Occasionally, a discovery exposes something you never expected. It was like that when hydrothermal vents on the seafloor were discovered in 1977. Hydrothermal vents changed our perceptions of where an…
Biology
Cells are the building blocks of all living organisms ranging from microorganisms to animals, each cell conducts specific and complex functions that keep the human body functioning. The cell has sever…
According to the Genetic Literacy Project, genetically modified crops were planted in over 190 million hectares (469.5 million acres) by more than 18 million farmers in 29 countries during 2019 (ProCo…
Introduction: The original discover of stems cells was a very long drawn out adventure that had many scientists that contributed to the original discovery. Some of the early non human studies can be …
Introduction Regulatory T (Treg) cells help maintain immune homeostasis by suppressing atypical and excessive immune responses to self and nonself antigens. Tregs can inhibit anti-tumour immune respo…
According to the Center for Disease Control, approximately 610,000 people die of heart disease every single year. That means that one of every four people will die from heart attacks, strokes, and oth…
Science and medicine are always developing due to constant experimenting and trial running. When running trials and never done before procedures, we never want to think about children being the subjec…
What do you think of when someone says Genetically Modified crops? Do you think they are harmful to the environment? Genetically Modified crops or GM crops are crops that are crossbred and mutated, so…
Seeking genetic testing can be intimidating for many, and potentially life altering. Jonathan, age 50, is faced with this reality when he is diagnosed with Huntington's disease (HD), a devastating gen…
Even though lots of people have dreams every night, why don't people always remember them, and what causes dreams to happen? People have dreams every night, but typically people wake up, and are unawa…