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How can Green Chemistry Help Solve the Global Threat of Food Security?

The term “green chemistry” refers to the implementation of protocols and chemical products that will diminish or completely negate the formation of hazardous substances.

8 May 2022

Intravital Kidney Microscopy: An Overview

Various microscopy-based imaging modes have been considered the cornerstone for kidney research and enabled the elucidation of the complex spatiotemporal biological phenomena.

7 May 2022

What is Immunopeptidomics?

Immunopeptidomics is a new research technique used to identify antigens presented on major histocompatibility complexes by antigen-presenting cells.

6 May 2022

Diagnosing Alzheimer's Using Microscopy

Alzheimer's disease impacts more than 6 million Americans, and it claims the lives of more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.

5 May 2022

Insight into the Internet of Things (IoT)

Estimates suggest that more than 80 billion devices will encompass our electronic world. This is "The Internet of Things", and it serves as a platform for humanity.

4 May 2022

What is Pharmacognosy?

Pharmacognosy can be described as the science of drugs of natural origins.

29 Apr 2022

Redefining Materials Using Synthetic Biology

Synthetic biology aims to design and engineer biologically made parts for systems and devices by redesigning existing natural systems or creating entirely new systems.

29 Apr 2022

What Role does Big Pharma Play in Accelerating New Technologies?

Big pharmaceutical companies are undergoing an unprecedented change, primarily due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

29 Apr 2022

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS): An Overview

Despite being a relatively new technique, Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) has had a great impact and has found several applications in elemental analysis.

28 Apr 2022

What is Citizen Science?

Citizen science can be described as active public involvement in scientific research.

28 Apr 2022

How, When, and Why to Add Lime to Your Soil

Limestone is made from the calcium deposit of fossilized shells and is readily used as a soil amendment often referred to as garden lime, or lime for short.

20 Apr 2022

To the Bone: How Proteomics is Uncovering the Mysteries of Ancient DNA

Ancient deoxyribonucleic acid (aDNA) is one of the most important biomolecules that can be extracted from skeletal remains that are obtained from archaeological sites.

20 Apr 2022

What Role do Proteins Play in Disease?

By definition, a protein is any type of nitrogenous organic compound that consists of one or more long-chain(s) of amino acids.

20 Apr 2022

What is a Genotype?

Referring to either the alleles of a gene or the complete set of genes, a genotype describes the unique DNA sequence an organism carries.

14 Apr 2022

Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Detection of Nucleic Acid

Magnetic nanoparticles have both nanoparticles (within a range of 1 to 100 nanometers in diameter) and magnetic particles such as cobalt, iron, and nickel.

13 Apr 2022