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Organelle
Organelles are structures within the cell that perform specific roles critical to cellular function. Examples of organelles are mitochondria that generate energy, ribosomes that assemble cellular proteins and nuclei that store genetic information.
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MAR 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed an advanced imaging technique for studying mitochondria. While these organelles are often know ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The virus that causes COVID-19 uses the upper airways as a "launchpad" to infect others, said the researchers.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses can infect cells, and take them over to produce more viruses. But can viruses serve as a source of nutrition? It ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are little organelles that have long been known as the powerhouses of the cell. But in recent years, scient ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The tree of life has three branches: archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. Eukaryotes include complex organisms, including ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are often called the powerhouse of the cell, and these organelles are well-known for their energy-generatin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene sequences are made up of nucleotide bases, which are 'read' by the cell's machinery in triplets; three ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The lysosome is a small membrane bound organelle that can be found in most animal cells. It was once thought that these ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The mitochondrion, commonly called the powerhouse of the cell, might be one of the best known organelles. This special o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, active genes are transcribed into mRNA molecules, which can be edited and processed in a variety of ways, to u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2022Neuroscience
Nearly every type of cell in the human body carries a little antenna-like structure called a cilium, which can serve var ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2022Neuroscience
The old adage says that most things are safe in moderation. But new research has shown that just one alcoholic drink can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2022Health & Medicine
The population of the world is aging, and with that aging will come many health problems. But a new study has identified ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2022Microbiology
The discovery of giant viruses, some of which infect bacterial cells, has changed what we knew about microbes. Image cre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Our genome is huge. It's made up of about 3 billion base pairs, and if the whole molecule was stretched to its full leng ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Human egg cells, called oocytes, have to last a long time. They are created before birth, and they stay viable for many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There are billions of nucleotides in the human genome, and researchers once thought that there were as many as 100,000 p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research has suggested that all eukaryotic life is descended from an Asgard archaeaWritten By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
When viral pathogens like influenza infect cells, they can take over the machinery in the host cells that have been infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists have found that some liquids inside of cells behave like oil and vinegar do - droplets of li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2022Technology
All living organisms are made of cells, as cells are the basic units of life. Cells are magnificent little things and th ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have developed an advanced imaging technique for studying mitochondria. While these organelles are often know
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The virus that causes COVID-19 uses the upper airways as a "launchpad" to infect others, said the researchers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses can infect cells, and take them over to produce more viruses. But can viruses serve as a source of nutrition? It
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are very special organelles. These cellular powerhouses do more than generate energy. They are known to car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are little organelles that have long been known as the powerhouses of the cell. But in recent years, scient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The tree of life has three branches: archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. Eukaryotes include complex organisms, including
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Mitochondria are often called the powerhouse of the cell, and these organelles are well-known for their energy-generatin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene sequences are made up of nucleotide bases, which are 'read' by the cell's machinery in triplets; three
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The lysosome is a small membrane bound organelle that can be found in most animal cells. It was once thought that these
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The mitochondrion, commonly called the powerhouse of the cell, might be one of the best known organelles. This special o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, active genes are transcribed into mRNA molecules, which can be edited and processed in a variety of ways, to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Nearly every type of cell in the human body carries a little antenna-like structure called a cilium, which can serve var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2022
Neuroscience
The old adage says that most things are safe in moderation. But new research has shown that just one alcoholic drink can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2022
Health & Medicine
The population of the world is aging, and with that aging will come many health problems. But a new study has identified
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2022
Microbiology
The discovery of giant viruses, some of which infect bacterial cells, has changed what we knew about microbes. Image cre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Our genome is huge. It's made up of about 3 billion base pairs, and if the whole molecule was stretched to its full leng
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Human egg cells, called oocytes, have to last a long time. They are created before birth, and they stay viable for many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There are billions of nucleotides in the human genome, and researchers once thought that there were as many as 100,000 p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research has suggested that all eukaryotic life is descended from an Asgard archaea
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
When viral pathogens like influenza infect cells, they can take over the machinery in the host cells that have been infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists have found that some liquids inside of cells behave like oil and vinegar do - droplets of li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2022
Technology
All living organisms are made of cells, as cells are the basic units of life. Cells are magnificent little things and th
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc