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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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APR 19, 2017Cancer
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins that keep our cells alive and well. Unfortunately, these molecules are a ...APR 17, 2017Earth & The Environment
A study released from University of Alaska oceanographer, Igor Polyakov, has recently been published in Science with con ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The expansion of bacterial colonies depends on the availability of sustenance, and when nutrients are good quality, micr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2017Immunology
Immunotherapy is a method of fighting cancer that revolves around empowering the immune system to reach its full cancer- ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint ...APR 10, 2017Plants & Animals
Badgers are known for caching any food they come across in order to help keep it safe from other hungry wild animals in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 08, 2017Microbiology
When bacteria live in communities, they begin to exhibit interesting behavioral patternsWritten By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2017Microbiology
Breast milk is known to supply infants with important nutrition and immunity; new work indicates it also supports the he ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
There are cancer treatments that work by disrupting the growth of blood vessels that support tumor growth; others aim to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2017Videos
Deep into the swaths of Colombia's hidden rain forests in the province of Meta near to the Serrania de la Macarena there ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
The North Atlantic may not be a place that you think of as having a vast biodiverse coral reef ecosystem. But in fact th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 24, 2017Plants & Animals
The first astronauts who travel to Mars on behalf of NASA will not only need to set up inside of a survivable habitation ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 22, 2017Videos
Chances are you've never felt threatened that your mom might just gobble you up one day - at least not in the literal se ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 21, 2017Earth & The Environment
World Water Day is tomorrow and people everywhere will be gathering around the world at local water sources to join toge ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 21, 2017Videos
There's nothing like a fresh tomato, picked right off the vine. The flavor is at its peak, and it's full of important nu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2017Videos
Perhaps you have never thought about where all a whale's poop goes. Well, as soon as you think about it, you've got your ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Science could initiate an update in a lot of biology textbooks. Mammals can keep metabolism in chec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2017Videos
There exists a really weird parasitic type of plant called Hydnora Africana, which thrives underground and essentially s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 18, 2017Videos
It may not surprise you to learn that researchers have linked a healthy diet to better sperm counts. While one should re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2017Cancer
When medical professionals are targeting a patient’s cancer, the goal is first to eliminate the cancer and if that ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 13, 2017Earth & The Environment
Geographers and dendrochronologists teamed up in a cross-disciplinary study to look at the correlation between tree ring ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 12, 2017Plants & Animals
All plants have passageway networks inside of them where water and nutrients travel from one part of the planet to anoth ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 10, 2017Cancer
The circulatory system in the body is what carries oxygen to muscles, nutrients to organs, and works to essentially get& ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 19, 2017
Cancer
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins that keep our cells alive and well. Unfortunately, these molecules are a
...
APR 17, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A study released from University of Alaska oceanographer, Igor Polyakov, has recently been published in Science with con
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The expansion of bacterial colonies depends on the availability of sustenance, and when nutrients are good quality, micr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2017
Immunology
Immunotherapy is a method of fighting cancer that revolves around empowering the immune system to reach its full cancer-
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists announced an interesting link between a common virus and celiac disease, one of the pernicious gastroint
...
APR 10, 2017
Plants & Animals
Badgers are known for caching any food they come across in order to help keep it safe from other hungry wild animals in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 08, 2017
Microbiology
When bacteria live in communities, they begin to exhibit interesting behavioral patterns
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2017
Microbiology
Breast milk is known to supply infants with important nutrition and immunity; new work indicates it also supports the he
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are cancer treatments that work by disrupting the growth of blood vessels that support tumor growth; others aim to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2017
Videos
Deep into the swaths of Colombia's hidden rain forests in the province of Meta near to the Serrania de la Macarena there
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The North Atlantic may not be a place that you think of as having a vast biodiverse coral reef ecosystem. But in fact th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
The first astronauts who travel to Mars on behalf of NASA will not only need to set up inside of a survivable habitation
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Last week, I shared a story about how antibiotics are affecting honeybees. Honeybees are susceptible to a bacterial infe
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 22, 2017
Videos
Chances are you've never felt threatened that your mom might just gobble you up one day - at least not in the literal se
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 21, 2017
Earth & The Environment
World Water Day is tomorrow and people everywhere will be gathering around the world at local water sources to join toge
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 21, 2017
Videos
There's nothing like a fresh tomato, picked right off the vine. The flavor is at its peak, and it's full of important nu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 20, 2017
Videos
Perhaps you have never thought about where all a whale's poop goes. Well, as soon as you think about it, you've got your
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Science could initiate an update in a lot of biology textbooks. Mammals can keep metabolism in chec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2017
Videos
There exists a really weird parasitic type of plant called Hydnora Africana, which thrives underground and essentially s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 18, 2017
Videos
It may not surprise you to learn that researchers have linked a healthy diet to better sperm counts. While one should re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
When medical professionals are targeting a patient’s cancer, the goal is first to eliminate the cancer and if that
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 13, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Geographers and dendrochronologists teamed up in a cross-disciplinary study to look at the correlation between tree ring
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
All plants have passageway networks inside of them where water and nutrients travel from one part of the planet to anoth
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 10, 2017
Cancer
The circulatory system in the body is what carries oxygen to muscles, nutrients to organs, and works to essentially get&
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim