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T-cell Receptor
T-Cell Receptor: or TCR, is a molecule found on the surface of T cells, or T lymphocytes, that is responsible for recognizing fragments of antigen as peptides bound to major histocompatibility complex molecules.
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NOV 01, 2020Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 has to get into cells to cause infection. It does so with a spike protein on its surfa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Neutrophils are an abundant type of white blood cell that circulate in the blood that can provide a general defense aga ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2020Cancer
Amongst the more common targets for cancer therapies are cell surface receptors. These receptors are proteins – us ...Written By: Jasper CantrellOCT 13, 2020Immunology
A recent study showed that there is an 85 percent spike in peanut allergy anaphylaxis cases on Halloween. The study, per ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 04, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many drugs can have a wide range of impacts on the patients that take them; doctors often have to adjust a person's dosa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Second only to skin cancer, colon cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the US. Now, resea ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 27, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Over the last few months, various headlines have emerged suggesting the potential for cannabinoids, and in particular, c ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is term that describes a gut disorder that causes abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea or c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to infect a cell, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has to find a way in. It can use receptors on the surface of cells that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies have demonstrated that hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline have therapeutic potentia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2020Cardiology
Everyone knows that friend with a tattoo of a molecule of dopamine. Usually associated with the pleasure response, it is ...Written By: Jasper CantrellSEP 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The surface of a cell carries many features to help it carry out its functions, communicate with other cells, gather inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
While institutional racism in the healthcare system plays a major part, there seem to also be biological reasons why the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2020Cancer
A new drug developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield hopes to improve life expectancy and quality of life ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 29, 2020Cardiology
Heart failure is a traumatic event that can have long-lasting consequences. Often, after an adverse cardiac event, the h ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAUG 24, 2020Immunology
Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and the University of Technology Sydney in Australia have identifi ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 17, 2020Immunology
A protein produced by the nervous system seems to play a role in regulating the immune system. For people with inflammat ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It's been hypothesized that animals like the woolly mammoth, woolly rhinoceros and cave lion began to disappear at t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
We're often exposed to irritants as mild as garlic or horseradish and as serious as smoke, which trigger a protective re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to generate immunity against invaders, some immune cells have to get to the lymph nodes. So how do they know ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2020Neuroscience
Temporary loss of smell, known as anosmia, is one of the most common early indicators of COVID-19. Although some say it ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 22, 2020Immunology
Initial studies of cannabidiol’s impact of classic symptoms of lung damage in severe cases of COVID-19 provide a p ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 15, 2020Microbiology
Heparin is a very common drug that's been approved as an anticoagulant since 1992. Researchers have now found that the m ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2020
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19 has to get into cells to cause infection. It does so with a spike protein on its surfa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neutrophils are an abundant type of white blood cell that circulate in the blood that can provide a general defense aga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2020
Cancer
Amongst the more common targets for cancer therapies are cell surface receptors. These receptors are proteins – us
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
OCT 13, 2020
Immunology
A recent study showed that there is an 85 percent spike in peanut allergy anaphylaxis cases on Halloween. The study, per
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many drugs can have a wide range of impacts on the patients that take them; doctors often have to adjust a person's dosa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Second only to skin cancer, colon cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the US. Now, resea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 27, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Over the last few months, various headlines have emerged suggesting the potential for cannabinoids, and in particular, c
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is term that describes a gut disorder that causes abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea or c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to infect a cell, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has to find a way in. It can use receptors on the surface of cells that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies have demonstrated that hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline have therapeutic potentia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Cardiology
Everyone knows that friend with a tattoo of a molecule of dopamine. Usually associated with the pleasure response, it is
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
SEP 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The surface of a cell carries many features to help it carry out its functions, communicate with other cells, gather inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
While institutional racism in the healthcare system plays a major part, there seem to also be biological reasons why the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2020
Cancer
A new drug developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield hopes to improve life expectancy and quality of life
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 29, 2020
Cardiology
Heart failure is a traumatic event that can have long-lasting consequences. Often, after an adverse cardiac event, the h
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
AUG 24, 2020
Immunology
Once in the body, HIV tracks down T cells that bear the CD4 receptor. It attaches to these immune cells, fusing itself w
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and the University of Technology Sydney in Australia have identifi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 17, 2020
Immunology
A protein produced by the nervous system seems to play a role in regulating the immune system. For people with inflammat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It's been hypothesized that animals like the woolly mammoth, woolly rhinoceros and cave lion began to disappear at t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
We're often exposed to irritants as mild as garlic or horseradish and as serious as smoke, which trigger a protective re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
In order to generate immunity against invaders, some immune cells have to get to the lymph nodes. So how do they know ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2020
Neuroscience
Temporary loss of smell, known as anosmia, is one of the most common early indicators of COVID-19. Although some say it
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2020
Immunology
Initial studies of cannabidiol’s impact of classic symptoms of lung damage in severe cases of COVID-19 provide a p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 15, 2020
Microbiology
Heparin is a very common drug that's been approved as an anticoagulant since 1992. Researchers have now found that the m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch