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Plasticity
Plasticity is the ability of certain solids to flow or to change shape permanently when subjected to stresses of intermediate magnitude between those producing temporary deformation, or elastic behaviour. It is also the quality of being soft enough to be changed into a new shape.
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MAR 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the major aims of biomedical research is to improve patient therapy, and the idea of medicine that’s tailor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The human brain contains everything we learn and all of the memories from our lives; the nerve cells in the brain and th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2017Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration recently highlighted a link between breast implants and a rare cancer that’s clai ...MAR 22, 2017Neuroscience
It happens at a microscopic level, but learning and processing memories impacts the structure of neurons on the brain. I ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 19, 2017Microbiology
It can be incredibly challenging to give a patient the proper treatment when they are infected by an antibiotic-resistan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed an extensive database encompassing all drugs and compounds that aim to extend lifespan. Calle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
We assume that food we ingest is safe to eat, but new research has shown that a common food additive could be damaging t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Found in a myriad of public locations are man-made fountains or pools that people often toss coins into for good fortune ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 01, 2017Videos
It has been known for a long time that the Earth's oceans contain traces of uranium, a radioactive substance often used ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 01, 2017Videos
The hospital is long regarded as a place of healing. After all, most of us expect to leave the hospital feeling better t ...FEB 27, 2017Videos
Ocean pollution tends to be a problem anywhere in the world, but sometimes we forget that our trash doesn't always wash ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 21, 2017Videos
Climate change is often such a big issue that it becomes overwhelming to think about what you as an individual person ca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 20, 2017Plants & Animals
Dolphins and whales are some of the most majestic animals of the sea, but for whatever reason, so many seem to beach the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2017Plants & Animals
The problem with ocean pollution doesn’t just make the oceans look trashy, but it can also have adverse side effec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
The Mariana trench is one of the most remote places in the world. To get there one must travel 11 kilometers under the P ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work has demonstrated that bone injuries can be repaired using a sheet of a carbon compound that has photocatalytic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2017Videos
In this recently released video from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, you can get a look at the winners from 2 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2017Technology
There is a pretty big problem with battery safety right now, particularly in the smartphone and mobile device market. De ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2017Videos
There's a super special multi-use and versatile material out there known as graphene, and manufactures have been looking ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 08, 2017Videos
Bottled water costs approximately 2000 times the water flowing free out of your tap. That's like buying a $10,000 sandwi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 07, 2017Videos
Mostly when we think of farms we generate an image of big fields of tilled earth. These farms all require soil, and can ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
An exceedingly rare and disfiguring condition with no cure, known colloquially as “Tree man syndrome,” has a ...FEB 06, 2017Videos
Do you have a trash pick up service? A big smelly truck that drives by your curb every week or every few days and takes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 05, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not surprising to learn that scientists have found additional evidence that sleep is critical to the health of ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the major aims of biomedical research is to improve patient therapy, and the idea of medicine that’s tailor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human brain contains everything we learn and all of the memories from our lives; the nerve cells in the brain and th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2017
Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration recently highlighted a link between breast implants and a rare cancer that’s clai
...
MAR 22, 2017
Neuroscience
It happens at a microscopic level, but learning and processing memories impacts the structure of neurons on the brain. I
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 19, 2017
Microbiology
It can be incredibly challenging to give a patient the proper treatment when they are infected by an antibiotic-resistan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed an extensive database encompassing all drugs and compounds that aim to extend lifespan. Calle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We assume that food we ingest is safe to eat, but new research has shown that a common food additive could be damaging t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Found in a myriad of public locations are man-made fountains or pools that people often toss coins into for good fortune
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 01, 2017
Videos
It has been known for a long time that the Earth's oceans contain traces of uranium, a radioactive substance often used
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 01, 2017
Videos
The hospital is long regarded as a place of healing. After all, most of us expect to leave the hospital feeling better t
...
FEB 27, 2017
Videos
Ocean pollution tends to be a problem anywhere in the world, but sometimes we forget that our trash doesn't always wash
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 21, 2017
Videos
Climate change is often such a big issue that it becomes overwhelming to think about what you as an individual person ca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
Dolphins and whales are some of the most majestic animals of the sea, but for whatever reason, so many seem to beach the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2017
Plants & Animals
The problem with ocean pollution doesn’t just make the oceans look trashy, but it can also have adverse side effec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The Mariana trench is one of the most remote places in the world. To get there one must travel 11 kilometers under the P
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work has demonstrated that bone injuries can be repaired using a sheet of a carbon compound that has photocatalytic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2017
Videos
In this recently released video from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, you can get a look at the winners from 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2017
Technology
There is a pretty big problem with battery safety right now, particularly in the smartphone and mobile device market. De
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2017
Videos
There's a super special multi-use and versatile material out there known as graphene, and manufactures have been looking
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 08, 2017
Videos
Bottled water costs approximately 2000 times the water flowing free out of your tap. That's like buying a $10,000 sandwi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 07, 2017
Videos
Mostly when we think of farms we generate an image of big fields of tilled earth. These farms all require soil, and can
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
An exceedingly rare and disfiguring condition with no cure, known colloquially as “Tree man syndrome,” has a
...
FEB 06, 2017
Videos
Do you have a trash pick up service? A big smelly truck that drives by your curb every week or every few days and takes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 05, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not surprising to learn that scientists have found additional evidence that sleep is critical to the health of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch