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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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The genome contains the sequences for protein-coding genes, but before those seuquences are translated into protein, the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
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Immune cells, known as T cells (also called T lymphocytes), play a vital role in the anti-tumor immune response. T ...Written By: Katie KokolusAUG 27, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
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Many different proteins can bind DNA, and they perform a variety of critical functions in cells. DNA-binding proteins of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2022Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 uses a spike protein to bind to human cells and infect them. Researchers have now found that human cells can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2022Genetics & Genomics
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Surprisingly similar mechanisms of pattern recognition can be found among incredibly diverse organisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2022Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has mutated many times into new variants, some that we don't hear about, while others ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2022Neuroscience
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2022
Cancer
Introduction Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. According to estimates from the American Cancer Socie
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
SEP 12, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers led by Yale University discusses nature&rsqu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have caught a virus in the act of infecting a cell, and captured images of the action in real-time and three
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2022
Neuroscience
Nearly every type of cell in the human body carries a little antenna-like structure called a cilium, which can serve var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2022
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades, or water bears, hold a strange fascination in the public imagination. Despite being microscopic creatures t
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 08, 2022
Health & Medicine
A study comparing cannabis and non-cannabis users hospitalized for COVID-19 found that cannabis users were less likely t
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 07, 2022
Health & Medicine
Animal agriculture has a massive impact on our world. There are huge environmental consequences to our planet, in part b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, an international team of researchers developed a fingertip-sized c
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 07, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Achieving high cell densities in long-term cultures is often a challenge facing bioprocessing manufacturers, and one tha
...
Sponsored By:
FUJIFILM Irvine Scientific
SEP 06, 2022
Microbiology
Introduction Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is an old virus that has recently grabbed attention because of its emergence in unco
...
Sponsored By:
Sino Biological
SEP 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for protein-coding genes, but before those seuquences are translated into protein, the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized biomedical research, and has now even been used in the clinic is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2022
Cancer
Immune cells, known as T cells (also called T lymphocytes), play a vital role in the anti-tumor immune response. T
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
AUG 27, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A new universal flu vaccine is effective against both influenza A and B viruses in mice. The corresponding study was pub
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Traditional flu vaccines contain deactivated copies of the influenza virus. This deactivated virus allows your body to l
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 23, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes the gradual breakdown of neurons in the brain. The disor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many different proteins can bind DNA, and they perform a variety of critical functions in cells. DNA-binding proteins of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2022
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 uses a spike protein to bind to human cells and infect them. Researchers have now found that human cells can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome holds thousands of genes, and gene expression has to be carefully controlled in cells; the right gene m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 10-15% of all breast cancer cases. TNBC is a term used to describe cas
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Surprisingly similar mechanisms of pattern recognition can be found among incredibly diverse organisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2022
Immunology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has mutated many times into new variants, some that we don't hear about, while others
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2022
Neuroscience
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is a motor neuron disease, which gradually causes a loss of movement. Eventually, pa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics is a technique that has been in development for several years, and aims to combine optics and genetics to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch