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Biochemistry
Biochemistry: the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. By controlling information flow through biochemical signaling and the flow of chemical energy through metabolism, biochemical processes give rise to the complexity of life.
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JUL 12, 2024Earth & The Environment
The Key Largo tree cactus (shown in this photo by Susan Kolterman) was discovered in Florida in 1992. Now it's met its e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks carry the bacterium, Borrelia burgdoferi, which causes Lyme disease. Lyme is becoming more common as the climate c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2024Microbiology
When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Head trauma, and many neurological disorders like epilepsy, stroke, or Parkinson's disease, for example, can cause n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Lupus is an autoimmune disorder; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common type. The disease triggers inflam ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Migraines are far worse than a bad headache. As many as 14 percent of the world's adults may suffer from these excru ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun rays are known to be harmful, and UV radiation in those rays can damage DNA. Scientists have also determined tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2024Microbiology
Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside the many animals' guts and in ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Many studies have highlighted the importance of getting enough fiber like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in our di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2024Genetics & Genomics
In the past decade or so, biomedical technology has been revolutionized by a green editing technique known as CRISPR, wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins carry out many of the essential function of cells, and scientists have spent years learning about the expressio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists have been working to analyze all of the various factors that contribute to climate change, and microbes are o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
The planet has many interconnected cycles. A new study in Science has examined the role of inorganic Zinc (Zn) in the bi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 12, 2024Microbiology
In the late 1970s, a new branch was added to the tree of life, and archaea joined bacteria and eukarya, as domain classi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The human genome is contained in the nucleus of almost every cell in the body. But those cells also contain mitochondria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2024Microbiology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) causes chronic gut discomfort; it's characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diste ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
When the TREX1 gene is functioning normally, it produces a protein that helps maintain DNA in cells throughout the body. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2024Genetics & Genomics
A little plant, the New Caledonian fork fern species Tmesipteris oblanceolata has now taken the title of world's largest ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, the efficacy of many front-line antibiotics has been declining because of the spread of antibiotic resis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2024Earth & The Environment
The climate is changing, and the average temperature of the planet continues to get warmer. Parts of 2023 were about 1.5 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
In two new studies from Oxford Population Health, scientists have discovered a variety of proteins that are found in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
It's estimated that about 3.7 billion people under the age of 50 are infected with (HSV-1), which can cause oral herpes.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2024Microbiology
The gut microbiome contains trillions of microorganisms, which carry out a variety of activities. Not only do they expre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Western diets that are high in sugars, fats, and processed foods, have been linked to a wide variety of health ailments. ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The Key Largo tree cactus (shown in this photo by Susan Kolterman) was discovered in Florida in 1992. Now it's met its e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ticks carry the bacterium, Borrelia burgdoferi, which causes Lyme disease. Lyme is becoming more common as the climate c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2024
Microbiology
When our body is attacked by a pathogen, the pathogen has to find ways to evade our immune system and invade our cells t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Head trauma, and many neurological disorders like epilepsy, stroke, or Parkinson's disease, for example, can cause n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Lupus is an autoimmune disorder; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common type. The disease triggers inflam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Migraines are far worse than a bad headache. As many as 14 percent of the world's adults may suffer from these excru
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The sun rays are known to be harmful, and UV radiation in those rays can damage DNA. Scientists have also determined tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2024
Microbiology
Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside the many animals' guts and in ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many studies have highlighted the importance of getting enough fiber like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in our di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
In the past decade or so, biomedical technology has been revolutionized by a green editing technique known as CRISPR, wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins carry out many of the essential function of cells, and scientists have spent years learning about the expressio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have been working to analyze all of the various factors that contribute to climate change, and microbes are o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The planet has many interconnected cycles. A new study in Science has examined the role of inorganic Zinc (Zn) in the bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 12, 2024
Microbiology
In the late 1970s, a new branch was added to the tree of life, and archaea joined bacteria and eukarya, as domain classi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome is contained in the nucleus of almost every cell in the body. But those cells also contain mitochondria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2024
Microbiology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) causes chronic gut discomfort; it's characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diste
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
When the TREX1 gene is functioning normally, it produces a protein that helps maintain DNA in cells throughout the body.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A little plant, the New Caledonian fork fern species Tmesipteris oblanceolata has now taken the title of world's largest
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, the efficacy of many front-line antibiotics has been declining because of the spread of antibiotic resis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2024
Earth & The Environment
The climate is changing, and the average temperature of the planet continues to get warmer. Parts of 2023 were about 1.5
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
In two new studies from Oxford Population Health, scientists have discovered a variety of proteins that are found in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's estimated that about 3.7 billion people under the age of 50 are infected with (HSV-1), which can cause oral herpes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2024
Microbiology
The gut microbiome contains trillions of microorganisms, which carry out a variety of activities. Not only do they expre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Western diets that are high in sugars, fats, and processed foods, have been linked to a wide variety of health ailments.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch