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During translation, cells 'read' genetic information in the form of messenger RNA and use this as a blueprint to synthesize proteins. Translation occurs continuously in living cells and is executed by organelles called ribosomes.
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APR 21, 2020
Health & Medicine
It can feel like COVID-19 news is consuming the country, and taking all the toilet paper and N95-masks with it. N
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 21, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Findings from a study by a team from Kanazawa University have been published recently in the International Journal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 16, 2020
Microbiology
It's widely accepted that we don't have a good idea of how many COVID-19 cases are circulating, so researchers are using
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2020
Plants & Animals
If you’re a rhino of any kind, then you’d probably always want to keep your distance from humans. Rhinos hav
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 10, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, a therapeutic previously used for cancer t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 07, 2020
Immunology
Excessive salt intake is associated with health consequences for more than just cardiovascular status; the immune system
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 06, 2020
Cardiology
While evidence suggests that most diets lead to similar modest losses in weight and improvements in cardiovascular risk
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 05, 2020
Microbiology
Single-celled microbes that live beneath the floor of the ocean have provided insight into how scientists might be able
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists were able to make old human cells revert to a younger state by activating the expression of a few genes at ce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2020
Microbiology
Bacterial cells grow in colonies called biofilms, which take on new characteristics, and can form intricate patterns.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2020
Neuroscience
Our brain’s reward system is crucial for learning new things. Relying on the release of neurotransmitter dopamine,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
A new analysis of cannabis health risks and benefits reinforces the complexity of this drug, proving that health and ris
...
MAR 18, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A pricey drug, called tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), is used to continuously treat the blood cancer Chronic Myeloid Le
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Liraglutide is a drug targeted to help treat obesity by suppressing appetite, thus making the patient lose weight. Howev
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 16, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Humankind has long pondered upon the ambition of becoming a multiplanetary species. While much of our realistic focus re
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genetic material from a sperm and an egg merges to form a new human genome, and now we know more details about the p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Amyloids have traditionally been known as pathogenic accumulations of proteins. New work suggests they may have other pu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2020
Immunology
A study by researchers at Australia’s RMIT University has uncovered a surprising connection between immune cells i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 06, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
New research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine shows that that a scorpion-derived proteins could s
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genome contains the sequences for many genes that code for proteins. There are also regions and chemical tags that h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Photoacoustic imaging is an emerging tool with a vast array of biomedical applications ranging from the detection of bra
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing coronavirus is done through next-generation sequencing, real-time RT-PCR tests, cell culture, and electron mi
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
FEB 17, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in Nature Climate Change analyzes the economic impacts of anthropogenic aerosol emissions. Aeroso
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 17, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are more complex than many viruses that we know of, and often carry large genomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch