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T-Cells
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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APR 25, 2021Microbiology
After microbes called archaea were discovered in the 1970s, a branch was added to the tree of life after some debate, wh ...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 24, 2021Technology
A team of scientists at Johns Hopkins used “information theory” to uncover key cancer genes. One such culpri ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 22, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Johns Hopkins have found that the mRNA Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna not only work wit ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 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 22, 2021Technology
Solar power usage, used frequently in the United States to generate electricity, has been steadily rising since 1984. Ne ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 21, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found that betaine, a dietary supplement found in sugar beets, reduces beh ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 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 21, 2021Immunology
Genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged and tightened their grip on global communities as the pandemic rag ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 20, 2021Immunology
Scientists have identified 65 human immune genes activated during SARS-CoV-2 infection. This finding provides valuable i ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 19, 2021Health & Medicine
Cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are life-changing, and there is still much we don’t understand about what cau ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 19, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o ...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 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Microbiology
Researchers are learning more about how different species of bacteria in the human gut microbiome play a role in metabol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The 32nd International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI 32) will be held this September at Disney’s Coronad ...APR 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 17, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Duke University worked on creating a self-assembling nanomaterial-based drug that can help address damage ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 16, 2021Cancer
New research published in Advanced Materials Technologies highlights a development in fighting glioblastoma. The study f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 16, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A chimera human-monkey blastocyst is seen in this image by Weizhi Ji of the Kunming University of Science and Technology ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that in Alzheimer's disease, plaques form in the brain. But new research suggests that not al ...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, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Right after birth, young animals go through a period in which they 'imprint,' or fixate on sights and smells that they'r ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2021
Microbiology
After microbes called archaea were discovered in the 1970s, a branch was added to the tree of life after some debate, wh
...
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 24, 2021
Technology
A team of scientists at Johns Hopkins used “information theory” to uncover key cancer genes. One such culpri
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 22, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Johns Hopkins have found that the mRNA Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna not only work wit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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 22, 2021
Technology
Solar power usage, used frequently in the United States to generate electricity, has been steadily rising since 1984. Ne
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 21, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found that betaine, a dietary supplement found in sugar beets, reduces beh
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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 21, 2021
Immunology
Genetic variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have emerged and tightened their grip on global communities as the pandemic rag
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 20, 2021
Immunology
Scientists have identified 65 human immune genes activated during SARS-CoV-2 infection. This finding provides valuable i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
Cancer and Alzheimer’s disease are life-changing, and there is still much we don’t understand about what cau
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microbes that have colonized nearly every environment including the human body. The vast majority o
...
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 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have suggested that it's time for medicine to move away from demographic labels that are too narrow to captu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers are learning more about how different species of bacteria in the human gut microbiome play a role in metabol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The 32nd International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI 32) will be held this September at Disney’s Coronad
...
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 17, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Duke University worked on creating a self-assembling nanomaterial-based drug that can help address damage
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 16, 2021
Cancer
New research published in Advanced Materials Technologies highlights a development in fighting glioblastoma. The study f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 16, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A chimera human-monkey blastocyst is seen in this image by Weizhi Ji of the Kunming University of Science and Technology
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long known that in Alzheimer's disease, plaques form in the brain. But new research suggests that not al
...
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
Genetics & Genomics
Right after birth, young animals go through a period in which they 'imprint,' or fixate on sights and smells that they'r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch