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Skin: is the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal. The skin is the largest organ of the body, with a total area of about 20 square feet. The skin protects us from microbes and the elements, helps regulate body temperature, and permits the sensations of touch, heat, and cold.
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JUL 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
When people get sick or hurt, they lose huge numbers of cells. For example, as pointed out in an article in Futurity, "T ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 16, 2015Space & Astronomy
Many think outer space is pretty empty; that maybe it's just a bunch of black nothingness with some planets floating aro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 14, 2015Plants & Animals
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Biofilms consist of surface-associated bacteria surrounded by an extracellular matrix (think dental plaque). Biofilms of ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 09, 2015Videos
Albinism is the term for the condition where humans or animals have a complete or partial lack of any color in skin, hai ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 28, 2015Videos
On June 14th a 26-year-old man went swimming in the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa, Florida, where he contracted a serious in ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUN 26, 2015Cancer
One reason why cancer is so harmful is that it can trick "checkpoint" proteins found on the immune system's T cells, vir ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, has the highest mortality of any autoimmune rheumatic disease. The rare, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 18, 2015Cancer
According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States, after ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 12, 2015Neuroscience
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative brain disorder that occurs when the brain stops producing the neurotransmi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 04, 2015Videos
The summer months are upon us, and depending where you live, you probably sweat every time you spend more than 15 minute ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2015Cancer
Experts speaking at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 Conference and publishing in the New England ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 01, 2015Neuroscience
There are a few essential ways to understand the neural workings of the human brain. One is to painstakingly map the cir ...Written By: Will HectorJUN 01, 2015Health & Medicine
It's world milk day today (June 1st, 2015) and to celebrate the common household dairy product, we will be sharing some ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
It has been long known that astronauts have to continually exercise while in space to keep their muscles strong. Microgr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 23, 2015Videos
Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom found over one hundred mutations associated wit ...Written By: Kareem HeslopMAY 21, 2015Cancer
When people reach late middle age, about a quarter of their skin cells carry cancer-driving mutations caused by exposure ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 20, 2015Cancer
Headed to the beach this summer? If yes, it is an essential for many of us to pack our favorite brand of sunscreen. Thin ...Written By: Kareem HeslopMAY 20, 2015Health & Medicine
The 3D Printing industry is an emerging market that is finding tons of uses in the real world. Whether it's creating sma ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2015Neuroscience
Akin to the way chainmail's tight weave repels an attacking sword blade, the blood-brain barrier keeps guard of our brai ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 29, 2015Cancer
A new study led by Dr. David Lam has discovered the trigger behind the most severe forms of cancer pain. Released in top ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 27, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers have identified how proteins that play a key role in Alzheimer's disease are linked in a pathway that contro ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 23, 2015Space & Astronomy
A manned mission to Venus? No thanks! you may think, with hellish surface conditions including crushing pressures, an av ...Written By: Andrew J. Dunlop
JUL 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
When people get sick or hurt, they lose huge numbers of cells. For example, as pointed out in an article in Futurity, "T
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 16, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Many think outer space is pretty empty; that maybe it's just a bunch of black nothingness with some planets floating aro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
Are you able to tell the difference between a piece of tilapia versus a piece of grouper? What about of piece of wild sa
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUL 09, 2015
Microbiology
Biofilms consist of surface-associated bacteria surrounded by an extracellular matrix (think dental plaque). Biofilms of
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 09, 2015
Videos
Albinism is the term for the condition where humans or animals have a complete or partial lack of any color in skin, hai
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 28, 2015
Videos
On June 14th a 26-year-old man went swimming in the Gulf of Mexico near Tampa, Florida, where he contracted a serious in
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUN 26, 2015
Cancer
One reason why cancer is so harmful is that it can trick "checkpoint" proteins found on the immune system's T cells, vir
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, has the highest mortality of any autoimmune rheumatic disease. The rare,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 18, 2015
Cancer
According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States, after
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 12, 2015
Neuroscience
Parkinson's disease (PD), a neurodegenerative brain disorder that occurs when the brain stops producing the neurotransmi
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 04, 2015
Videos
The summer months are upon us, and depending where you live, you probably sweat every time you spend more than 15 minute
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2015
Cancer
Experts speaking at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 Conference and publishing in the New England
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 01, 2015
Neuroscience
There are a few essential ways to understand the neural workings of the human brain. One is to painstakingly map the cir
...
Written By:
Will Hector
JUN 01, 2015
Health & Medicine
It's world milk day today (June 1st, 2015) and to celebrate the common household dairy product, we will be sharing some
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It has been long known that astronauts have to continually exercise while in space to keep their muscles strong. Microgr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 23, 2015
Videos
Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom found over one hundred mutations associated wit
...
Written By:
Kareem Heslop
MAY 21, 2015
Cancer
When people reach late middle age, about a quarter of their skin cells carry cancer-driving mutations caused by exposure
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 20, 2015
Cancer
Headed to the beach this summer? If yes, it is an essential for many of us to pack our favorite brand of sunscreen. Thin
...
Written By:
Kareem Heslop
MAY 20, 2015
Health & Medicine
The 3D Printing industry is an emerging market that is finding tons of uses in the real world. Whether it's creating sma
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2015
Neuroscience
Akin to the way chainmail's tight weave repels an attacking sword blade, the blood-brain barrier keeps guard of our brai
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAY 06, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 29, 2015
Cancer
A new study led by Dr. David Lam has discovered the trigger behind the most severe forms of cancer pain. Released in top
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 27, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers have identified how proteins that play a key role in Alzheimer's disease are linked in a pathway that contro
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 23, 2015
Space & Astronomy
A manned mission to Venus? No thanks! you may think, with hellish surface conditions including crushing pressures, an av
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop