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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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OCT 02, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to carry around a huge amount of genetic material, and usually that DNA is about 1000 times longer than the c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2018Immunology
The immune system consists of a variety of different cell types. But how do the cells undergo differentiation? A study r ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlOCT 01, 2018Videos
Bigger is better, right? If you’re trying to insult someone you might call them a “pea brain” or tell ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Instead of analyzing fixed, treated cells, researchers can now peek inside of live cells that haven't been changed by re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2018Health & Medicine
Chances are if you see a teenager, their face is practically glued to a screen. The latest industry numbers show that 95 ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 27, 2018Videos
The toxoplasma parasite uses mammalian cells to replicate, as seen in this incredible image.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2018Microbiology
Some types of bacteria create tiny versions of themselves that cannot reproduce - miniature spheres lacking chromosomal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2018Videos
We know that deciduous trees drop their leaves every winter in order to avoid wasting precious resources on keeping them ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 26, 2018Videos
Video illustration about how tumor cells are sensed and destroyed by the immune system and how tumors evolve and detect ...Written By: Nicholas BreehlSEP 25, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Caltech have taken an interesting approach to synthetic biology.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2018Microbiology
Every day our bodies come into direct contact with whatever microbes, chemicals or particles are in our environment.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2018Health & Medicine
While many parents are cautious about the cleaning products they use around the house because small children could inges ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 24, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) have shown an atomic-level structure of a protein that may serve as a ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Broken bones cause a loss in bone density at the break. But new research has shown that it's not only the broken bone th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2018Videos
Once written off as junk, it was suggested that some regions of the genome that don't code for protein act as regulators ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2018Microbiology
Probiotics have entered the mass market as both food additives and supplements, and they have been touted as a health be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Not all liquids mix, like oil and water; the phenomenon is called liquid-liquid phase separation. We're learning more ab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified an important molecule that is critical to metabolism.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 18, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Fighting disease using the immune system is the body’s most prized possession and it does so by utilizing immunoth ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 18, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Instead of fluorescent labeling, scientists found a way to use computers to identify cellular structures.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2018Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many, Alzheimer's disease is just a fact of old age; around 50 percent of people that live to age 85 will get the di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Cells have to carry around a huge amount of genetic material, and usually that DNA is about 1000 times longer than the c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2018
Immunology
The immune system consists of a variety of different cell types. But how do the cells undergo differentiation? A study r
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
OCT 01, 2018
Videos
Bigger is better, right? If you’re trying to insult someone you might call them a “pea brain” or tell
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Instead of analyzing fixed, treated cells, researchers can now peek inside of live cells that haven't been changed by re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2018
Health & Medicine
Chances are if you see a teenager, their face is practically glued to a screen. The latest industry numbers show that 95
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 27, 2018
Videos
The toxoplasma parasite uses mammalian cells to replicate, as seen in this incredible image.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2018
Microbiology
Some types of bacteria create tiny versions of themselves that cannot reproduce - miniature spheres lacking chromosomal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect animals. Some, called bacteriophages, can infect bacteria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2018
Videos
We know that deciduous trees drop their leaves every winter in order to avoid wasting precious resources on keeping them
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 26, 2018
Videos
Video illustration about how tumor cells are sensed and destroyed by the immune system and how tumors evolve and detect
...
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Caltech have taken an interesting approach to synthetic biology.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2018
Microbiology
Every day our bodies come into direct contact with whatever microbes, chemicals or particles are in our environment.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2018
Health & Medicine
While many parents are cautious about the cleaning products they use around the house because small children could inges
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 24, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) have shown an atomic-level structure of a protein that may serve as a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Broken bones cause a loss in bone density at the break. But new research has shown that it's not only the broken bone th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2018
Videos
Once written off as junk, it was suggested that some regions of the genome that don't code for protein act as regulators
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2018
Microbiology
Probiotics have entered the mass market as both food additives and supplements, and they have been touted as a health be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Not all liquids mix, like oil and water; the phenomenon is called liquid-liquid phase separation. We're learning more ab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified an important molecule that is critical to metabolism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 18, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Fighting disease using the immune system is the body’s most prized possession and it does so by utilizing immunoth
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 18, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Instead of fluorescent labeling, scientists found a way to use computers to identify cellular structures.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2018
Microbiology
Evidence mounts that viruses play a role in disease development.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch