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Organic acids
Organic acid is a type of organic compound that typically has acidic properties. A common example of organic acids are called carboxyl acids, which are generally known as weak acids and do not totally dissociate in a medium such as water, unlike with strong minerals.
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APR 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
An unusual amino acid called selenocysteine is not encoded directly in the genome, but is needed for the function of som
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
High-potency cannabis (THC > 20%) is making its way into marijuana dispensaries all over the legal states. This is no
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The same genetic sequence or genotype doesn't always result in the same biological consequence, or phenotype, in differe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have identified unusual places in the bacterial genome that code for an alternative set of proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In volcanically active regions, there are hot springs on the ocean floor. They are small tears in the crust, also known
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 28, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to extract cannabis compounds not from the c
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 20, 2019
Health & Medicine
Conventional methods of identifying a positive blood culture require waiting for the blood culture broth to grow th
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 31, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
In a recent study, scientists were able to successfully turn cannabis metabolites into electricity. The paper,
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
JAN 30, 2019
Immunology
A new immune signaling molecule now provides the basis for potential new approaches in sepsis therapy.
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
JAN 28, 2019
Videos
Researchers have been able to create synthetic nucleotide bases and add them to the genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium found in warm, saltwater areas worldwide, and filter feeders such as oysters, mussels,
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 23, 2019
Health & Medicine
People who have leprosy, an infectious disease that has been described in ancient civilizations, have consistently been
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JAN 11, 2019
Videos
Aspirin is unique because it was one of the first medicines humans learned how to make. The active ingredient in Aspirin
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 29, 2018
Microbiology
There are microscopic organisms called archaea living in some of Earth's most intense environments.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria of the gut microbiome have a powerful influence on human health, and new research has elucidated one mechan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2018
Microbiology
The gut microbiome has many important functions, including helping us digest food. But it has to protect itself from the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2018
Immunology
A group of researchers describes the biophysical and structural characteristics of an immune regulating protein called h
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
DEC 09, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The human endocannabinoid system (ECS) is one of the body's largest network of neurotransmitters, receptors, and neu
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 07, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers may have found a great new way to study tags that are added to the genome, which change how genes are expres
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists have created microbes that incorporate new nucleotide bases and new amino acids.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
Contracting an infection when getting a tattoo is always a major concern. Consumers should be aware of the risk of devel
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
NOV 18, 2018
Neuroscience
Feeling full or satiation is conveyed to the brain by the gut hormones via the enteric neuronal afferents and the endocr
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 13, 2018
Immunology
A team of researchers surveys the mutualistic relationship between gut bacteria and host in regards to gut inflammation
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 13, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells have a barrier around them, which carefully controls what can move across it. That presents a challenge in pharmac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch