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Research: comprises "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humans, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications."
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MAR 01, 2017Cancer
A sinister brain tumor that claims the lives of every affected child may now be stopped with a new molecule drug. The br ...MAR 01, 2017Microbiology
Wolbachia is an intracellular bacterium that infects many insects. In doing so, it actually alters how insects reproduce ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 01, 2017Neuroscience
As we age, some systems in the body don’t work as well. Eyesight weakens, there can be some minor age related memo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 28, 2017Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi ...FEB 28, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to use the body's natural defenses to fight successfully against cancer, a promising idea st ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2017Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 28, 2017Plants & Animals
Turtles are known for their protective shells, and one of the important features of that shell is the ability of the cre ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Can a brain scan reveal whether a young teen is more or less likely to engage in problematic drug use in the future? Res ...FEB 28, 2017Cancer
Normal cells abide by strict biological schedules – that is, they grow, divide, and die at regular intervals accor ...FEB 28, 2017Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious medical issue that can affect any woman after she gives birth. The Centers for ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
With the progress of breathalyzers, scientists are busy configuring these technologies for the diagnosis of cancer and o ...FEB 27, 2017Cancer
In yet another report, researchers demonstrate the cunning capabilities of cancer cells to evade death. This time, scien ...FEB 27, 2017Immunology
Thanks to the innate immune response, humans have an immediately-acting defense mechanism set in place against invading ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 27, 2017Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a ...FEB 27, 2017Neuroscience
When a patient is completely paralyzed, as happens after brain injury or illness, communication can be difficult if not ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2017Space & Astronomy
Normally when NASA starts looking for exoplanets that have the capability of supporting life, they look for the habitabl ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The body relies on proteins for many functions; they are the essential building blocks of cells and work in maintenance, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2017Microbiology
Scientists have found that a virus can stimulate photosynthesis in bacterial hosts. The work, which was performed at the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2017Videos
Richard Lenski Ph.D., the Hannah Professor of Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University, speaks in this video about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2017Videos
This video is presented by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it features the president and founding director of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It may not surprise you to hear that eating fewer calories has been associated with a slower aging process in many diffe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
Black holes are some of the universe’s strongest sources of gravitational forces. They are so powerful that they c ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Genes are the blueprint for an organism, they contain the instructions to build functional cells. But those instructiona ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2017
Cancer
A sinister brain tumor that claims the lives of every affected child may now be stopped with a new molecule drug. The br
...
MAR 01, 2017
Microbiology
Wolbachia is an intracellular bacterium that infects many insects. In doing so, it actually alters how insects reproduce
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 01, 2017
Neuroscience
As we age, some systems in the body don’t work as well. Eyesight weakens, there can be some minor age related memo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 28, 2017
Videos
Unlike animals and humans, plants are literally rooted to the ground. This means that they have fewer options of defendi
...
FEB 28, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have been trying to use the body's natural defenses to fight successfully against cancer, a promising idea st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
You have heard “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” but new research suggests that it is more like five t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
Turtles are known for their protective shells, and one of the important features of that shell is the ability of the cre
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Can a brain scan reveal whether a young teen is more or less likely to engage in problematic drug use in the future? Res
...
FEB 28, 2017
Cancer
Normal cells abide by strict biological schedules – that is, they grow, divide, and die at regular intervals accor
...
FEB 28, 2017
Neuroscience
Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious medical issue that can affect any woman after she gives birth. The Centers for
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 27, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
With the progress of breathalyzers, scientists are busy configuring these technologies for the diagnosis of cancer and o
...
FEB 27, 2017
Cancer
In yet another report, researchers demonstrate the cunning capabilities of cancer cells to evade death. This time, scien
...
FEB 27, 2017
Immunology
Thanks to the innate immune response, humans have an immediately-acting defense mechanism set in place against invading
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 27, 2017
Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a
...
FEB 27, 2017
Neuroscience
When a patient is completely paralyzed, as happens after brain injury or illness, communication can be difficult if not
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Normally when NASA starts looking for exoplanets that have the capability of supporting life, they look for the habitabl
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The body relies on proteins for many functions; they are the essential building blocks of cells and work in maintenance,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists have found that a virus can stimulate photosynthesis in bacterial hosts. The work, which was performed at the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2017
Videos
Richard Lenski Ph.D., the Hannah Professor of Microbial Ecology at Michigan State University, speaks in this video about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2017
Videos
This video is presented by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it features the president and founding director of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It may not surprise you to hear that eating fewer calories has been associated with a slower aging process in many diffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are some of the universe’s strongest sources of gravitational forces. They are so powerful that they c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Genes are the blueprint for an organism, they contain the instructions to build functional cells. But those instructiona
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch