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Protein Structure
Protein Structure: is the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in an amino acid-chain molecule. ... Proteins form by amino acids undergoing condensation reactions, in which the amino acids lose one water molecule per reaction in order to attach to one another with a peptide bond.
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MAY 05, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the major challenges in biomedical research is visualizing biological processes. It's not easy to see the thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Prokaryotic cells, which include all bacteria and archaea, are ancient, and relatively simple compared to eukaryotic cel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the U.S. According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly a third of ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 17, 2022Neuroscience
Bacteria in the gut can have a powerful effect on the physiology of the host, including aspects of immunity and neurobio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies contain many different cell types, which are defined by the genes they express and the functions they carry o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2022Microbiology
Cells use oxygen when they generate energy, a process that's similar in most organisms. But scientists have found that i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The Human Genome Project was declared complete in 2002. But it wasn't exactly finished. Mysterious, repetitive sequences ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2022Microbiology
Typical viruses that we're familiar with need another organism to survive, and tend to have extremely small genomes. But ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to express the right genes to carry out the essential functions of life. When genes are expressed, they are t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The growth of tumors depends in part on its microenvironment, a dynamic area surrounding the tumor, which can include no ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2022Neuroscience
Dementia refers to memory loss that commonly accompanies aging, and the most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2022Neuroscience
A protein found in mice and fruit flies has a protective role against Parkinson's disease and may potentially be a n ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 17, 2022Microbiology
There are many spectacular little machines in nature, like the injection systems found on some bacterial cells. Some mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2022Immunology
Though it may happen at different rates for different microbes, mutations happen, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 11, 2022Immunology
T cells are on the front lines of the immune system, and many reside in the blood and lymph nodes, surveying for and res ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 10, 2022Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a gene in an animal that helps regulate genetics, but originally came from a bacteriu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2022Plants & Animals
Mussels, at first glance, seem like rather unassuming organisms (though they certainly play crucial roles in the environ ...Written By: Ryan VingumFEB 20, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Defective proteins have to be eliminated to maintain good health, and when they aren't removed and they build up, seriou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a swimming 'fish' using cardiac cells made from stem cells. This biohybrid technology can move a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains mostly the same genes from one person to another, but there are tiny sequence differences in t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2022Microbiology
Many different research studies from groups all over the world have now provided indisputable evidence of the importance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2022Immunology
Researchers have created nanoparticles that mimic the effects of blood platelets to stop heavy bleeding. Biomedic ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 31, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The human immune system is incredibly complex. Scientists studying its function have discovered that a group of proteins ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In biology, it's sometimes said that form follows function; the shape of a protein can have a major impact on how it wor ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
One of the major challenges in biomedical research is visualizing biological processes. It's not easy to see the thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Prokaryotic cells, which include all bacteria and archaea, are ancient, and relatively simple compared to eukaryotic cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Anxiety is the most common mental illness in the U.S. According to the National Institutes of Health, nearly a third of
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 17, 2022
Neuroscience
Bacteria in the gut can have a powerful effect on the physiology of the host, including aspects of immunity and neurobio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies contain many different cell types, which are defined by the genes they express and the functions they carry o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2022
Microbiology
Cells use oxygen when they generate energy, a process that's similar in most organisms. But scientists have found that i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The Human Genome Project was declared complete in 2002. But it wasn't exactly finished. Mysterious, repetitive sequences
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2022
Microbiology
Typical viruses that we're familiar with need another organism to survive, and tend to have extremely small genomes. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to express the right genes to carry out the essential functions of life. When genes are expressed, they are t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The growth of tumors depends in part on its microenvironment, a dynamic area surrounding the tumor, which can include no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2022
Neuroscience
Dementia refers to memory loss that commonly accompanies aging, and the most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2022
Neuroscience
A protein found in mice and fruit flies has a protective role against Parkinson's disease and may potentially be a n
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 17, 2022
Microbiology
There are many spectacular little machines in nature, like the injection systems found on some bacterial cells. Some mic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2022
Immunology
Though it may happen at different rates for different microbes, mutations happen, and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2022
Immunology
T cells are on the front lines of the immune system, and many reside in the blood and lymph nodes, surveying for and res
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 10, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
In a first, researchers have found a gene in an animal that helps regulate genetics, but originally came from a bacteriu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2022
Plants & Animals
Mussels, at first glance, seem like rather unassuming organisms (though they certainly play crucial roles in the environ
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
FEB 20, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Defective proteins have to be eliminated to maintain good health, and when they aren't removed and they build up, seriou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a swimming 'fish' using cardiac cells made from stem cells. This biohybrid technology can move a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome contains mostly the same genes from one person to another, but there are tiny sequence differences in t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2022
Microbiology
Many different research studies from groups all over the world have now provided indisputable evidence of the importance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2022
Immunology
Researchers have created nanoparticles that mimic the effects of blood platelets to stop heavy bleeding. Biomedic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 31, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human immune system is incredibly complex. Scientists studying its function have discovered that a group of proteins
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In biology, it's sometimes said that form follows function; the shape of a protein can have a major impact on how it wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch