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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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JUL 29, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Cats have been a part of human society for thousands of years, and now scientists are suggesting that they could help pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Since the dawn of the pandemic, one of the biggest challenges has been monitoring the crowned enemy as it spread through ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 29, 2021Immunology
A developing fetus in its second trimester of life is changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace––bones are b ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 29, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain is packed with neurons that are constantly in need of power, but there isn't really anywhere to store energy. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2021Microbiology
Histones are proteins that are used to organize and compact DNA. Some giant viruses called Marseilleviridae have also be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists java turned their attention to small antibodies that are produced by animals like sharks, ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 27, 2021Immunology
A study by immunologists at the University of Copenhagen has revealed a never-before-seen immune pathway invol ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 26, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
There are natural detergents that cells can use to defend themselves from pathogens. Scientists have now identified a pr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many types of cells have to be replenished continuously throughout our lives, and the genome in the nucleus of those cel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder. While age is a major risk factor, genetics and environmenta ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2021Cancer
In experiments with mice, researchers from the Netherlands have found that some antibiotics may be effective in tre ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 23, 2021Cancer
A new drug can kill between 95 and 100% of cancer cells in mice with human estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer. The ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 22, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
To study biology, researchers need models. Once those models might have been a bit limited to organisms like rats or mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have shown that it's possible to assess what organisms might be living in a particular habitat by collecting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Even Giant Galapagos Tortoises, (seen here migrating in a photo by Juan Manuel GarcÃa) are not safe from the world's ant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2021Technology
Researchers are leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to help improve the rate at which drugs move suc ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUL 20, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotics are a standard treatment for bacterial infections, but more and more of these bacterial infections can't be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a molecule that provides crucial energy to activate a wide array of biological processes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2021Neuroscience
A brainless slime mold known as Physarum polycephalum uses its body to sense mechanical cues in its environment. Then, i ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have been revealing the importance of gut bacteria; the huge numbers of bacterial species in our gastrointest ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2021Cardiology
When the flow of blood to the heart is blocked, heart cells don't get enough oxygen and begin to die; this is a heart at ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and, ...Written By: Tara Fernandes
JUL 29, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Cats have been a part of human society for thousands of years, and now scientists are suggesting that they could help pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Since the dawn of the pandemic, one of the biggest challenges has been monitoring the crowned enemy as it spread through
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 29, 2021
Immunology
A developing fetus in its second trimester of life is changing at an extraordinarily rapid pace––bones are b
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain is packed with neurons that are constantly in need of power, but there isn't really anywhere to store energy.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2021
Microbiology
Histones are proteins that are used to organize and compact DNA. Some giant viruses called Marseilleviridae have also be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, scientists java turned their attention to small antibodies that are produced by animals like sharks, ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 27, 2021
Immunology
A study by immunologists at the University of Copenhagen has revealed a never-before-seen immune pathway invol
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are natural detergents that cells can use to defend themselves from pathogens. Scientists have now identified a pr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many types of cells have to be replenished continuously throughout our lives, and the genome in the nucleus of those cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder. While age is a major risk factor, genetics and environmenta
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2021
Cancer
In experiments with mice, researchers from the Netherlands have found that some antibiotics may be effective in tre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 23, 2021
Cancer
A new drug can kill between 95 and 100% of cancer cells in mice with human estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
To study biology, researchers need models. Once those models might have been a bit limited to organisms like rats or mic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have shown that it's possible to assess what organisms might be living in a particular habitat by collecting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even Giant Galapagos Tortoises, (seen here migrating in a photo by Juan Manuel GarcÃa) are not safe from the world's ant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2021
Technology
Researchers are leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to help improve the rate at which drugs move suc
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUL 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotics are a standard treatment for bacterial infections, but more and more of these bacterial infections can't be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is a molecule that provides crucial energy to activate a wide array of biological processes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2021
Neuroscience
A brainless slime mold known as Physarum polycephalum uses its body to sense mechanical cues in its environment. Then, i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our environment is full of DNA molecules. While researchers have become concerned about DNA waste material that's ac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have been revealing the importance of gut bacteria; the huge numbers of bacterial species in our gastrointest
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2021
Cardiology
When the flow of blood to the heart is blocked, heart cells don't get enough oxygen and begin to die; this is a heart at
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes