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Clinically, the term special needs is used to describe individuals who require additional assistance due to medical, physical, or psychological disabilities. Special needs can also refer to individuals with delayed functional development.
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NOV 29, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Many types of cells in the eye were identified 100 years ago. But researchers found something new there.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Research tools that are used to analyze gene expression have gotten cheaper, faster, and incredibly complex. An entire h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2021Health & Medicine
With more than 15 years of experience in genetic engineering, Cyagen utilizes a highly efficient process, including prop ...NOV 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Honeybees have a long history in Egypt. Ancient Egyptians harvested honey from wild bees thousands of years ago, and bee ...Written By: Samantha LottNOV 09, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
If efforts to maintain public safety amidst the ongoing pandemic have taught us one thing, it’s that we need bette ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 08, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
As scientists, we can be very uncomfortable with the concept of “good enough”. It feels contrary to everythi ...OCT 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body can only repair so much damage or injury, so treatments that can regenerate damaged or dead tissues may be very ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2021Health & Medicine
In response to the growing demand for concentrates, cannabis product manufacturers are exploring new technological advan ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 22, 2021Health & Medicine
As commercial spaceflight becomes readily available, more and more people will have access to space. In decades past, on ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 14, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Imagine having to leave a meeting or special occasion to go into a room, close the blinds, lie on the floor, and wait fo ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioOCT 07, 2021Immunology
Even the bravest souls can get a little nervous when it comes to rolling up their sleeves and getting a shot. Aichmophob ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 28, 2021Immunology
Hepatitis B infections have created a ‘silent epidemic’—infected people don’t display any sympto ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
This photo by Sozen & Jorgensen et al., Nature Communications, shows an embryo-like structure made from human stem cells ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 09, 2021Genetics & Genomics
In diagrams of cells, DNA is usually shown as a mass in the cell's nucleus, like a bowl of ramen noodles. But researcher ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2021Technology
A research team at the Cleveland Clinic has developed a new mechanical arm that could help people who have received arm ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 31, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Agriculture, especially the production of meat, puts tremendous pressure on the environment and is thought to be a major ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2021Plants & Animals
The exotic Venus flytrap is a famous carnivorous plant that's easy to identify. But it seems that another carnivorous pl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
A team of engineers from MIT and Harvard University has developed a COVID diagnostic device with a tiny footprint but hu ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 29, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Lab tests in 2020 found that the widely available drug ivermectin had a weak effect on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and that unf ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 22, 2021Space & Astronomy
One of the special features of NASA's Perseverance Rover is its ability to perform some scientific experiments. One of i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been developing gene therapies that can help restore vision that's lost due to a problem with a gene ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2021Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in the journal Nature Chemistry reports on the development of a hand-held device that coul ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 17, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a wave of new technologies for rapid viral diagnostics, given just how critical ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
NOV 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many types of cells in the eye were identified 100 years ago. But researchers found something new there.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research tools that are used to analyze gene expression have gotten cheaper, faster, and incredibly complex. An entire h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2021
Health & Medicine
With more than 15 years of experience in genetic engineering, Cyagen utilizes a highly efficient process, including prop
...
NOV 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Honeybees have a long history in Egypt. Ancient Egyptians harvested honey from wild bees thousands of years ago, and bee
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
NOV 09, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
If efforts to maintain public safety amidst the ongoing pandemic have taught us one thing, it’s that we need bette
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 08, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
As scientists, we can be very uncomfortable with the concept of “good enough”. It feels contrary to everythi
...
OCT 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our body can only repair so much damage or injury, so treatments that can regenerate damaged or dead tissues may be very
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2021
Health & Medicine
In response to the growing demand for concentrates, cannabis product manufacturers are exploring new technological advan
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 22, 2021
Health & Medicine
As commercial spaceflight becomes readily available, more and more people will have access to space. In decades past, on
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 14, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Imagine having to leave a meeting or special occasion to go into a room, close the blinds, lie on the floor, and wait fo
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 07, 2021
Immunology
Even the bravest souls can get a little nervous when it comes to rolling up their sleeves and getting a shot. Aichmophob
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 28, 2021
Immunology
Hepatitis B infections have created a ‘silent epidemic’—infected people don’t display any sympto
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
This photo by Sozen & Jorgensen et al., Nature Communications, shows an embryo-like structure made from human stem cells
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 09, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
In diagrams of cells, DNA is usually shown as a mass in the cell's nucleus, like a bowl of ramen noodles. But researcher
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2021
Technology
A research team at the Cleveland Clinic has developed a new mechanical arm that could help people who have received arm
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Agriculture, especially the production of meat, puts tremendous pressure on the environment and is thought to be a major
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
The exotic Venus flytrap is a famous carnivorous plant that's easy to identify. But it seems that another carnivorous pl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
A team of engineers from MIT and Harvard University has developed a COVID diagnostic device with a tiny footprint but hu
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 29, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Lab tests in 2020 found that the widely available drug ivermectin had a weak effect on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and that unf
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2021
Space & Astronomy
One of the special features of NASA's Perseverance Rover is its ability to perform some scientific experiments. One of i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have been developing gene therapies that can help restore vision that's lost due to a problem with a gene
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in the journal Nature Chemistry reports on the development of a hand-held device that coul
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 17, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred a wave of new technologies for rapid viral diagnostics, given just how critical
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes