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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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JUL 28, 2021Earth & The Environment
Everything in our world, including us, is made up of chemicals. But some of those chemicals are very harmful to the natu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2021Microbiology
Histones are proteins that are used to organize and compact DNA. Some giant viruses called Marseilleviridae have also be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists java turned their attention to small antibodies that are produced by animals like sharks, ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
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As imaging tools continue to get more sophisticated, researchers have been able to get a look at more biological process ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2021Earth & The Environment
Manipulating RNA could increase rice and potato crop yields by over 50%, according to a group of researchers from the Un ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 23, 2021Cancer
A new drug can kill between 95 and 100% of cancer cells in mice with human estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer. The ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 22, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Brain cells, or neurons, communicate through electrochemical signals. The electrical signals travel down a neuron’ ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJUL 22, 2021Immunology
Researchers at Stanford University have found that consuming fermented foods such as yogurt, sauerkraut, and kombucha te ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 19, 2021Cardiology
Researchers are pointing out the associations between blood clotting disruptions and the front line immune system, and t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a molecule that provides crucial energy to activate a wide array of biological processes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2021Microbiology
Viral infections are difficult to treat - antibiotics only work against bacteria - and there are few effective antibodie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2021Neuroscience
A brainless slime mold known as Physarum polycephalum uses its body to sense mechanical cues in its environment. Then, i ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have been revealing the importance of gut bacteria; the huge numbers of bacterial species in our gastrointest ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
A machine learning algorithm developed by researchers at the Queen Mary University of London in the UK can rank cancer d ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 16, 2021Cardiology
When the flow of blood to the heart is blocked, heart cells don't get enough oxygen and begin to die; this is a heart at ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2021Cancer
Exercise releases molecules into the bloodstream that reduce the growth of bowel cancer cells, say researchers from the ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The human microbiome is intimately connected to our health; the genes and proteins expressed by gut microbes can influen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been developing gene therapies that can help restore vision that's lost due to a problem with a gene ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Everything in our world, including us, is made up of chemicals. But some of those chemicals are very harmful to the natu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2021
Microbiology
Histones are proteins that are used to organize and compact DNA. Some giant viruses called Marseilleviridae have also be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists java turned their attention to small antibodies that are produced by animals like sharks, ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are natural detergents that cells can use to defend themselves from pathogens. Scientists have now identified a pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many types of cells have to be replenished continuously throughout our lives, and the genome in the nucleus of those cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder. While age is a major risk factor, genetics and environmenta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
As imaging tools continue to get more sophisticated, researchers have been able to get a look at more biological process
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Manipulating RNA could increase rice and potato crop yields by over 50%, according to a group of researchers from the Un
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 23, 2021
Cancer
A new drug can kill between 95 and 100% of cancer cells in mice with human estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Brain cells, or neurons, communicate through electrochemical signals. The electrical signals travel down a neuron’
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JUL 22, 2021
Immunology
Researchers at Stanford University have found that consuming fermented foods such as yogurt, sauerkraut, and kombucha te
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 19, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers are pointing out the associations between blood clotting disruptions and the front line immune system, and t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a molecule that provides crucial energy to activate a wide array of biological processes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2021
Microbiology
Viral infections are difficult to treat - antibiotics only work against bacteria - and there are few effective antibodie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2021
Neuroscience
A brainless slime mold known as Physarum polycephalum uses its body to sense mechanical cues in its environment. Then, i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have been revealing the importance of gut bacteria; the huge numbers of bacterial species in our gastrointest
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
A machine learning algorithm developed by researchers at the Queen Mary University of London in the UK can rank cancer d
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 16, 2021
Cardiology
When the flow of blood to the heart is blocked, heart cells don't get enough oxygen and begin to die; this is a heart at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2021
Cancer
Exercise releases molecules into the bloodstream that reduce the growth of bowel cancer cells, say researchers from the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The human microbiome is intimately connected to our health; the genes and proteins expressed by gut microbes can influen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been developing gene therapies that can help restore vision that's lost due to a problem with a gene
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch