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Skin
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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APR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
In surprising new research on the evolution of different forms of photosynthesis, scientists have found that the prized ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists from the Goethe University, Frankfurt, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, and the Univers ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 20, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 16, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A new collaborative study describes a way that lung tissue can regenerate after injury. The team found that lung tissue ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Microbiology
In recent years, research into the benefits of gut bacteria has exploded. Scientists across the globe are examining how ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Cancer
The human immune system is poised to spring into action at the first sign of a foreign invader, but it often fails to el ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 14, 2015Neuroscience
Two types of touch information - the feel of an object and the position of an animal's limb - have long been thought to ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 13, 2015Microbiology
," he says.
And it's not always possible to breast-feed, while some women choose not to. That's one reason wh ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Cardiology
When a heart attack strikes, heart muscle cells die and scar tissue forms, paving the way for heart failure.
Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 10, 2015Immunology
supply is of everyone's utmost concern," but more research is needed to determine how best to avoid the transfer of alle ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 08, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers continue to uncover positive and possibly life-changing effects from mind-body interventions such as yoga an ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 08, 2015Cardiology
Researchers have discovered a way to stimulate muscle regrowth in the heart of a mouse, opening up prospects of new trea ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 06, 2015Cancer
Personalized melanoma vaccines can be used to marshal a powerful immune response against unique mutations in patients' t ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 06, 2015Technology
Rice University researchers are developing a highly accurate, touch-free system that uses a video camera to monitor pati ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 03, 2015Neuroscience
Scientists have gifted navigational skills to blind rats by wiring them with a compass that sends electric signals to th ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 31, 2015Plants & Animals
With its scaly exterior, peculiar body shape and propensity for rolling into an armored ball when threatened, the pangol ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Immunology
It was a puzzling case. The 2.5-year-old French girl had been healthy, but in 2011 she had to be hospitalized because sh ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 26, 2015Cancer
For people infected with the human papilloma virus (HPV), the likelihood of clearing the infection and avoiding HPV-rela ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Cancer
Scientists at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have combined their nanote ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 24, 2015Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered in Ecuador is the first vertebrate known to change its skin texture from smooth to spin ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
In surprising new research on the evolution of different forms of photosynthesis, scientists have found that the prized ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists from the Goethe University, Frankfurt, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, and the Univers ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 20, 2015Microbiology
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of a South American tribe that never before had ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found antibiotic resistance genes in the bacterial flora of South American tribespeople who never before ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 16, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A new collaborative study describes a way that lung tissue can regenerate after injury. The team found that lung tissue ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 15, 2015Microbiology
In recent years, research into the benefits of gut bacteria has exploded. Scientists across the globe are examining how ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 15, 2015Cancer
The human immune system is poised to spring into action at the first sign of a foreign invader, but it often fails to el ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 14, 2015Neuroscience
Two types of touch information - the feel of an object and the position of an animal's limb - have long been thought to ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 13, 2015Microbiology
," he says.
And it's not always possible to breast-feed, while some women choose not to. That's one reason wh ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 13, 2015Cardiology
When a heart attack strikes, heart muscle cells die and scar tissue forms, paving the way for heart failure.
Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 10, 2015Immunology
supply is of everyone's utmost concern," but more research is needed to determine how best to avoid the transfer of alle ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 08, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers continue to uncover positive and possibly life-changing effects from mind-body interventions such as yoga an ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 08, 2015Cardiology
Researchers have discovered a way to stimulate muscle regrowth in the heart of a mouse, opening up prospects of new trea ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 06, 2015Cancer
Personalized melanoma vaccines can be used to marshal a powerful immune response against unique mutations in patients' t ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 06, 2015Technology
Rice University researchers are developing a highly accurate, touch-free system that uses a video camera to monitor pati ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 03, 2015Neuroscience
Scientists have gifted navigational skills to blind rats by wiring them with a compass that sends electric signals to th ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 31, 2015Plants & Animals
With its scaly exterior, peculiar body shape and propensity for rolling into an armored ball when threatened, the pangol ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Neuroscience
The search for a fountain of youth has bedeviled kings and alchemists for centuries. Around 80 years ago, Cornell Univer ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Immunology
It was a puzzling case. The 2.5-year-old French girl had been healthy, but in 2011 she had to be hospitalized because sh ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 26, 2015Cancer
For people infected with the human papilloma virus (HPV), the likelihood of clearing the infection and avoiding HPV-rela ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Cancer
Scientists at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have combined their nanote ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 24, 2015Plants & Animals
A new species of frog discovered in Ecuador is the first vertebrate known to change its skin texture from smooth to spin ...Written By: Will Hector
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