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Sensory Systems
Sensory Systems: the sensory system is part of the nervous system and is responsible for processing sensory information. It consists of sensory receptors, neural pathways and parts of the brain that are involved in sensory perception. Some of the common sensory systems are vision, hearing, somatic sensation or touch, taste and olfaction or smell.
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JUL 08, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies have to sense our environment, and receptors are one part of the sensory experience of the body. Receptors, s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2025Genetics & Genomics
As food is digested and nutrients are absorbed, there is a lot of movement in the gut. Scientists have now shown that a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2025Microbiology
Octopuses have many amazing abilities and characteristics; they have huge brains and can solve puzzles; their ink can di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 23, 2025Technology
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Can organic electronics be used to mimic biological processes like sensory systems? This is what a recent study publishe ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 22, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes pain is a necessary warning signal; for example, if we touch something very hot and it burns, we know to move ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Delivering very large genes to cells can pose a serious challenge, so scientists developed a new method.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
There are millions of people around the world who deal with chronic itching with no clear cause, or chronic pruritus of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The sense of touch can be crucial to helping us understand and interact with our environment, and it is found all over a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects an estimated 18 million people around the world, and not everyone gets relief from ant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2024Technology
How small can sensors become while still demonstrating effective wireless communication? This is what a recent study pub ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 04, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) arise when bacteria infects that part of the body, usually by moving through the urethra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 01, 2024Genetics & Genomics
As we interact with the world, we feel it when we touch things. The information we get when we touch things helps us car ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've been to a loud concert, you may have experienced the aftereffects, which might have included ringing in the ea ...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 LeitchDEC 04, 2023Neuroscience
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Scientists have discovered that a very common microbe that grows in many places, including human skin, can directly caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
In the early 1900s, Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda suggested that umami was a basic taste, like bitter, salty, sour, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2023Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded a $3 million grant to a team of West Virginia University (WVU) engineers ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 29, 2023Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that about 466 million people have some form of hearing loss, making it one of the most common sensor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2023Neuroscience
Newly discovered areas of the motor cortex will re-write researchWritten By: Amielle MorenoAPR 16, 2023Chemistry & Physics
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CRISPR is a gene editing technique with incredible potential. But the traditional CRISPR-Cas9 approach involves cutting ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies have to sense our environment, and receptors are one part of the sensory experience of the body. Receptors, s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
As food is digested and nutrients are absorbed, there is a lot of movement in the gut. Scientists have now shown that a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2025
Microbiology
Octopuses have many amazing abilities and characteristics; they have huge brains and can solve puzzles; their ink can di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 23, 2025
Technology
How can electronic “skin” help advance the electronics and computer industry? This is what a recent study pu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 22, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've heard deep bass, the roar of a jet engine, or rumbling thunder, you may have felt it in your body. Our cells h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2025
Technology
Can organic electronics be used to mimic biological processes like sensory systems? This is what a recent study publishe
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Sometimes pain is a necessary warning signal; for example, if we touch something very hot and it burns, we know to move
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Delivering very large genes to cells can pose a serious challenge, so scientists developed a new method.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are millions of people around the world who deal with chronic itching with no clear cause, or chronic pruritus of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The sense of touch can be crucial to helping us understand and interact with our environment, and it is found all over a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects an estimated 18 million people around the world, and not everyone gets relief from ant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2024
Technology
How small can sensors become while still demonstrating effective wireless communication? This is what a recent study pub
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 04, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) arise when bacteria infects that part of the body, usually by moving through the urethra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 01, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
As we interact with the world, we feel it when we touch things. The information we get when we touch things helps us car
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you've been to a loud concert, you may have experienced the aftereffects, which might have included ringing in the ea
...
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
DEC 04, 2023
Neuroscience
The nuanced impact of repeated ketamine exposure on dopamine-producing neurons is unveiled in high-resolution.
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
NOV 28, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered that a very common microbe that grows in many places, including human skin, can directly caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the early 1900s, Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda suggested that umami was a basic taste, like bitter, salty, sour, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2023
Technology
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded a $3 million grant to a team of West Virginia University (WVU) engineers
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 29, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that about 466 million people have some form of hearing loss, making it one of the most common sensor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2023
Neuroscience
Newly discovered areas of the motor cortex will re-write research
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
APR 16, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
A nuclear physics research group at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has recently been awarded a $650,000 res
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR is a gene editing technique with incredible potential. But the traditional CRISPR-Cas9 approach involves cutting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch