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Health

Could Chemotherapy Efficacy Be Better?

April 9, 2024April 8, 2024 Science Connectedcancer, cells, immune system, medicine, proteins

Researchers further chemotherapy efficacy by identifying antibodies that attack a specific protein in tumor cells.

Biology Health

New Data on Protein Structure in Blood Cells

March 26, 2024March 17, 2024 Science Connectedbiology, cells, health, medicine, proteins

Emerging research on a 3D protein structure within red blood cells tells us how this and similarly shaped proteins work in the body.

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Biology Genetics and Heredity

Cells Use mRNA to Fight Disease and Stress

December 19, 2023December 19, 2023 Science Connectedcells, disease, dna, genes, proteins, RNA

Scientists study role of mRNA and protein synthesis to overcome infections. This finding could lead to improved crops and medical treatments.

Biology Get to Know a Scientist

A Day in the Life of a Vascular Biologist

September 18, 2018May 2, 2021 Science Connectedbiology, cells, science experiments

A vascular biologist studies blood vessels. Follow one in the lab as she conducts blood cell research and learn how experiments are designed.

Health New Technologies

Reusable Lab on a Chip Costs One Cent

February 27, 2017April 3, 2021 Science Connectedcells, disease

Scientists have developed a reusable lab on a chip (LOC) that can be printed using an inkjet printer at an unprecedented cost of one cent. By Neha Jain Scientists have developed a reusable lab on a chip (LOC) that can be printed using an inkjet printer at an unprecedented cost of one cent. This biochip has the potential to revolutionize health care in developing countries by allowing for the early diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and cancer. Using small samples, the LOC platform can be…

Science and Art STEM Education

STEAM: Adding the Art to Science

January 16, 2017March 30, 2021 Science Connectedcells, STEAM, STEM

STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, ART, and Mathematics. The goal of STEAM is to help engage with and explain science through art.

Nuclear magnetic resonance: External view of the Synchrotron SOLEIL in Paris.

Biology Health Physics

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: A Dynamic View of Life

December 2, 2015December 2, 2015 Science Connectedbiology, biophysics, cells, dna, proteins, virus

By Florian Celli Florian Celli is a PhD student of biophysics in the Center for Atomic Energy (CEA of Saclay) and the Synchrotron SOLEIL in Paris. He uses nuclear magnetic resonance to study protein dynamics in order to understand their biological role. He co-writes 2 Steps From Science, a website of general science in French and English for students and science fans. Follow on Twitter and Facebook. I am going to talk about architecture, but I am not an architect. I am going to talk about movement, but I am not a dancer. As a…