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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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JUL 22, 2015Neuroscience
Treating an aggressive brain tumor may have come one step closer to reality recently as a company developing a novel the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 21, 2015Health & Medicine
Bacteria form biofilms to create an "ideal environment for creation of nutrient gradients, exchange of genes, and quorum ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 20, 2015Videos
Although most bacteria cannot colonize in the high acidity and low oxygen conditions in brewing beer, the bacteria that ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 13, 2015Health & Medicine
Cholera is the most prominent diarrheal disease in Bangladesh. Its widespread infection is due to unsanitary conditions ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 10, 2015Plants & Animals
Every time you see a giant panda, it seems like it's either sleeping or it has a stick of bamboo in its hands that it's ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 24, 2015Neuroscience
Everyone knows that overdosing on fat and sugar can add extra pounds and cause a variety of physical health problems. Re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 12, 2015Plants & Animals
Rats with wings. That's what some people call bats. They are notoriously creepy, flying around at night, swooping throug ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
The search for life on other planets is an age old quest. Astronomers, scientists, astronauts and regular backyard starg ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 29, 2015Plants & Animals
In television commercials at Christmas and Valentine's Day, it's all about the diamonds. Every store wants to lure the c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 20, 2015Plants & Animals
We've all seen the adorable panda pictures of these cuddly black and white bears lazing around chewing on bamboo. Just l ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 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 15, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Coffee drinking is often associated with lower rates of degenerative diseases, from Parkinson's to cancers. Two recent s ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 14, 2015Health & Medicine
The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 13, 2015Earth & The Environment
Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Reef to its former glory through better poli ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 10, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
U.S. scientists have discovered how tumor cells that mimic blood vessels could help breast cancer to spread around the b ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 10, 2015Cancer
Biologists at MIT and the Whitehead Institute have discovered a vulnerability of brain cancer cells that could be exploi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 07, 2015Microbiology
Insects form swarms, fish school, birds flock together. Likewise, one species of bacteria forms dynamic, living crystals ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 07, 2015Earth & The Environment
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofu ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 29, 2015Earth & The Environment
Termites might not top the list of humanity's favorite insects, but new research suggests that their large dirt mounds a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
Most efforts to protect and restore wetlands mistakenly focus on preserving only total wetland area, with no considerati ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 24, 2015Health & Medicine
Move over yogurt. Turns out your microbiota need more fiber in their diet.
If you feel like you've heard just ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 20, 2015Cancer
Monash scientists have discovered a molecule that is crucial to the survival of stem cells in the intestine.
...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 18, 2015Plants & Animals
Francisco Delgado Vargas, from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), researches the use of the plant Typha dominge ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 17, 2015Earth & The Environment
A controversial canal that would connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans across Nicaragua has environmental scientists c ...Written By: Will Hector
JUL 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Treating an aggressive brain tumor may have come one step closer to reality recently as a company developing a novel the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 21, 2015
Health & Medicine
Bacteria form biofilms to create an "ideal environment for creation of nutrient gradients, exchange of genes, and quorum
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 20, 2015
Videos
Although most bacteria cannot colonize in the high acidity and low oxygen conditions in brewing beer, the bacteria that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2015
Health & Medicine
Cholera is the most prominent diarrheal disease in Bangladesh. Its widespread infection is due to unsanitary conditions
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 10, 2015
Plants & Animals
Every time you see a giant panda, it seems like it's either sleeping or it has a stick of bamboo in its hands that it's
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 24, 2015
Neuroscience
Everyone knows that overdosing on fat and sugar can add extra pounds and cause a variety of physical health problems. Re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 12, 2015
Plants & Animals
Rats with wings. That's what some people call bats. They are notoriously creepy, flying around at night, swooping throug
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 01, 2015
Space & Astronomy
The search for life on other planets is an age old quest. Astronomers, scientists, astronauts and regular backyard starg
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 29, 2015
Plants & Animals
In television commercials at Christmas and Valentine's Day, it's all about the diamonds. Every store wants to lure the c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 20, 2015
Plants & Animals
We've all seen the adorable panda pictures of these cuddly black and white bears lazing around chewing on bamboo. Just l
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
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 15, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Coffee drinking is often associated with lower rates of degenerative diseases, from Parkinson's to cancers. Two recent s
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 14, 2015
Health & Medicine
The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 13, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Leading coral reef scientists say Australia could restore the Great Barrier Reef to its former glory through better poli
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 10, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
U.S. scientists have discovered how tumor cells that mimic blood vessels could help breast cancer to spread around the b
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 10, 2015
Cancer
Biologists at MIT and the Whitehead Institute have discovered a vulnerability of brain cancer cells that could be exploi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 07, 2015
Microbiology
Insects form swarms, fish school, birds flock together. Likewise, one species of bacteria forms dynamic, living crystals
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 07, 2015
Earth & The Environment
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofu
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 29, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Termites might not top the list of humanity's favorite insects, but new research suggests that their large dirt mounds a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 27, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Most efforts to protect and restore wetlands mistakenly focus on preserving only total wetland area, with no considerati
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
Move over yogurt. Turns out your microbiota need more fiber in their diet.
If you feel like you've heard just ...
If you feel like you've heard just ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 20, 2015
Cancer
Monash scientists have discovered a molecule that is crucial to the survival of stem cells in the intestine.
...
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 18, 2015
Plants & Animals
Francisco Delgado Vargas, from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), researches the use of the plant Typha dominge
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 17, 2015
Earth & The Environment
A controversial canal that would connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans across Nicaragua has environmental scientists c
...
Written By:
Will Hector