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Single Cell: is a living organism made up of only one cell, in which case, is also called unicellular. All life processes are performed by this single cell. A living organism made up of more than one cell is called as multi-cellular.
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MAY 29, 2016Microbiology
Vampyrellids are teeny-tiny vampires. Okay, technically they’re single-celled amoebas that belong to the family Va ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is a crucial protein in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Thought ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2016Infographics
As we grow and develop, very specific chemical reactions activate and deactivate parts of our genome at strategic times ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 26, 2016Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2016Microbiology
A bacterium called Burkholderia multivorans adapts and changes in bursts in order to survive in the lungs of cystic fibr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2016Neuroscience
At the Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience (MPFIN), researchers are looking at a a method used to repair DNA in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 23, 2016Immunology
Every year, scientists with the World Health Organization do their best to predict the most prevalent and dangerous infl ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 17, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Although the genetic code is famous for its double helix and not its quadruple helix, it is known to occur in other form ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, more and more researchers are turning to nanoparticles for targeted delivery of drugs to select organs ...MAY 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria have long been thought to be the normal engine of a eukaryotic cell and one that was essential for the surv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease gets most of the press for neurodegeneration, but it is not the only devastating neurodegenera ...Written By: Cassidy ReichMAY 11, 2016Neuroscience
There are a lot of tips and tricks that people use to remember important information. Some advise repeating a person&rsq ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 06, 2016Cancer
Prostate cancer represents a huge health risk for half the world’s population, as it is the most common form of ca ...MAY 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic; nearly 422 million people worldwide are afflicted with this chronic condition. Timely ...APR 24, 2016Microbiology
Very small fibers made by a bacteria have the unique property of transporting charges at speeds of 1 billion electrons p ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 22, 2016Videos
Genetics plays a crucial role in the constantly growing and challenging fields of diagnosis and treatment of genetic dis ...Written By: Jennifer EllisAPR 22, 2016Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 18, 2016Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 17, 2016Microbiology
The tree of life, which depicts how life has evolved and diversified on the planet, is getting a lot more complicated. R ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 14, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Chimeric organisms are ones that are made up of cells or tissues from more than one individual, most commonly thought of ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 12, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Not unlike technology straight out of science fiction, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have develop ...APR 12, 2016Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia are devastating to patients and their families because when memori ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 11, 2016Health & Medicine
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that is directly related to a misdirected immune response to gluten, a protein ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAY 29, 2016
Microbiology
Vampyrellids are teeny-tiny vampires. Okay, technically they’re single-celled amoebas that belong to the family Va
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) is a crucial protein in the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Thought
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2016
Infographics
As we grow and develop, very specific chemical reactions activate and deactivate parts of our genome at strategic times
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
MAY 26, 2016
Microbiology
In March 2015, President Obama released The National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria. It is inte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2016
Microbiology
A bacterium called Burkholderia multivorans adapts and changes in bursts in order to survive in the lungs of cystic fibr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2016
Neuroscience
At the Max Planck Florida Institute of Neuroscience (MPFIN), researchers are looking at a a method used to repair DNA in
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 23, 2016
Immunology
Every year, scientists with the World Health Organization do their best to predict the most prevalent and dangerous infl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 17, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Although the genetic code is famous for its double helix and not its quadruple helix, it is known to occur in other form
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, more and more researchers are turning to nanoparticles for targeted delivery of drugs to select organs
...
MAY 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria have long been thought to be the normal engine of a eukaryotic cell and one that was essential for the surv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease gets most of the press for neurodegeneration, but it is not the only devastating neurodegenera
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 11, 2016
Neuroscience
There are a lot of tips and tricks that people use to remember important information. Some advise repeating a person&rsq
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 06, 2016
Cancer
Prostate cancer represents a huge health risk for half the world’s population, as it is the most common form of ca
...
MAY 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diabetes is a worldwide epidemic; nearly 422 million people worldwide are afflicted with this chronic condition. Timely
...
APR 24, 2016
Microbiology
Very small fibers made by a bacteria have the unique property of transporting charges at speeds of 1 billion electrons p
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 22, 2016
Videos
Genetics plays a crucial role in the constantly growing and challenging fields of diagnosis and treatment of genetic dis
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
APR 22, 2016
Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 18, 2016
Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 17, 2016
Microbiology
The tree of life, which depicts how life has evolved and diversified on the planet, is getting a lot more complicated. R
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 14, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Chimeric organisms are ones that are made up of cells or tissues from more than one individual, most commonly thought of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 12, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Not unlike technology straight out of science fiction, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have develop
...
APR 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia are devastating to patients and their families because when memori
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 11, 2016
Health & Medicine
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that is directly related to a misdirected immune response to gluten, a protein
...
Written By:
Kara Marker