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Tongue
Tongue: is a muscular organ in the mouth of most vertebrates that manipulates food for mastication, and is used in the act of swallowing. It is of importance in the digestive system and is the primary organ of taste.
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JAN 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are seemingly peaceful creatures; with their long, flexible bills, they’re continuously sipping necta ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 17, 2018Earth & The Environment
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Tasting wine involves a bit more than swishing it around in a glass and taking a sip. Wine experts know that different p ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 20, 2018Videos
Peppers are plants and those that are spicy use their spiciness as a defense mechanism against predation. In fact, scien ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 29, 2018Videos
Tongues allow us to perform many functions from swallowing food to giving a speech. However, other animals may use their ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Scarlet fever isn’t a thing of the past, but rather a troubling public health issue in the United Kingd ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 29, 2018Health & Medicine
We have to eat to sustain our bodies, and a healthy diet is best, but when it comes down to food choices, we all want so ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 28, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Part two in the series focused on commonly used terms related to medical cannabis. Areas discussed include cannabis bot ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 07, 2018Videos
This video from Seeker gets down to the nitty-gritty of how we taste things, and how we sense flavors that are sour. Whi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
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When clusters of a particular molecule form in the heart muscle tissue, the heart struggles to function normally. While ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 25, 2018Videos
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They were released by Adidas in two stores in Germany in January 2018.Written By: Julia TraversDEC 11, 2017Neuroscience
When someone talks to themselves, it can often look as if they are not quite all there, mentally. The image of a person ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 01, 2017Cannabis Sciences
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How many of us are guilty of letting our pets lick our faces? It might seem cute, "Aw, she's giving me a kiss!"...until ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 17, 2017Videos
Frogs are notorious for their ability to grapple insects with their tongues, but scientists have scratched their heads f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
PSA: Having colored eyeballs is never worth losing your eyesight. A Canadian model recently learned this lesson the hard ...
JAN 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hummingbirds are seemingly peaceful creatures; with their long, flexible bills, they’re continuously sipping necta
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 17, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A federal appeals court has called in the Lorax, the grumpy little creature famous in Dr. Seuss’s book for acting
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 22, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 cation channel, or TRPV1, plays an important role in the human body in sensing
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 21, 2018
Cardiology
Kawasaki disease discovered by Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, a Japanese pediatrician, is a rare type of vasculitis, or inflamma
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
OCT 25, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
What does electricity taste like? Behind this childish, nearly foolish quest, there is some curious mechanisms of c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 09, 2018
Videos
A 55-year-old woman experienced a rare side effect of antibiotics while being treated for an infection.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
Humans, along with several other modern animals, can extend their tongue beyond their lips. People often associate this
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2018
Videos
Tasting wine involves a bit more than swishing it around in a glass and taking a sip. Wine experts know that different p
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 20, 2018
Videos
Peppers are plants and those that are spicy use their spiciness as a defense mechanism against predation. In fact, scien
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 29, 2018
Videos
Tongues allow us to perform many functions from swallowing food to giving a speech. However, other animals may use their
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Scarlet fever isn’t a thing of the past, but rather a troubling public health issue in the United Kingd
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 29, 2018
Health & Medicine
We have to eat to sustain our bodies, and a healthy diet is best, but when it comes down to food choices, we all want so
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 28, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Part two in the series focused on commonly used terms related to medical cannabis. Areas discussed include cannabis bot
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 07, 2018
Videos
This video from Seeker gets down to the nitty-gritty of how we taste things, and how we sense flavors that are sour. Whi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Have you checked your tonsils for human papillomavirus (HPV) lately? A new study raises concerns that the virus could be
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 01, 2018
Cardiology
When clusters of a particular molecule form in the heart muscle tissue, the heart struggles to function normally. While
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 25, 2018
Videos
Why do flamingos eat with their heads all wrapped around, you ask? Well, it's a good question and it all has to do with
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2018
Technology
They were released by Adidas in two stores in Germany in January 2018.
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 11, 2017
Neuroscience
When someone talks to themselves, it can often look as if they are not quite all there, mentally. The image of a person
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 01, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
Learn about the many different methods you can use to consume medical cannabis.
Written By:
Loren DeVito
NOV 01, 2017
Videos
Spicy foods are notorious for leaving an exquisite burning sensation in our mouths. But why do our mouths feel like it's
...
OCT 27, 2017
Videos
How many of us are guilty of letting our pets lick our faces? It might seem cute, "Aw, she's giving me a kiss!"...until
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 17, 2017
Videos
Frogs are notorious for their ability to grapple insects with their tongues, but scientists have scratched their heads f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
PSA: Having colored eyeballs is never worth losing your eyesight. A Canadian model recently learned this lesson the hard
...