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Primary Cells
A primary cell is a battery that is designed to be used once and discarded, and not recharged with electricity and reused like a secondary cell. In general, the electrochemical reaction occurring in the cell is not reversible, rendering the cell unrechargeable.
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JUL 11, 2017Neuroscience
When you’re dead you’re dead, game over, right? Not entirely, at least not according to an American c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 09, 2017Microbiology
Spiroplasma is a genus of pretty odd bacteria. Most bacteria can be classified as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative. ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 03, 2017Cardiology
Two small proteins, elastin and collagen, make up a dynamic duo that promote a sturdy foundation of tensile strength and ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 29, 2017Cancer
Most cancers kill by invading distant parts of the body where treatment is more difficult to reach. But cancer’s a ...JUN 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are getting an unprecedented look at tumors and organs - when the cells have been removed.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Clathrin pits are known to have a role in endocytosis, but research has revealed new details on their function.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2017Videos
So what is sound really? And how can just a mash up of vibrations create such lovely and horrible noises in our ears? To ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
90 percent of cancer deaths result from metastasis; this work may unlock the mystery of how to stop it.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an important cellular signaling pathway that has been linked to cancer and genetic d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2017Immunology
A new way to treat - and maybe prevent - type 1 diabetes revolves around protecting beta cells, the cells produce ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 06, 2017Neuroscience
Olive oil has been widely acclaimed as one of the healthier fats to use in cooking and include in a balanced diet. It&rs ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 31, 2017Health & Medicine
Developing a new, specialized treatment for autoimmune disease that doesn’t shut down the entire immune sys ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 30, 2017Cardiology
What happens during development to create the most common congenital heart defect, a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)? The id ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2017Cancer
Zika was a relatively an unknown name in the Americas until around 2015 when the outbreak in Brazil caught the world&rsq ...MAY 17, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 16, 2017Neuroscience
When it comes to studying the brain, imaging is everything. The technology that allows brain tissue, neurons and network ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2017Cancer
By diving deep into the cancer history of one patient, scientists say they’re able to ‘carbon date’ th ...APR 18, 2017Immunology
A rare and lethal brain tumor more often than not leads to death not much longer than one year after diagnosis, even wit ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 15, 2017Cancer
Though breast cancer is one of the more publicized and well-studied cancer types, treatment for this disease remains imp ...APR 11, 2017Immunology
An overwhelming majority of cancer deaths are in some way connected to metastasis even though the immune system is rathe ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the ...MAR 31, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA recently approved the first drug for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The announceme ...
JUL 11, 2017
Neuroscience
When you’re dead you’re dead, game over, right? Not entirely, at least not according to an American c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Spiroplasma is a genus of pretty odd bacteria. Most bacteria can be classified as either Gram-positive or Gram-negative.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 03, 2017
Cardiology
Two small proteins, elastin and collagen, make up a dynamic duo that promote a sturdy foundation of tensile strength and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 29, 2017
Cancer
Most cancers kill by invading distant parts of the body where treatment is more difficult to reach. But cancer’s a
...
JUN 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are getting an unprecedented look at tumors and organs - when the cells have been removed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clathrin pits are known to have a role in endocytosis, but research has revealed new details on their function.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2017
Videos
So what is sound really? And how can just a mash up of vibrations create such lovely and horrible noises in our ears? To
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
90 percent of cancer deaths result from metastasis; this work may unlock the mystery of how to stop it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have learned more about an important cellular signaling pathway that has been linked to cancer and genetic d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2017
Immunology
A new way to treat - and maybe prevent - type 1 diabetes revolves around protecting beta cells, the cells produce
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 06, 2017
Neuroscience
Olive oil has been widely acclaimed as one of the healthier fats to use in cooking and include in a balanced diet. It&rs
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 31, 2017
Health & Medicine
Developing a new, specialized treatment for autoimmune disease that doesn’t shut down the entire immune sys
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 30, 2017
Cardiology
What happens during development to create the most common congenital heart defect, a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV)? The id
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New lung organoids open up new research possibilities for the study of human disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2017
Cancer
Zika was a relatively an unknown name in the Americas until around 2015 when the outbreak in Brazil caught the world&rsq
...
MAY 17, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 16, 2017
Neuroscience
When it comes to studying the brain, imaging is everything. The technology that allows brain tissue, neurons and network
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2017
Cancer
By diving deep into the cancer history of one patient, scientists say they’re able to ‘carbon date’ th
...
APR 18, 2017
Immunology
A rare and lethal brain tumor more often than not leads to death not much longer than one year after diagnosis, even wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 15, 2017
Cancer
Though breast cancer is one of the more publicized and well-studied cancer types, treatment for this disease remains imp
...
APR 11, 2017
Immunology
An overwhelming majority of cancer deaths are in some way connected to metastasis even though the immune system is rathe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the
...
MAR 31, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA recently approved the first drug for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The announceme
...