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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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JUL 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our genome, the sum total of our genetic material, contains the directions for building our bodies. Could 75% of it be j
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Science sometimes happens by accident. And happily, sometimes these accidents have the potential to radically transform
...
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have designed two new drug candidates to targe
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUL 10, 2017
Cardiology
A new treatment option for cancer, a Plk1 inhibitor called volasertib, is especially promising for leukemia patients. Un
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 09, 2017
Microbiology
Chocolate, derived from cacao plants, is loved by people the world over. Researchers have found that microbes can keep c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Basic science has led researchers to important conclusions about menopause; the work may help bring relief to the many w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
It's estimated that by 2025, around 1.1 billion of the women in the world will be diagnosed with menopause - a natur
...
JUN 28, 2017
Cardiology
The community of cells that make up the heart muscle tissues have a response to the stress the wears down the hea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 24, 2017
Cancer
Our immune system has an extraordinary capacity to fight pathogens and protect the body. Indeed, some immune cells can f
...
JUN 23, 2017
Immunology
Creating a successful vaccine for HIV has so far been unsuccessful, but now scientists are zeroing in on two important f
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 14, 2017
Cancer
A tumor growing in the brain can alter immune activities that may be detectable up to five years before symptoms manifes
...
JUN 13, 2017
Neuroscience
The ability of the brain to take in what the eyes see, process it through the neuronal networks and recognize objects an
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 02, 2017
Videos
The American Heart Association recommends no more than 2,300 milligrams of salt a day with the ideal salt consumption ca
...
JUN 02, 2017
Videos
Do you hate being in small, enclosed spaces? If you feel entrapped in subways, elevators, rooms without windows, tunnels
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Methylene blue is a common, inexpensive antioxidant that's been shown to have efficacy against aging; new work confirmed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2017
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 29, 2017
Neuroscience
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...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 26, 2017
Immunology
How does the Ebola virus prevent immune cells from doing their job - protecting the body from infection - if it d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
If you’ve ever wondered whether freeze-dried sperm can still function after being in space, you’re not alone
...
MAY 23, 2017
Immunology
To treat autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), it’
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 17, 2017
Technology
Researchers based out of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and McCormick School of Engineering, both l
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2017
Videos
Pregnancy causes a host of characteristically visible changes in a woman's body. However, some of the biggest changes ma
...
MAY 09, 2017
Neuroscience
It used to be a common belief that newborns and very young babies could not feel pain. Once they did start to develop th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim