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Toxin: an antigenic poison or venom of plant or animal origin, especially one produced by or derived from microorganisms and causing disease when present at low concentration in the body.
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JAN 29, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon ...Written By: Greta AnneJAN 23, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Venomous snakes, which include cobras, vipers, and rattlesnakes, can pose a significant danger to humans. In the Un ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizDEC 30, 2022Health & Medicine
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the USA - the five-year relative survival rate is as low ...Written By: Greta AnneDEC 20, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that inflammation and immune responses in the brain were limited; that is was a so-called immune pri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2022Microbiology
More land is used to grow wheat than any other crop, a common cereal around the world. Wheat is estimated to provide abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2022Cancer
Chemotherapies, drugs used to fight cancer by killing tumor cells or preventing them from growing and dividing, remain s ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Twins can provide researchers with a unique opportunity to investigate how a trait might be influenced by genetics or by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2022Immunology
As people age, their immune system does not function as well as it did when they were younger, probably due to natural a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
An implantable pump can bypass the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to specific brain areas. The correspondi ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 31, 2022Plants & Animals
In honor of Halloween, from venomous bites to bright red faces to full-moon dances, here are the six weirdest monkeysWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattOCT 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Liver diseases are a serious health problem. Chronic liver disease is estimated to impact over 1.5 billion people.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2022Microbiology
A recent report in Lancet Planetary Health has shown that when humans are developing in the womb, they can be exposed to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2022Health & Medicine
A study published in Nature provides insight into how the brain processes sensory information from the internal organs. ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 10, 2022Neuroscience
Botox, or botulinum toxin, might be most popularly known as a treatment for wrinkles; it's a neurotoxic agent produced b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2022Health & Medicine
Glyphosate is the chemical in a product called Roundup that kills weeds, especially grasses and broadleaf weeds that com ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, active genes are transcribed into mRNA molecules, which can be edited and processed in a variety of ways, to u ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2022Health & Medicine
Current warning labels that appear on alcohol products in the US are outdated, vague, and not helpful to people who want ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Forever chemicals are in hot water. In a paper published on August 18 in Science, researchers at the University of Calif ...Written By: Hannah DanielAUG 19, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Harnessing the power of mechanical energy, researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology and ...Written By: Hannah DanielAUG 11, 2022Neuroscience
The gut microbiome is closely connected to human health and well being in many ways. While many microbes in the gut perf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2022Chemistry & Physics
What if a train could remove carbon dioxide from the air through its everyday commute? New research published July 20 in ...Written By: Hannah DanielJUL 18, 2022Chemistry & Physics
A recent study from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) at Nanyang Technological U ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 14, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Magnetic beads (or superparamagnetic particles) can be used for the isolation and purification of cells, nucleic acids, ...Sponsored By: CytivaJUL 10, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are often referred to as ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Albicidin is a peptide antibiotic that works as a DNA gyrase inhibitor with bactericidal activity towards fluoroquinolon
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
JAN 23, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Venomous snakes, which include cobras, vipers, and rattlesnakes, can pose a significant danger to humans. In the Un
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
DEC 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the USA - the five-year relative survival rate is as low
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 20, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was once thought that inflammation and immune responses in the brain were limited; that is was a so-called immune pri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2022
Microbiology
More land is used to grow wheat than any other crop, a common cereal around the world. Wheat is estimated to provide abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2022
Cancer
Chemotherapies, drugs used to fight cancer by killing tumor cells or preventing them from growing and dividing, remain s
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Twins can provide researchers with a unique opportunity to investigate how a trait might be influenced by genetics or by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2022
Immunology
As people age, their immune system does not function as well as it did when they were younger, probably due to natural a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
An implantable pump can bypass the blood-brain barrier and deliver chemotherapy to specific brain areas. The correspondi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 31, 2022
Plants & Animals
In honor of Halloween, from venomous bites to bright red faces to full-moon dances, here are the six weirdest monkeys
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
OCT 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Liver diseases are a serious health problem. Chronic liver disease is estimated to impact over 1.5 billion people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2022
Microbiology
A recent report in Lancet Planetary Health has shown that when humans are developing in the womb, they can be exposed to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2022
Health & Medicine
A study published in Nature provides insight into how the brain processes sensory information from the internal organs.
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 10, 2022
Neuroscience
Botox, or botulinum toxin, might be most popularly known as a treatment for wrinkles; it's a neurotoxic agent produced b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2022
Health & Medicine
Glyphosate is the chemical in a product called Roundup that kills weeds, especially grasses and broadleaf weeds that com
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, active genes are transcribed into mRNA molecules, which can be edited and processed in a variety of ways, to u
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2022
Health & Medicine
Current warning labels that appear on alcohol products in the US are outdated, vague, and not helpful to people who want
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Forever chemicals are in hot water. In a paper published on August 18 in Science, researchers at the University of Calif
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
AUG 19, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Harnessing the power of mechanical energy, researchers at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology and
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
AUG 11, 2022
Neuroscience
The gut microbiome is closely connected to human health and well being in many ways. While many microbes in the gut perf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
What if a train could remove carbon dioxide from the air through its everyday commute? New research published July 20 in
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JUL 18, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) at Nanyang Technological U
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 14, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Magnetic beads (or superparamagnetic particles) can be used for the isolation and purification of cells, nucleic acids,
...
Sponsored By:
Cytiva
JUL 10, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are often referred to as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch