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Small Molecule
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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JUL 18, 2017Videos
What's not a true organism but is responsible for huge crop failures and the loss of millions in dollars in agricultural ...JUL 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform ...JUL 13, 2017Microbiology
Researchers are trying a new approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria - nanoparticles.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUL 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare scientific double-whammy, two groups of scientists independently found that targeted, personalized vaccines st ...JUL 10, 2017Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, it could be said that imaging is everything. Being able to look inside the brain at struct ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 03, 2017Immunology
The immune system recruits many different types of cells that specialize in ridding the body of pathogens like bacteria ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 20, 2017Neuroscience
Yet again, new research on the brain has shown that what we think we know about neuroscience, isn’t always correct ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 15, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
People with type 2 diabetes may do well not to turn down some broccoli, suggest a new study. Indeed, broccoli is rich in ...JUN 08, 2017Cancer
A trial designed to test the safety of an ovarian cancer drug actually showed some positively stunning results in shrink ...JUN 06, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Molecular motors are molecule-sized machines that are capable of transforming an energy source (chemical, light, heat, e ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 19, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Without the smell of burning rubber, the loud roars of engines, or the taste of exhaust, yet one can still feel the rush ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 17, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 15, 2017Microbiology
Researchers discover that a common marine sponge plays host to bacteria that generate toxic compounds that are very simi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2017Health & Medicine
Small RNA molecules suitably called microRNAs do not code for anything, but they are not purposeless. From the In ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 15, 2017Earth & The Environment
Ever since the Haber–Bosch process of artificial nitrogen fixation revolutionized the agricultural world, the race ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A small molecule could be the key to iron transport disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2017Health & Medicine
Scientists have created a 3D image of a molecular structure that many different bacteria use to pump toxins into humans ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 15, 2017Cancer
Tiny non-coding RNA molecules may have a role in the progression of pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive diseas ...APR 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a grafting technique plus a reagent that is approved for use in humans to enable blind zebrafish t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2017Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Melanoma can be quite aggressive, as seen in the following video. Researchers at the University of Iowa captured them as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists like to get creative; they have now taken technology for studying climate change and utilized it to predict h ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2017
Videos
What's not a true organism but is responsible for huge crop failures and the loss of millions in dollars in agricultural
...
JUL 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform
...
JUL 13, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers are trying a new approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria - nanoparticles.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria carry a small amount of their own DNA. If there are mutations in that DNA, they can cause serious disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare scientific double-whammy, two groups of scientists independently found that targeted, personalized vaccines st
...
JUL 10, 2017
Neuroscience
In the field of neuroscience, it could be said that imaging is everything. Being able to look inside the brain at struct
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 03, 2017
Immunology
The immune system recruits many different types of cells that specialize in ridding the body of pathogens like bacteria
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 20, 2017
Neuroscience
Yet again, new research on the brain has shown that what we think we know about neuroscience, isn’t always correct
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 15, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
People with type 2 diabetes may do well not to turn down some broccoli, suggest a new study. Indeed, broccoli is rich in
...
JUN 08, 2017
Cancer
A trial designed to test the safety of an ovarian cancer drug actually showed some positively stunning results in shrink
...
JUN 06, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Molecular motors are molecule-sized machines that are capable of transforming an energy source (chemical, light, heat, e
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 19, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Without the smell of burning rubber, the loud roars of engines, or the taste of exhaust, yet one can still feel the rush
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 17, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute identified a host-cell molecule that helps the human
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 15, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers discover that a common marine sponge plays host to bacteria that generate toxic compounds that are very simi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2017
Health & Medicine
Small RNA molecules suitably called microRNAs do not code for anything, but they are not purposeless. From the In
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 15, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Ever since the Haber–Bosch process of artificial nitrogen fixation revolutionized the agricultural world, the race
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A small molecule could be the key to iron transport disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists have created a 3D image of a molecular structure that many different bacteria use to pump toxins into humans
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 15, 2017
Cancer
Tiny non-coding RNA molecules may have a role in the progression of pancreatic cancer, one of the most aggressive diseas
...
APR 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a grafting technique plus a reagent that is approved for use in humans to enable blind zebrafish t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2017
Microbiology
Acne is a common skin problem and the causes are not understood, but researchers are gaining insight into how bacteria i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Melanoma can be quite aggressive, as seen in the following video. Researchers at the University of Iowa captured them as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists like to get creative; they have now taken technology for studying climate change and utilized it to predict h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch