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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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JAN 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about how every human cell organizes and packages about two meters of DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
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Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
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He Jiankui, the scientist behind the world’s first gene-edited babies in 2018, has been sentenced to three years i ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 30, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Most cell types have an appendage that appears to act like a kind of signaling hub called a cilium; it's capable of dete ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
While it's known that environmental factors influence the quality of sperm, researchers have found that diet can have a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic errors cause many different kinds of diseases, and gene therapy has aimed to relieve those symptoms by ad ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) alters nerve cells in the brain that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine. Famously rega ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 28, 2019Health & Medicine
In an effort to get heart-healthy, many people have experienced the painful after-effects of an intense workout. Weather ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
It's been estimated that there are around 70 million pet dogs in the United States, with around 36 percent of househ ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2019Microbiology
It takes a long time for a drug to be approved for use in humans; repurposing existing drugs is one way to get around th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When insecticides are used repeatedly over time to kill mosquitoes, they become less effective as the insects gain resis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to new breast cancer drug, trastuzumab deruxtecan. ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Muscles have a supply of restorative stem cells called satellite cells, and now they have identified a new type.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Haemophilia is a genetically-inherited condition that severely affects an individual’s ability to stop bleeding. B ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
JAN 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are learning more about how every human cell organizes and packages about two meters of DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists were studying viruses that infect and kill bacteria as a medicine for bacterial infections over a hundred yea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Early life experiences impact how the brain is formed, and creates either a stable, solid foundation for later life, or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Now we know more about the early stages of the human immune system.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Intense, debilitating pain that can last for days. Nausea, numbness and sensitivity to light. For people who experience
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 07, 2020
Immunology
T cells may be able to reach their full potential in the fight against cancer with a little nudge. In 2010, scientists f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
During evolution, the size of the human brain increased significantly compared to other primates.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
If it's suspected that a person has a genetic disease, doctors might send the patient's DNA for sequencing. But some seq
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2020
Cardiology
Heart disease is the top killer in the Western world. This is partially because, if one manages to survive an initial he
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by repeated trauma to the head, like a boxer, football player, or soldi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In 2019, an estimated 46,000 Americans died from pancreatic cancer. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 31, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
He Jiankui, the scientist behind the world’s first gene-edited babies in 2018, has been sentenced to three years i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 30, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Most cell types have an appendage that appears to act like a kind of signaling hub called a cilium; it's capable of dete
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
While it's known that environmental factors influence the quality of sperm, researchers have found that diet can have a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genetic errors cause many different kinds of diseases, and gene therapy has aimed to relieve those symptoms by ad
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) alters nerve cells in the brain that produce the neurotransmitter dopamine. Famously rega
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 28, 2019
Health & Medicine
In an effort to get heart-healthy, many people have experienced the painful after-effects of an intense workout. Weather
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
It's been estimated that there are around 70 million pet dogs in the United States, with around 36 percent of househ
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2019
Microbiology
It takes a long time for a drug to be approved for use in humans; repurposing existing drugs is one way to get around th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When insecticides are used repeatedly over time to kill mosquitoes, they become less effective as the insects gain resis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to new breast cancer drug, trastuzumab deruxtecan.
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Muscles have a supply of restorative stem cells called satellite cells, and now they have identified a new type.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Haemophilia is a genetically-inherited condition that severely affects an individual’s ability to stop bleeding. B
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes