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Cell Surface Receptors
Cell Surface Receptors: are receptors that are embedded in the plasma membrane of cells. They act in cell signaling by receiving extracellular molecules. They're specialized integral membrane proteins that allow communication between the cell and the extracellular space.
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OCT 21, 2024Microbiology
The link between cancer and bacteria that live in the human body has been known for a very long time. In the 19th centur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The sense of touch can be crucial to helping us understand and interact with our environment, and it is found all over a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A few years ago, researchers developed a novel treatment that could repair tissue and spinal cord injuries. These so-cal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 29, 2024Microbiology
The H5N1 avian influenza is highly pathogenic and has been devastating bird populations worldwide. It continues to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 25, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in genes can make us unique, but they can also have biological effects. Scientists have identified a rare ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The gut microbiome contains trillions of microbes, including bacteria, fungi and viruses, and this microbial community i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Blood is crucial to healthcare; as the population of the world ages, more medical procedures are being performed and the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
With astonishing advances in molecular biology, cell and gene therapies represent a new class of pharmaceuticals availab ...Sponsored By: Single Use SupportFEB 22, 2024Immunology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy referred to as ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeFEB 15, 2024Immunology
There are various ways to treat cancer. The gold standard has been chemotherapy for over 50-years. However, treatment wi ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeFEB 05, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses need host cells, and pathogens have many different ways to infect them. Scientists have revealed a rapid movemen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2024Genetics & Genomics
While RNA has long been known as the intermediary between active genes and the proteins they encode for, recent research ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2024Microbiology
Some bacterial cells can prey on others, and launch attacks on target cells. So without eyes, ears, or a brain, how do t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2024Immunology
Immunotherapy has transformed the way we treat cancer patients. An alternative approach to chemotherapy, immunotherapy e ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeDEC 28, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Insulin, which is a hormone that is crucial for the proper control of blood sugar levels, is produced by beta cells in t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The sequences of our genes can carry small variations; sometimes they only involve a single base. These variations can h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2023Cancer
The CAR-T Revolution: Developing T Cells into Cancer Assassins Cancer has long been a formidable foe, but recent ...NOV 20, 2023Cancer
Phagocytosis, the biological process that destroys foreign particles and removes dead cells from circulation, represents ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 10, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Globally, bladder cancer is the ninth most commonly diagnosed cancer and is the 13th leading cause of cancer-related dea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2023Immunology
Cancer is a malignant disease referring to the uncontrollable proliferation of mutated cells. Millions of individuals ar ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeOCT 25, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Diets that contain high levels of the nutrient selenium may help stave off myeloid leukemia, suggests new research publi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2023Microbiology
Fungal infections can affect anyone, although people with weakened immune systems are at highest risk. The US Food and D ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2023Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, in which the gastrointestinal tra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is characterized by cells that divide and grow uncontrollably, creating tumors. Researchers have shown that a new ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2024
Microbiology
The link between cancer and bacteria that live in the human body has been known for a very long time. In the 19th centur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The sense of touch can be crucial to helping us understand and interact with our environment, and it is found all over a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A few years ago, researchers developed a novel treatment that could repair tissue and spinal cord injuries. These so-cal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 29, 2024
Microbiology
The H5N1 avian influenza is highly pathogenic and has been devastating bird populations worldwide. It continues to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in genes can make us unique, but they can also have biological effects. Scientists have identified a rare
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The gut microbiome contains trillions of microbes, including bacteria, fungi and viruses, and this microbial community i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Blood is crucial to healthcare; as the population of the world ages, more medical procedures are being performed and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
With astonishing advances in molecular biology, cell and gene therapies represent a new class of pharmaceuticals availab
...
Sponsored By:
Single Use Support
FEB 22, 2024
Immunology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy referred to as
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
FEB 15, 2024
Immunology
There are various ways to treat cancer. The gold standard has been chemotherapy for over 50-years. However, treatment wi
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
FEB 05, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Viruses need host cells, and pathogens have many different ways to infect them. Scientists have revealed a rapid movemen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
While RNA has long been known as the intermediary between active genes and the proteins they encode for, recent research
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2024
Microbiology
Some bacterial cells can prey on others, and launch attacks on target cells. So without eyes, ears, or a brain, how do t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2024
Immunology
Immunotherapy has transformed the way we treat cancer patients. An alternative approach to chemotherapy, immunotherapy e
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
DEC 28, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Insulin, which is a hormone that is crucial for the proper control of blood sugar levels, is produced by beta cells in t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The sequences of our genes can carry small variations; sometimes they only involve a single base. These variations can h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2023
Cancer
The CAR-T Revolution: Developing T Cells into Cancer Assassins Cancer has long been a formidable foe, but recent
...
NOV 20, 2023
Cancer
Phagocytosis, the biological process that destroys foreign particles and removes dead cells from circulation, represents
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 10, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Globally, bladder cancer is the ninth most commonly diagnosed cancer and is the 13th leading cause of cancer-related dea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2023
Immunology
Cancer is a malignant disease referring to the uncontrollable proliferation of mutated cells. Millions of individuals ar
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
OCT 25, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Diets that contain high levels of the nutrient selenium may help stave off myeloid leukemia, suggests new research publi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2023
Microbiology
Fungal infections can affect anyone, although people with weakened immune systems are at highest risk. The US Food and D
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2023
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, in which the gastrointestinal tra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer is characterized by cells that divide and grow uncontrollably, creating tumors. Researchers have shown that a new
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch