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Reactive Species
Reactive species, AKA free radicals or reactive oxygen species (ROS), are unstable molecules that contain oxygen and can build up in cells causing damage to DNA, RNA, and proteins.
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JUN 24, 2025Microbiology
Many important antibiotics are becoming less effective against bacterial infections, as bacteria continue to evolve, gai ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2024Microbiology
Some soils in Iceland like those in this image are heated naturally, giving scientists like Dr Christina Kaiser a chance ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Broadly, we know what aging is; our bodies get older as time goes on and they begin to decline in a variety of ways. Fro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2023Microbiology
As the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated, pathogens that move in airborne particles can be a serious threat to human health. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2023Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, in which the gastrointestinal tra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are special little organelles. They even have their own little genomes and make their own proteins. It's th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body is pulsing with electricity. Our nerves send electrical signals throughout the body as action potentials, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly growing threat to public health. Antibiotic resistance refers to the phenomenon ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizJAN 20, 2023Neuroscience
While it may not be surprising the gut microbes can affect gut health, gut microbes are also thought to influence neurod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that inflammation and immune responses in the brain were limited; that is was a so-called immune pri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
In the arms race between animal and bacteria, endogenous antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are our body’s way of defen ...Written By: Amielle MorenoNOV 14, 2022Immunology
There are many types of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, and many of them perform important functions ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2022Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a significant impact on out health a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that are shed from the larger pieces of plastic that we use every day. As plast ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAUG 24, 2022Health & Medicine
The population of the world is aging, and with that aging will come many health problems. But a new study has identified ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have known that vitamin K has antioxidant properties, but the mechanism behind that function remained obscur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Human egg cells, called oocytes, have to last a long time. They are created before birth, and they stay viable for many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2022Plants & Animals
A recent study from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and published in Science Advances discusses how plants ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 15, 2022Immunology
After a virus gets inside of a cell, it typically takes over the cell to produce more viral particles. But pox viruses g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2022Health & Medicine
The National Institute of Health published its tips for water safety in the NIH News in Health June issue. This month&rs ...Written By: Alexandria BassAPR 20, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Dendritic cells play an important role in the immune system. Specifically, they help gather up antigen-presenting cells ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 15, 2022Microbiology
Climate change is occurring all around us, and research has linked an increasing number of extreme weather events with e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2022Neuroscience
As we age, regulatory mechanics responsible for iron homeostasis in the brain break down, which leads to an iron-build u ...Written By: Annie Lennon
JUN 24, 2025
Microbiology
Many important antibiotics are becoming less effective against bacterial infections, as bacteria continue to evolve, gai
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2024
Microbiology
Some soils in Iceland like those in this image are heated naturally, giving scientists like Dr Christina Kaiser a chance
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Broadly, we know what aging is; our bodies get older as time goes on and they begin to decline in a variety of ways. Fro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2023
Microbiology
As the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated, pathogens that move in airborne particles can be a serious threat to human health.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2023
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, in which the gastrointestinal tra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria are special little organelles. They even have their own little genomes and make their own proteins. It's th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body is pulsing with electricity. Our nerves send electrical signals throughout the body as action potentials,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Antibiotic resistance is a rapidly growing threat to public health. Antibiotic resistance refers to the phenomenon
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 20, 2023
Neuroscience
While it may not be surprising the gut microbes can affect gut health, gut microbes are also thought to influence neurod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that inflammation and immune responses in the brain were limited; that is was a so-called immune pri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
In the arms race between animal and bacteria, endogenous antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are our body’s way of defen
...
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 14, 2022
Immunology
There are many types of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract, and many of them perform important functions
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2022
Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract, known as the gut microbiome, have a significant impact on out health a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic that are shed from the larger pieces of plastic that we use every day. As plast
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
AUG 24, 2022
Health & Medicine
The population of the world is aging, and with that aging will come many health problems. But a new study has identified
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have known that vitamin K has antioxidant properties, but the mechanism behind that function remained obscur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Human egg cells, called oocytes, have to last a long time. They are created before birth, and they stay viable for many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2022
Plants & Animals
A recent study from the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and published in Science Advances discusses how plants
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 15, 2022
Immunology
After a virus gets inside of a cell, it typically takes over the cell to produce more viral particles. But pox viruses g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2022
Health & Medicine
The National Institute of Health published its tips for water safety in the NIH News in Health June issue. This month&rs
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
APR 20, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Dendritic cells play an important role in the immune system. Specifically, they help gather up antigen-presenting cells
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 15, 2022
Microbiology
Climate change is occurring all around us, and research has linked an increasing number of extreme weather events with e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2022
Neuroscience
As we age, regulatory mechanics responsible for iron homeostasis in the brain break down, which leads to an iron-build u
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon