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Systems Biology
Systems Biology: Systems biology is the computational and mathematical modeling of complex biological systems. It is a biology-based interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on complex interactions within biological systems, using a holistic approach to biological research.
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MAY 21, 2021Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2021Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have supported the ‘Oxygen Control Hypothesis’. The theory states that higher leve ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now found evidence of a stunning overlap between two groups of biological molecules that were thought t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR genome editing generates double-stranded breaks (DSBs) in genomic DNA and is a targeted method by which to achiev ...Sponsored By: Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.MAY 19, 2021Health & Medicine
The answer depends on what's considered more important – quantity or quality of years? Previous studies ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 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 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Immunology
Too much salt isn’t good for you—we know that it can contribute to elevated blood pressure, cardiovascular a ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 17, 2021Immunology
Inflammation, a process that was meant to defend our body from infection, has been found to contribute to a wide range o ...MAY 17, 2021Microbiology
The circadian rhythm is the body's clock, and it influences physiology at the cellular level; it can help animals, inclu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2016, around 2 billion adults around the world were overweight ...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 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are many islands that have unique flora and fauna, like these limbless creatures (Photo © Andrew Stanbridge) of Sã ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2021Immunology
Salmonella infections are a massive problem—Over 95 million people are affected by this foodborne illness every ye ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 13, 2021Immunology
The immune system is programmed to recognize foreign bodies as potentially dangerous, promptly removing them before the ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 12, 2021Immunology
Teams of science experts from numerous disciplines have been collecting data on SARS-CoV-2 for over a year to understand ...Written By: Caroline WallaceMAY 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which virtually eliminates a patient's immune system, and severely affects thei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2021Immunology
Researchers have discovered how a glitch in the brain’s immune system can inadvertently cause an accelerated growt ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
This ©MPI for Biophysical Chemistry microscopy image shows a bovine egg after fertilization.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2021Cancer
New research from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reports on a development in improving the effectiveness of c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA molecules serve several functions, one of which is to help the cell generate proteins from active genes. It also may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 10, 2021Plants & Animals
How do sharks make transatlantic journeys without losing their way? New research published this week in Current Biology ...Written By: Anne MedinaMAY 06, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Plants and animals have genomes made of four nucleotide bases, adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2021
Microbiology
The bubonic plague is caused by a bacterium, Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas. The bacterium can also caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2021
Space & Astronomy
For some time, scientists have supported the ‘Oxygen Control Hypothesis’. The theory states that higher leve
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now found evidence of a stunning overlap between two groups of biological molecules that were thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR genome editing generates double-stranded breaks (DSBs) in genomic DNA and is a targeted method by which to achiev
...
Sponsored By:
Integrated DNA Technologies, Inc.
MAY 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
The answer depends on what's considered more important – quantity or quality of years? Previous studies
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
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 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Immunology
Too much salt isn’t good for you—we know that it can contribute to elevated blood pressure, cardiovascular a
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 17, 2021
Immunology
Inflammation, a process that was meant to defend our body from infection, has been found to contribute to a wide range o
...
MAY 17, 2021
Microbiology
The circadian rhythm is the body's clock, and it influences physiology at the cellular level; it can help animals, inclu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Over the past 20 years, Lyme has gone from a virtually unknown disease to the most reported vector-borne illness in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2016, around 2 billion adults around the world were overweight
...
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 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are many islands that have unique flora and fauna, like these limbless creatures (Photo © Andrew Stanbridge) of Sã
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2021
Immunology
Salmonella infections are a massive problem—Over 95 million people are affected by this foodborne illness every ye
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 13, 2021
Immunology
The immune system is programmed to recognize foreign bodies as potentially dangerous, promptly removing them before the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 12, 2021
Immunology
Teams of science experts from numerous disciplines have been collecting data on SARS-CoV-2 for over a year to understand
...
Written By:
Caroline Wallace
MAY 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), which virtually eliminates a patient's immune system, and severely affects thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2021
Immunology
Researchers have discovered how a glitch in the brain’s immune system can inadvertently cause an accelerated growt
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
This ©MPI for Biophysical Chemistry microscopy image shows a bovine egg after fertilization.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Cancer
New research from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) reports on a development in improving the effectiveness of c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
RNA molecules serve several functions, one of which is to help the cell generate proteins from active genes. It also may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
How do sharks make transatlantic journeys without losing their way? New research published this week in Current Biology
...
Written By:
Anne Medina
MAY 06, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Plants and animals have genomes made of four nucleotide bases, adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G).
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch