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Protein
Proteins: are essential nutrients for the human body. They are one of the building blocks of body tissue and can also serve as a fuel source. As a fuel, proteins provide as much energy density as carbohydrates: 4 kcal per gram; in contrast, lipids provide 9 kcal per gram.
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DEC 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Years of effort have been spent mapping the mechanisms that underlie yeast metabolism, and now that project is complete.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
There is a genetic disorder affecting the immune system so severely that its patients often require protective isolation
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 10, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
AAV viral vector gene delivery will soon be approved for FDA approval, and will likely just be the first of many proving
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 09, 2017
Videos
Blood donation is essential; hospitals rely on donors to maintain a healthy blood supply to help patients. Both whole bl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2017
Videos
Food is delicious and essential to our survival. But what happens at the molecular level if you stopped giving your body
...
DEC 09, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Pitfalls and considerations in all things factoring into identifying and targeting actionable targets
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 08, 2017
Cancer
How an antidrinking drug kills cancer too Anti-alcohol drug kills cancer too Age-old alcohol-abuse drug finds new life f
...
DEC 07, 2017
Earth & The Environment
If we could bioengineer drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, what would that mean for drought-ri
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 07, 2017
Cardiology
One explanation for why heart failure develops goes all the way to the miniscule organelles inside individual cells. Fro
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 06, 2017
Videos
Xanax, or alprazolam, is used to treat depression and anxiety by making changes to neuron activity in the brain. Nearly
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 05, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Summary of ethical principles for biotechnology advances in human disease set forth by global summit
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 05, 2017
Immunology
A signaling molecule called IL-1 was identified for the first time in 1984, and only now are scientists fully understand
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 04, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
What is drug discovery and what does it entail
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 04, 2017
Microbiology
Fermentation can be described as a process that uses bacteria to make energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 04, 2017
Immunology
As we get older, we become increasingly prone to various diseases like cancer and heart disease, but why is that? A new
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 02, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are trying to find out how to use genetic data to improve metabolic health; they are discovering diets are n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2017
Immunology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 01, 2017
Health & Medicine
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists succeeded in creating bacteria that carry two additional nucleotide bases in their genetic code.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2017
Videos
If you're out to eat and don't want to run to the bathroom to wash your hands before your meal, you might turn to the po
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2017
Earth & The Environment
BMAA is a toxin that has been linked to several neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 28, 2017
Microbiology
Extreme microbes are organisms that can survive and even thrive in extreme environments. Extreme thermophiles are bacter
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
Do you know how cannabis affects different receptors in the brain?
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 27, 2017
Immunology
One of the viruses responsible for the itchy and runny nose, headache, and sore throat we associate with the common cold
...
Written By:
Kara Marker