV 14, 2017Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co ...Written By: Julia TraversNOV 13, 2017Microbiology
Caulobacter crescentus is an interesting type of aquatic bacteria that can survive in harsh environments such as fresh w ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 11, 2017Videos
In the past several years gluten-free foods have been more popular than ever. Just peruse a grocery store aisle and you' ...NOV 09, 2017Videos
Eating a balanced diet is essential for staying active and healthy, but recent research shows that it's not only what we ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 09, 2017Earth & The Environment
Soil temperature greatly influences how well plants and microorganisms (and therefore the entire soil community) thrive. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 09, 2017Health & Medicine
When considering a healthy diet, milk can be an important part of what we eat and drink every day. It contains calc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 04, 2018
Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 04, 2018
Microbiology
A seemingly harmless food additive appears to be the reason behind increasingly frequent and severe outbreaks of Clostri
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of key areas of anti-aging research for health and disease management
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
JAN 01, 2018
Plants & Animals
Salmon do a lot of migrating in their lives, but sometimes the older fish die once they’ve returned home. While it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Using streams to monitor the health of an ecosystem has been in the scientist’s toolbox for a while now. That&rsqu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 23, 2017
Microbiology
Once thought to be a sterile environment free of microbes, scientists have directly observed bacteria living in snow and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2017
Cancer
Famous for its distinctive resemblance to a mini brain, the walnut is not only tasty, but also packs a punch in health b
...
DEC 21, 2017
Videos
We all know the dangers of mosquitoes and the diseases they carry. From malaria to zika to West Nile virus to dengue fev
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 08, 2017
Videos
Calories are a measure of the amount of energy contained in foods. The more calories we consume, the more energy and nut
...
DEC 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new type of 3D printing uses a special ink derived from genetically altered live cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 04, 2017
Microbiology
Fermentation can be described as a process that uses bacteria to make energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 04, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In a new study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists shed light on the oceanic conditions that have allowe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 29, 2017
Earth & The Environment
BMAA is a toxin that has been linked to several neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 28, 2017
Infographics
Did you know that you can change what lives in your gut? The gut microbiome consists of the community of trillions of ba
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 21, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
We are using 3D organoids to unravel new therapies for a broad spectrum of human disease
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 21, 2017
Technology
Foldit is a computer game that uses human ingenuity and "problem-solving intuition" to explore the behaviors of proteins
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 15, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Every year the James Dyson Foundation, named after the famed vacuum designer and engineer, gives tens of thousands dolla
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 14, 2017
Videos
If you're hoping to maximize your protein intake, think twice before slurping down some raw eggs. While it's true that a
...
NOV 14, 2017
Technology
In hydroponic agriculture, plants are grown in nutrient-enriched water. Most hydroponic farms are indoors and climate-co
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
NOV 13, 2017
Microbiology
Caulobacter crescentus is an interesting type of aquatic bacteria that can survive in harsh environments such as fresh w
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 11, 2017
Videos
In the past several years gluten-free foods have been more popular than ever. Just peruse a grocery store aisle and you'
...
NOV 09, 2017
Videos
Eating a balanced diet is essential for staying active and healthy, but recent research shows that it's not only what we
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 09, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Soil temperature greatly influences how well plants and microorganisms (and therefore the entire soil community) thrive.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 09, 2017
Health & Medicine
When considering a healthy diet, milk can be an important part of what we eat and drink every day. It contains calc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim