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Non-Protein Amino Acids in Human Disease

Occasional mistakes can mean non-protein amino acids are incorporated into proteins during translation, resulting in misfolding and other detrimental effects.

2 Jun 2020

Future of Digital Pathology

AI, digital microarrays, and quantum computing will play a bit part in the future of digital pathology, helping to continue to drive growth in the industry.

28 May 2020

E. coli as a Model Organism

Its ability to grow fast and ability to be easily genetically manipulated are favorable make E. coli an ideal model organism for molecular genetics.

28 May 2020

Fluorescence Image-Guided Surgery and Cancer

Fluorescence-guided surgery is a form of medical imaging using fluorescently labeled structures that can aid complete removal of tumor cells in cancer.

27 May 2020

C. elegans as a Model Organism

C. elegans is a useful model organism due to its animal physiological properties, its ability to replicate human diseases and its fast life cycle.

26 May 2020

Organ Donation and Forensic Investigation

Organ donation is often complicated by competing interests that exist between forensic investigation and organ donation networks.

26 May 2020

What Mechanisms are Involved in Stress and Anxiety?

While a link between stress and anxiety seems plausible, the underlying biology is more complex than it appears.

14 May 2020

What is the Secretome?

One recent area of research that has been gaining prominence is the science of secretomics, a type of proteomics concerned with the study of the secretome.

7 May 2020

What are Sphingolipids?

Sphingolipids are biological molecules, a class of lipids that have a backbone of sphingoid bases including sphingosine or another similar compound.

7 May 2020

What are Envelope Stress Responses?

Bacterial envelopes act as a barrier to protect bacterial cells against their environment. As such the integrity of the barrier is a top priority.

7 May 2020

What are Atypical Ubiquitin Chains?

Ubiquitin is a protein present in cellular tissues that plays a regulatory role in the processes of other proteins and is a versatile molecular signal.

15 Apr 2020

The Role of Lysine Acetylation in Human Disease

Many different factors can contribute to human health and disease response and regulation. This article looks at lysine acetylation in human disease.

15 Apr 2020

Using MRI to Diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder

This article discusses research into whether MRI scans can be used to diagnose autism spectrum disorder

7 Apr 2020

Using Microparticles to Repair and Detox Cardiac Muscle

This article discusses the use of microparticles as a regenerative therapy for cardiac muscle after damage.

2 Apr 2020

Marburg Virus Structure and Transmission

Marburg virus is a deadly pathogen that causes Marburg disease; a severe viral hemorrhagic fever. This article looks at its transmission.

1 Apr 2020

Proteoforms in Drug Discovery

Proteoforms are implicated in many types of diseases, ranging from Alzheimer’s disease to cancer. This article looks at proteoforms role in drug discovery.

1 Apr 2020

How are Probiotic Formulations Validated?

Probiotics are microorganisms that can potentially confer health benefits to human populations. This article looks at how their formulations are validated.

1 Apr 2020

Manufacture and Composition of Micro-plates

Micro-plates or well plates facilitate analytical research and diagnostic testing in the medical sciences.

30 Mar 2020

Improving Standardization Using Digital Pathology

Establishing levels of standardization is an essential issue impacting the field of digital pathology. This article investigates how to improve standardization.

30 Mar 2020