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Tolerance: is when an organism has the ability to endure unfavorable environmental conditions. Tolerance can also be defined as an acceptable amount of variation of a specified quantity in the dimensions of a machine or part.
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APR 30, 2016Health & Medicine
Social networks play an important role in a person’s health. Studies have shown that the amount of friends a perso ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 29, 2016Neuroscience
Binge drinking is a huge problem in the United States, with one in six adults binge drinking four times a month. Costs d ...Written By: Cassidy ReichAPR 22, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 15, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found that helminth infection in the gut triggers immune responses that alter ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 09, 2016Videos
While humans share many similarities, we don't all have the same blood. Knowing your blood type is vital if you need a b ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 07, 2016Health & Medicine
Transplanting pig hearts into baboons might sound outlandish and like a science fiction novel, but this form on xenotran ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 27, 2016Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 16, 2016Cancer
As the patent protection on the blockbuster anticancer drug Gleevec expired earlier this year, the now available ...MAR 15, 2016Microbiology
Researchers from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Institute of Technology identified potentially-path ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 11, 2016Immunology
In 2016, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer increased from seven to eight percent (American Cancer Societ ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Survival of the fittest has a generally positive connotation. After all, this evolutionary principle is the driving forc ...FEB 24, 2016Health & Medicine
What’s the most stressful day of the month for you? For many people, it’s the day their bills are due. Finan ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 23, 2016Videos
Addictive substances can be as dangerous as opioids or heroin, or as commonplace as alcohol or caffeine. Though the effe ...FEB 17, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the fight against childhood leukemia, small variables can have big effects in the successful outcomes for patients&rs ...FEB 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
To stop an aggressive, lethal killer known as pancreatic cancer, scientists have devised a way to deliver a toxic chemo ...FEB 06, 2016Chemistry & Physics
In a recent paper whimsically titled “Elastic spheres can walk on water,” a group from Utah State University ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJAN 26, 2016Immunology
Acting alongside T helper cells, the all-stars of adaptive immunity, regulatory T cells work to suppress any “pote ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A group at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City recently published a very interesting and exciti ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJAN 25, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new and widely applicable technique for building potent ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 22, 2016Cardiology
Dogs and humans alike can suffer from a rare bleeding disorder called factor VII deficiency, where lacking a vital coagu ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 16, 2016Genetics & Genomics
While females have two X chromosomes and males just have one in addition to their Y chromosome, only one of the female X ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 06, 2016Health & Medicine
Bullying is not about disliking or excluding someone. In fact, even if someone slaps another person, it wouldn’t n ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJAN 05, 2016Genetics & Genomics
There’s no rest for the weary, and that includes researchers looking for a definitive cure and treatment plan for ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 31, 2015Health & Medicine
Our genes make us. They decide our height, the sound of our voice, and even how athletic we are. We’ll alwa ...Written By: Julianne Chiaet
APR 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Social networks play an important role in a person’s health. Studies have shown that the amount of friends a perso
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 29, 2016
Neuroscience
Binge drinking is a huge problem in the United States, with one in six adults binge drinking four times a month. Costs d
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
APR 22, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have created a new and highly efficient method for gene transfer. The technique, which involves culturing and
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 15, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found that helminth infection in the gut triggers immune responses that alter
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 09, 2016
Videos
While humans share many similarities, we don't all have the same blood. Knowing your blood type is vital if you need a b
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 07, 2016
Health & Medicine
Transplanting pig hearts into baboons might sound outlandish and like a science fiction novel, but this form on xenotran
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 27, 2016
Immunology
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids—like those found in salmon or sardines—might be the key to helpin
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 16, 2016
Cancer
As the patent protection on the blockbuster anticancer drug Gleevec expired earlier this year, the now available
...
MAR 15, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Institute of Technology identified potentially-path
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 11, 2016
Immunology
In 2016, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer increased from seven to eight percent (American Cancer Societ
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Survival of the fittest has a generally positive connotation. After all, this evolutionary principle is the driving forc
...
FEB 24, 2016
Health & Medicine
What’s the most stressful day of the month for you? For many people, it’s the day their bills are due. Finan
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 23, 2016
Videos
Addictive substances can be as dangerous as opioids or heroin, or as commonplace as alcohol or caffeine. Though the effe
...
FEB 17, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the fight against childhood leukemia, small variables can have big effects in the successful outcomes for patients&rs
...
FEB 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
To stop an aggressive, lethal killer known as pancreatic cancer, scientists have devised a way to deliver a toxic chemo
...
FEB 06, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent paper whimsically titled “Elastic spheres can walk on water,” a group from Utah State University
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JAN 26, 2016
Immunology
Acting alongside T helper cells, the all-stars of adaptive immunity, regulatory T cells work to suppress any “pote
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A group at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City recently published a very interesting and exciti
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JAN 25, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have devised a new and widely applicable technique for building potent
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 22, 2016
Cardiology
Dogs and humans alike can suffer from a rare bleeding disorder called factor VII deficiency, where lacking a vital coagu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 16, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
While females have two X chromosomes and males just have one in addition to their Y chromosome, only one of the female X
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 06, 2016
Health & Medicine
Bullying is not about disliking or excluding someone. In fact, even if someone slaps another person, it wouldn’t n
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JAN 05, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
There’s no rest for the weary, and that includes researchers looking for a definitive cure and treatment plan for
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 31, 2015
Health & Medicine
Our genes make us. They decide our height, the sound of our voice, and even how athletic we are. We’ll alwa
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet