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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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MAY 29, 2019Health & Medicine
The most common form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease, is caused by mutations of chromosome ...Written By: Dena ArutaMAY 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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Many things can disrupt the microbiome, like antibiotics or host genetics. But there are other influences at work.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2019Microbiology
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Stroke and other neurological conditions, such as Parkinson's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often ...Written By: Dr. Nina LichtenbergAPR 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
A team of collaborative researchers have developed a self-inflating weight management capsule used for the treatment of ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 23, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Pancreatic cancer can grow to an advanced stage without causing detection, so patients are often not diagnosed until it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2019Plants & Animals
Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 19, 2019Cannabis Sciences
While marijuana research is ramping up to catch up with the pace of legislation, we should not forget about the characte ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 15, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to engineer novel organelles to give cells new functions.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
An unusual amino acid called selenocysteine is not encoded directly in the genome, but is needed for the function of som ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2019Cannabis Sciences
A recent finding suggests that using marijuana to treat morning sickness may actually harm the developing brain of the f ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 07, 2019Cannabis Sciences
As the US government has started to loosen its attitude towards cannabis, the field of cannabis research has become to b ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAR 28, 2019Health & Medicine
The researchers discovered a natural product, seriniquinone, derived from marine bacterium that can help kill the severe ...Written By: Nupur Srivastava
MAY 29, 2019
Health & Medicine
The most common form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease, is caused by mutations of chromosome
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
MAY 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells-based therapies may one day repair disorders caused by damaged cells. But those therapeutics must be tested.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal caretakers at the New England Aquarium were in for quite the surprise this past Winter after discovering that an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 24, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Acute Otitis Media (AOM) a middle ear infection is a very common ear disease in kids. The main symptoms are middle ear i
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
MAY 22, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Most cells in the body have a small appendage called a primary cilium, which is increasingly being recognized for its im
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2019
Health & Medicine
Abortions are incredibly safe procedures. The rate of complications for abortions is lower than the complication rate fo
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 21, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard the recent news regarding the publication of t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 18, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, combing a certain cancer drug with other agents coul
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a short period of time, researchers were able to engineer an artificial form of microbial life, using relatively simp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2019
Microbiology
Many things can disrupt the microbiome, like antibiotics or host genetics. But there are other influences at work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2019
Microbiology
Dengue fever is an unusual virus that presented complications for the recently-developed and first vaccine for the disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Many types of animals can get cancer, and while large animals would seemingly have higher rates, whales and elephants ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Translational Vision Science and Technology, a phase I/II clinical trial involving a novel enzym
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 07, 2019
Neuroscience
In an ideal world, patients in need of pain relief would take pain medication without the inherent fear of possible opio
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
APR 30, 2019
Neuroscience
Stroke and other neurological conditions, such as Parkinson's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
APR 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
A team of collaborative researchers have developed a self-inflating weight management capsule used for the treatment of
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 23, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Pancreatic cancer can grow to an advanced stage without causing detection, so patients are often not diagnosed until it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
Hidden somewhere in a drawer in Kenya’s Nairobi National Museum were fossilized bones that stayed off the radar fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 19, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
While marijuana research is ramping up to catch up with the pace of legislation, we should not forget about the characte
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 15, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers want to engineer novel organelles to give cells new functions.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
An unusual amino acid called selenocysteine is not encoded directly in the genome, but is needed for the function of som
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
A recent finding suggests that using marijuana to treat morning sickness may actually harm the developing brain of the f
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 07, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
As the US government has started to loosen its attitude towards cannabis, the field of cannabis research has become to b
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 28, 2019
Health & Medicine
The researchers discovered a natural product, seriniquinone, derived from marine bacterium that can help kill the severe
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava