Follow
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.
-
SEP 22, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2022Plants & Animals
Protein creation is essential to the normal function of healthy cells. Proteins help communicate key information to vari ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 21, 2022Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2022Technology
One of the most ubiquitous visual symbols of the COVID-19 pandemic was the face mask. As government authorities began re ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 19, 2022Health & Medicine
A case study published in JACC: Case Reports featured a 31-year-old male infected with monkeypox who developed acute myo ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Loperamide, a common anti-diarrhea drug, may treat social symptoms related to autism. The corresponding study was publis ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 15, 2022Immunology
While our immune system is usually able to identify and destroy pathogenic invaders like bacteria and viruses, those mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2022Cancer
Introduction Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. According to estimates from the American Cancer Socie ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalSEP 12, 2022Earth & 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, MScSEP 12, 2022Cell & 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 LeitchSEP 11, 2022Neuroscience
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 LeitchSEP 08, 2022Plants & Animals
Tardigrades, or water bears, hold a strange fascination in the public imagination. Despite being microscopic creatures t ...Written By: Ryan VingumSEP 08, 2022Health & Medicine
A study comparing cannabis and non-cannabis users hospitalized for COVID-19 found that cannabis users were less likely t ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 07, 2022Health & Medicine
Animal agriculture has a massive impact on our world. There are huge environmental consequences to our planet, in part b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2022Technology
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, an international team of researchers developed a fingertip-sized c ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 07, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Achieving high cell densities in long-term cultures is often a challenge facing bioprocessing manufacturers, and one tha ...Sponsored By: FUJIFILM Irvine ScientificSEP 06, 2022Microbiology
Introduction Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is an old virus that has recently grabbed attention because of its emergence in unco ...Sponsored By: Sino BiologicalSEP 06, 2022Genetics & Genomics
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
The CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system has revolutionized biomedical research, and has now even been used in the clinic is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2022Cancer
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
A new universal flu vaccine is effective against both influenza A and B viruses in mice. The corresponding study was pub ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 25, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Traditional flu vaccines contain deactivated copies of the influenza virus. This deactivated virus allows your body to l ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 23, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes the gradual breakdown of neurons in the brain. The disor ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The pandemic virus SARS-CoV-2 caused many scientists to begin studying infectious disease, in search of ways to stop the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2022
Plants & Animals
Protein creation is essential to the normal function of healthy cells. Proteins help communicate key information to vari
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 21, 2022
Immunology
A variety of studies have suggested that diets that restrict or reduce caloric intake can lengthen lifespan. Now, resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2022
Technology
One of the most ubiquitous visual symbols of the COVID-19 pandemic was the face mask. As government authorities began re
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
SEP 19, 2022
Health & Medicine
A case study published in JACC: Case Reports featured a 31-year-old male infected with monkeypox who developed acute myo
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There is still a lot of debate about how much a person's genes influence their behavior. Twin studies are one way to hel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Loperamide, a common anti-diarrhea drug, may treat social symptoms related to autism. The corresponding study was publis
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 15, 2022
Immunology
While our immune system is usually able to identify and destroy pathogenic invaders like bacteria and viruses, those mic
...
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