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Small Molecule: Within the fields of molecular biology and pharmacology, a small molecule is a low molecular weight organic compound that may regulate a biological process, with a size on the order of 1 nm. Most drugs are small molecules.
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DEC 27, 2017Microbiology
For eight years, researchers conducted experiments modeling repeated, mild bacterial infections; what they saw shocked t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
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Stem cells start out as a kind of blank slate; now scientists have found that heart cells can be generated from stem cel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Brief discussion of automation in compound discoveryWritten By: Courtney SchaalDEC 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The arrow of time, also known as the asymmetry of time, dictates that time only flows one direction. An international te ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 01, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
Considerations and Limitations of High Throughput Screening for Drug DiscoveryWritten By: Courtney SchaalNOV 30, 2017Chemistry & Physics
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New research has found that garlic contains a compound that can fight chronic bacterial infections.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2017Immunology
Macular degeneration is considered to be an incurable eye disease, but a new discovery from University of Virginia scien ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 24, 2017Immunology
The majority of drugs available for people with autoimmune diseases are only designed to alleviate symptoms, as opposed ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 22, 2017Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR and high-speed atomic force microscopy combine to form a powerful, rapid way to screen the genome.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2017Drug Discovery & Development
PSMA, currently used for successful in prostate cancer, is found to have potential utility for diagnostics and therapuet ...Written By: Courtney SchaalNOV 16, 2017Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 15, 2017Health & Medicine
Weight loss can be a challenge, but staying at a healthy size and BMI is a vital part of staying well. There are all sor ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 09, 2017Health & Medicine
When considering a healthy diet, milk can be an important part of what we eat and drink every day. It contains calc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
In a new method to separate isotopes, atoms directed at a specially crafted atomic lattice bounce off at different angle ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 31, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The Halloween is not the same without horror blockbusters. If there is one consistent theme throughout all horror films, ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 27, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made many advances in gene-editing technology in recent years, and it's undergoing constant improvement ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2017Immunology
Why are women more likely to have an autoimmune disease? It may literally be in their genes. A new study suggests that w ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 20, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are always looking for new ways to treat cancer more effectively, and utilizing mechanisms that we already h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are trying to reach out to the general public to help people understand more about the work that researchers ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Our genome contains thousands of genes, each of which has to be turned on and off at precisely the right times.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 16, 2017Videos
Scientists have solved the mystery of the connection between high cholesterol levels and increased rates of breast cance ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 27, 2017
Microbiology
For eight years, researchers conducted experiments modeling repeated, mild bacterial infections; what they saw shocked t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
various medicine chemistry tools
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 25, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Stem cells start out as a kind of blank slate; now scientists have found that heart cells can be generated from stem cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Brief discussion of automation in compound discovery
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
DEC 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The arrow of time, also known as the asymmetry of time, dictates that time only flows one direction. An international te
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 01, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
Considerations and Limitations of High Throughput Screening for Drug Discovery
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 30, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The gamma-ray emission cascades caused by lightning strikes. Credit: Kyoto University/Teruaki Enoto Lightning and radiat
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 28, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
New research has found that garlic contains a compound that can fight chronic bacterial infections.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2017
Immunology
Macular degeneration is considered to be an incurable eye disease, but a new discovery from University of Virginia scien
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 24, 2017
Immunology
The majority of drugs available for people with autoimmune diseases are only designed to alleviate symptoms, as opposed
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR and high-speed atomic force microscopy combine to form a powerful, rapid way to screen the genome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2017
Drug Discovery & Development
PSMA, currently used for successful in prostate cancer, is found to have potential utility for diagnostics and therapuet
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
American opioid crisis statistics. Credit: Socrata The United States is grappling with one of the worst-ever drug
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 15, 2017
Health & Medicine
Weight loss can be a challenge, but staying at a healthy size and BMI is a vital part of staying well. There are all sor
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 09, 2017
Health & Medicine
When considering a healthy diet, milk can be an important part of what we eat and drink every day. It contains calc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
In a new method to separate isotopes, atoms directed at a specially crafted atomic lattice bounce off at different angle
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 31, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The Halloween is not the same without horror blockbusters. If there is one consistent theme throughout all horror films,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 27, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have made many advances in gene-editing technology in recent years, and it's undergoing constant improvement
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2017
Immunology
Why are women more likely to have an autoimmune disease? It may literally be in their genes. A new study suggests that w
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 20, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are always looking for new ways to treat cancer more effectively, and utilizing mechanisms that we already h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are trying to reach out to the general public to help people understand more about the work that researchers
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Our genome contains thousands of genes, each of which has to be turned on and off at precisely the right times.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 16, 2017
Videos
Scientists have solved the mystery of the connection between high cholesterol levels and increased rates of breast cance
...
Written By:
Kara Marker