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T-Cells: A type of white blood cell that plays an important role in the immune system. They are produced by the thymus gland and help the body fight off viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
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NOV 07, 2021Microbiology
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infects many people; it's been estimated that by the time people are adults, about half of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2021Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2021Microbiology
Malaria is the most common infectious disease in the world, and infected over 225 million people in 2019 according to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm are basically cells with a tail. It can seem surprising that they are able to navigate and swim with purpose. New ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2021Immunology
One causes red, scaly patches on the skin, and the other triggers breathing difficulties, but there are some common thre ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is an umbrella term for several age-related disorders that can cause cognitive problems such as dysfunction in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2021Immunology
Green tea has long been touted as the elixir of youth—high concentrations of chemicals called polyphenols were bel ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that describes chronic gut inflammation and includes ulcerative colitis and C ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2021Microbiology
Single celled organisms called archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life, like bacteria, but we know a lot les ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2021Immunology
Immunologists have uncovered a molecular switch in T cells that serves as a prime target for therapeuti ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 28, 2021Cancer
A family of proteins, known as transcription factors, regulate the biological process of converting DNA into RNA. T ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 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 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
One of the most common neurodegenerative disorders is Parkinson's disease, impacting an estimated 10 million people arou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2021Immunology
Our immune system has developed an arsenal of sophisticated molecular weapons to defend us against the continuous barrag ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 26, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Blood cells originate from stem cell progenitors in the bone marrow, differentiating into an array of specialized cell t ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 25, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Just like an athlete needs to consume a huge number of calories to support their rigorous training regimes, neuro ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 24, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria can be found almost everywhere, and they can serve many beneficial purposes. Scientists are now using bacterial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some people might say it's best to trust your gut, maybe because there is a 'second brain' there. The enteric nervous sy ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
To clear a viral infection, the human body has to mount an effective immune response. After detecting the pathogen, immu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many people out there waiting on transplant lists for organs to become available. Sadly, many of those people ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Fenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug used to reduce cholesterol levels, causes sensory neurons in the spine following spina ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 20, 2021Plants & Animals
Processed foods—chips, soda, frozen meals, the kinds of foods designed to have a long shelf life and be easy to pr ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 20, 2021Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2021Health & Medicine
Jim had been skateboarding since he was seven years old and spent hours a day practicing. He had been in local competiti ...Written By: Christopher DiMaio
NOV 07, 2021
Microbiology
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infects many people; it's been estimated that by the time people are adults, about half of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
When the COVID-19 pandemic began to impact the world, researchers everywhere sprang into action. But studying an infecti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2021
Microbiology
Malaria is the most common infectious disease in the world, and infected over 225 million people in 2019 according to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm are basically cells with a tail. It can seem surprising that they are able to navigate and swim with purpose. New
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Immunology
One causes red, scaly patches on the skin, and the other triggers breathing difficulties, but there are some common thre
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is an umbrella term for several age-related disorders that can cause cognitive problems such as dysfunction in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2021
Immunology
Green tea has long been touted as the elixir of youth—high concentrations of chemicals called polyphenols were bel
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that describes chronic gut inflammation and includes ulcerative colitis and C
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2021
Microbiology
Single celled organisms called archaea occupy their own branch on the tree of life, like bacteria, but we know a lot les
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2021
Immunology
Immunologists have uncovered a molecular switch in T cells that serves as a prime target for therapeuti
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 28, 2021
Cancer
A family of proteins, known as transcription factors, regulate the biological process of converting DNA into RNA. T
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
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 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most common neurodegenerative disorders is Parkinson's disease, impacting an estimated 10 million people arou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2021
Immunology
Our immune system has developed an arsenal of sophisticated molecular weapons to defend us against the continuous barrag
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 26, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Blood cells originate from stem cell progenitors in the bone marrow, differentiating into an array of specialized cell t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 25, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Just like an athlete needs to consume a huge number of calories to support their rigorous training regimes, neuro
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 24, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria can be found almost everywhere, and they can serve many beneficial purposes. Scientists are now using bacterial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some people might say it's best to trust your gut, maybe because there is a 'second brain' there. The enteric nervous sy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
To clear a viral infection, the human body has to mount an effective immune response. After detecting the pathogen, immu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many people out there waiting on transplant lists for organs to become available. Sadly, many of those people
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Fenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug used to reduce cholesterol levels, causes sensory neurons in the spine following spina
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 20, 2021
Plants & Animals
Processed foods—chips, soda, frozen meals, the kinds of foods designed to have a long shelf life and be easy to pr
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 20, 2021
Microbiology
Many animals, including humans and cats, harbor huge colonies of microbes, which may live in places like the skin, or th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
Jim had been skateboarding since he was seven years old and spent hours a day practicing. He had been in local competiti
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio