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Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

A substance with properties inbetween a liquid and a gas is referred to as a supercritical fluid. Carbon dioxide and water are two common examples of supercritical fluids.

21 Feb 2018

How HIV Evades the Immune System

This article describes the methods and genes employed by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to evade the innate and adaptive immune systems.

21 Feb 2018

LongSAGE, RL-SAGE and SuperSAGE

This article describes the advancement of SAGE, to include LongSage, RL-Sage and Super-SAGE techniques that have greater capabilities.

21 Feb 2018

Single-Molecule Cellular Biophysics

This article describes historical methods to study single-molecule biophysics and its current applications in biochemical research.

21 Feb 2018

Top-Down Approach in Proteomics

This article describes the use of the top-down approach in proteomics and its applications in drug development.

19 Feb 2018

Visualizing Cell Architecture

This article describes the methods and techniques used to visualize sub-cellular structures such as nucleosomes, actin and microtubules.

19 Feb 2018

Cells of the Innate Immune System

This article describes the cells of the innate immune system and their roles in identifying and defending the body against infection.

19 Feb 2018

What is the Extracellular Matrix?

This article describes the composition of the extracellular matrix and its essential roles in cell-cell adhesion, cell signaling and tissue repair.

16 Feb 2018

Cells of the Adaptive Immune System

This article describes the cells of the adaptive immune system, focusing mainly on the roles of B and T lymphocytes in an immunological response.

16 Feb 2018

What are Organoids?

This article explains what organoids are, how they are formed from stem cells and how they are applied in research.

15 Feb 2018

Miniature Time of Flight

This article describes time-of-flight mass spectrometry, which has recently been miniaturized to allow rapid analysis of samples for the emergency services.

15 Feb 2018

RNAi Biological Functions

This article describes the tools used by biologists to carry out gene silencing using RNA interference (RNAi) and the history of RNAi in plants and research.

15 Feb 2018

The Baltimore Classification System

This article describes The Baltimore Classification System, a scheme for classifying viruses based on the type of genome and its replication strategy.

13 Feb 2018

How Appropriate are Animal Models for Studying Human Disease?

This article describes the applicability of animal models for studying human disease and pre-clinical trials for drug development.

13 Feb 2018

B Cell Development

B cells secrete antibodies in response to foreign antigens. They develop in the bone marrow then migrate to secondary lymphoid organs for maturation.

13 Feb 2018

RNAi Organism Variation

RNAi is used as a powerful tool to describe a cellular mechanism, and to analyze and understand the gene functions of numerous organisms in laboratories across the globe.

20 Feb 2018

Optogenetics has helped scientists and doctors understand neural circuit behavior and responses in a variety of conditions such as mood disorders, addiction, Parkinson’s disease, obsessive compulsive disorder, social behavior, and reward, to name a few.

20 Feb 2018