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Structural Biology
Structural biology is a branch of molecular biology, biochemistry, and biophysics concerned with the molecular structure of biological macromolecules, how they acquire the structures they have, and how alterations in their structures affect their function.
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MAY 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Plant cell walls have a special ability to expand without breaking or weakening, which is crucial for plant growth. New ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Cardiology
Researchers have found an association between healthier hearts and better cognitive abilities, like faster reaction time ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The billions of neurons in the brain form a complex network, as shown in this image from CSHL scientists Xiaoyin Chen an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2019, there were approximately 229 million cases of malaria around ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of the sense of smell is a well-known symptom of COVID-19, and was common even in people that did not have many ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Current Biology details the finding of a previously unidentified species of cyanobacteria. The ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 12, 2021Plants & Animals
Bumblebees play crucial roles in nature as pollinators for many wildflowers, and in agriculture as pollinators of field ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A cell has many ways to control gene expression, one of which is the structure of the genome itself; active genes have t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are identifying more rare disorders because of advances in genetic sequencing technologies, which have made ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
You can see the spike protein of the virus in action in this video.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
How “sticky” cells are, or their viscosity, holds a wealth of information about their health and functionali ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're exposed to a pathogen, our immune system normally mounts a robust response against it. Antibodies are generat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The genetic instructions that biological organisms use to generate their structures & maintain life are contained in a m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, DNA is though of as a double-stranded molecule made of nucleotide bases A, G, C, and T, and RNA a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 21, 2021Cancer
New research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports on another cancer-fighting development, t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 21, 2021Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has shown how variants in an immune gene can lead to a high risk of developing the autoimmune disorder rheu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some parts of the genome are simple; many genes encode for proteins, and if there is an error in one of those protein-co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2021Plants & Animals
You're probably familiar with sunflowers, a member of the Asteraceae family. But the biology of the plant is a bit diffe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2021Cancer
Written By: Author As I pondered the title of this article, my thoughts immediately went back to a request by my Ph.D. a ...APR 14, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain injuries are common, costly, and difficult to treat. The brain damage that accompanies a significant traumatic bra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2021Microbiology
The term TORCH pathogens refers to a group of viruses including Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Herpes Simplex Viruses 1 and ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Plant cell walls have a special ability to expand without breaking or weakening, which is crucial for plant growth. New
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, researchers have been learning more about why cellular antennas called cilia are so important. Cilia ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Cardiology
Researchers have found an association between healthier hearts and better cognitive abilities, like faster reaction time
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The billions of neurons in the brain form a complex network, as shown in this image from CSHL scientists Xiaoyin Chen an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2019, there were approximately 229 million cases of malaria around
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The loss of the sense of smell is a well-known symptom of COVID-19, and was common even in people that did not have many
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Current Biology details the finding of a previously unidentified species of cyanobacteria. The
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 12, 2021
Plants & Animals
Bumblebees play crucial roles in nature as pollinators for many wildflowers, and in agriculture as pollinators of field
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A cell has many ways to control gene expression, one of which is the structure of the genome itself; active genes have t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are identifying more rare disorders because of advances in genetic sequencing technologies, which have made
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
You can see the spike protein of the virus in action in this video.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have generated much more accurate reference materials for genomic studies. The work removed errors and impro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
How “sticky” cells are, or their viscosity, holds a wealth of information about their health and functionali
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When we're exposed to a pathogen, our immune system normally mounts a robust response against it. Antibodies are generat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The genetic instructions that biological organisms use to generate their structures & maintain life are contained in a m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
For simplicity's sake, DNA is though of as a double-stranded molecule made of nucleotide bases A, G, C, and T, and RNA a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 21, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports on another cancer-fighting development, t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 21, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers have noted that we have a 'profound ignorance' about the state of the microbial populations of the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has shown how variants in an immune gene can lead to a high risk of developing the autoimmune disorder rheu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some parts of the genome are simple; many genes encode for proteins, and if there is an error in one of those protein-co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
You're probably familiar with sunflowers, a member of the Asteraceae family. But the biology of the plant is a bit diffe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2021
Cancer
Written By: Author As I pondered the title of this article, my thoughts immediately went back to a request by my Ph.D. a
...
APR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Brain injuries are common, costly, and difficult to treat. The brain damage that accompanies a significant traumatic bra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2021
Microbiology
The term TORCH pathogens refers to a group of viruses including Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Herpes Simplex Viruses 1 and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch