Molecular Biology

  • The Showerhead Bacteria Lurking Inside Your Bathroom

    You may think you are alone when you're standing under a shower, but you'd be wrong as you always have company. The uninvited bathroom guests are the showerhead bacteria raining down on you in the streams of water.
    Published by Paul Arnold (15271 pts) on Nov 20, 2009 to
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  • A Look at Parvovirus in Humans

    Human parvovirus is known as the B19 virus or parvovirus B19. It is a member of the family of viruses known as Parvoviridae and it causes a childhood rash known as fifth disease.
    Published by Paul Arnold (15271 pts) on Nov 20, 2009 to
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  • How to Defeat a Virus - Study Bacteriophage Parts and Function

    Viruses are a plague on humankind; bacteria also find them pretty annoying. Studying how these viruses attack bacteria can help scientists to develop new kinds of treatments for bacterial infections.
    Published by Paul Arnold (15271 pts) on Nov 19, 2009 to
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  • Who Discovered the Mitochondria?

    There isn't one single person credited with discovering the mitochondria, as over the years a number of scientists have made important contributions to the study of the discovery of this important cellular structure.
    Published by Jason C. Chavis (4377 pts) on Nov 19, 2009 to
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  • What is Dengue Fever?

    Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne virus affecting people in tropical and subtropical regions. It is also known as "breakbone" fever due to the severe joint and muscle pain that it causes.
    Published by JCRedmond (589 pts) on Nov 17, 2009 to
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  • What are Telomeres?

    Telomeres are repetitive sequences of DNA at the ends of chromosomes. They protect these sub-cellular structures from attack and destruction.
    Published by Paul Arnold (15271 pts) on Nov 16, 2009 to
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  • West Nile Virus in Horses

    West Nile virus is a mosquito-borne disease that affects humans, but it is also capable of harming animals such as rabbits, cats, dogs, and horses.
    Published by Paul Arnold (15271 pts) on Nov 16, 2009 to
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  • Information about West Nile Virus

    The West Nile virus was first documented in the West Nile province of Sudan, Africa. Since then, there have reports of infection from Middle East, Europe, west and central Asia, and North-, Central- and South America. Usual infection periods are between late summer and autumn.
    Published by bala (5939 pts) on Nov 15, 2009 to
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  • Discovery and Uses of Restriction Endonucleases

    Learn about the " Molecular scissors" that countless life scientists handle on a regular basis as part of their lab work. How were these restriction enzymes discovered and why have they revolutionized modern molecular biology? Read on to learn more.
    Published by bala (5939 pts) on Nov 15, 2009 to
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  • What are Thermophilic Bacteria?

    Thermophilic bacteria are extremophiles; they live in the sorts of temperatures that would toast other organisms. Strictly speaking they are not bacteria, but members of a different branch of life known as Archaea.
    Published by Paul Arnold (15271 pts) on Nov 14, 2009 to
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