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Antibody-Antigen Recognition- How Does it Work?

Innate immunity is developed in utero and present at birth. Adaptive or acquired immunity is developed as an individual is exposed to antigens.

25 Feb 2020

Advances in Scanning Electron Microscopy

Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) have been used for centuries. This article looks at the advancements of SEM over the years.

24 Feb 2020

What is a Gene Mutation?

Genetic mutations refer to a molecular change to the amino acids that make up DNA, responsible for coding for our genes.

24 Feb 2020

Role of NPSR1 Gene in Sleep

One in three Americans fails to get enough sleep each night, according to the latest figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

24 Feb 2020

Comparison Between Metabolic Target Analysis and Metabolic Profiling

Metabolic target analysis and metabolic profiling are two techniques in the field of metabolomics that generate profiles of the metabolites within a sample.

24 Feb 2020

Challenges with Lab Automation

Lab automation processes have been implemented in institutions across the globe to reap the numerous benefits of removing human staff from repetitive tasks.

24 Feb 2020

Analyzing Proteomes Using LC-MS/MS

Liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) is an advanced analytical chemistry technique that has many applications across the field of biology.

24 Feb 2020

What are Mesenchymal Stem Cells?

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent progenitor stromal cells.

24 Feb 2020

Using Apps to Analyze Immunohistochemistry Results

Today, smartphone apps exist for almost every need, summed up in Apple’s trademarked slogan “There's an app for that” which began running in 2009.

24 Feb 2020

Importance of Blood Serum Calorimetry in Lung Cancer Treatment

A team of scientists conducted a study demonstrating that blood serum calorimetry can be used to indicate the chemotherapeutic efficacy in lung cancer.

24 Feb 2020

Bacterial Influences on Breast Tumorigenesis: Do Probiotics Have a Role in Therapy?

Breast cancer will affect 1 in 8 women in their lifetime. We are currently aware of multiple risk factors such as genetics, diet, and age.

24 Feb 2020

Applications of Osteoclasts in Bone Repair

An osteoclast is a relatively large multinucleate cell formed from macrophages.

24 Feb 2020

Applications of Ingestible Electronics

The health of the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract is related to the development of a number of diseases and illnesses.

24 Feb 2020

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Technology

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are a type of pluripotent stem cells that are directly generated from somatic cells such as skin or blood cells.

18 Feb 2020