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How Can We Build Artificial Chromosomes?

Artificial chromosomes are a valuable tool for research and potentially ground-breaking therapeutic applications.

26 Feb 2020

Heritability Differences in Metabolic Classes

Heritability refers to the difference in phenotypes, or expressed outward characteristics, due to variation in genotypes.

26 Feb 2020

Exploring Biosynthetic Diversity

Both plants and animals produce functional secondary metabolites, as a result of digestion and processing of food molecules or from biosynthetic pathways.

26 Feb 2020

‘Staining’ of Biological Samples when Using Electron Microscopy: Why stain density matters

When samples are viewed under the light of a microscope, details can be viewed more clearly using light-absorbing stains.

26 Feb 2020

Advancements in Genome Editing

Genome editing refers to the engineering of intracellular DNA by modifying specific sequences of data.

26 Feb 2020

Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genome Interactions

The mitochondria, also commonly known as “the powerhouse of the cell”, is a compartment within a cell known as an organelle.

26 Feb 2020

Importance of Making Single-Stranded DNA

DNA contains a sugar-phosphate backbone and nitrogenous bases. It encodes genetic information for the growth, functioning, and reproduction of organisms.

26 Feb 2020

What Role Does Epigenetics Play in Drug Discovery?

Epigenetics is being used to help identify DNA modifications that are implicated in disease.

25 Feb 2020

What is Pharmacometabolomics?

Pharmacometabolomics is a branch of metabolomics, the disciple that quantifies and analyzes the metabolites existing in a biological sample.

25 Feb 2020

What is FIB-SEM?

This article aims to look at what FIB-SEM is, along with its applications and uses.

25 Feb 2020

Protein Degradability

Protein degradation determines the cellular levels of proteins. This article looks further into the process of protein degradation.

25 Feb 2020

Utilizing Thin-Layer-Chromatography in Ink Analysis

Thin-layer chromatography is a chromatography technique that identifies molecules. This article looks at its involvement in ink analysis.

25 Feb 2020

Why is Rosewood so Expensive?

Rosewood is one of the most exploited species of trees, and its value continues to increase. This article looks at why rosewood is so expensive.

25 Feb 2020

Future of Lab Automation

Over the past several decades, automation has become more commonplace in laboratories around the world, with manual processes being replaced by machines.

25 Feb 2020

Challenges with Standardization in Lipidomics

Lipidomics is the characterization of cellular lipids. This article looks into the challenges in standardization in lipidomics.

25 Feb 2020

Applying NMR to Study Small-Molecule Interactions in Drug Discovery

NMR is very useful in analyzing small-molecule interactions. This article investigates its application in drug discovery.

25 Feb 2020

Role of Macrophages in Cancer

Macrophages are a type of leukocyte that have the ability to engulf and digest cellular debris, and foreign substances in a process called phagocytosis.

25 Feb 2020