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WEBThe Scientist and MGI Tech | 7 min read. By using low-pass whole genome sequencing, livestock breeders improve the accuracy, affordability, and speed of their breeding decisions. Page 1 of 984. ADVERTISEMENT. Your guide to the most essential developments in life sciences.
Words for Nerds - Science Wordle Game - The Scientist Magazine®
WEBWelcome to Words for Nerds, our popular and addictive daily science word game. Think of it as science Wordle—a guessing jumble for every nerd, especially the busy life scientist looking to get a little break from the rigors of research. You have six chances to guess either a five-letter or six-letter (see “Hard Mode” under the settings ...
What Does a Positive Covid Test Look Like? - The Scientist …
WEBMay 10, 2024 · ABOVE: A positive rapid test will yield two visible lines (middle) while a valid negative test will only show a single line in the control region (right) and an invalid test will show no control line (left). iStock, ASIFE V iral TikTok videos showing teenagers hacking rapid COVID-19 tests by inserting sodas and other acidic solutions into the tests’ inlet caused quite a stir in 2021 ...
Microbiology News, Articles | The Scientist Magazine®
WEBAug 27, 2024 · Vitamin D Acts via the Microbiome to Boost Cancer Immunity. An essential nutrient and the gut flora, thought to have separate but important roles in the immune response, join forces. Following graduate school, Sarah Carter headed to Washington, DC to carve out a career in science policy. The latest news and …
Universe 25 Experiment | TS Digest | The Scientist
WEBMay 28, 2024 · John B. Calhoun led the Universe 25 experiment, which examined the long-term effects of increasing population density and resulting social stressors on mice living in a constructed environment. 2. How many times was the Universe 25 experiment repeated? Universe 25 was one long-term experiment in a series of mouse studies.
Infographic: A Look at the Big Five Mass Extinctions
WEBJul 18, 2022 · Commonly referred to as the “Great Dying,” this extinction event is estimated to have wiped out more than 95 percent of marine species, as well as some terrestrial amphibians and reptiles. Many scientists think a key culprit was widespread volcanic activity. Triassic-Jurassic. Global warming triggered by heavy volcanic activity is ...
Immunohistochemistry: Origins, Tips, and a Look to the Future
WEBOct 17, 2023 · Common Applications of IHC. IHC has become an indispensable ancillary technique used in anatomic pathology and basic research laboratories across the globe. 12 Pathologists routinely use IHC to aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of disease and as a predictive factor for therapy responses.. For example, tumors have specific markers due to their own unique molecular signatures.
Anatomy News, Articles | The Scientist Magazine®
WEBDeathly Displays, circa 1662–1731. Sukanya Charuchandra | Dec 1, 2019 | 3 min read. Frederik Ruysch’s collections blended specimens for scientific discovery with macabre art. Page 1 of 4. The latest news and opinions in anatomy from The Scientist, the life science researcher's most trusted source of information.
Kary Mullis, Inventor of the PCR Technique, Dies
WEBAug 11, 2019 · Learn about our editorial policies. Kary Mullis, whose invention of the polymerase chain reaction technique earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993, died of pneumonia on August 7, according to MyNewsLA.com. He was 74 years old. According to a 1998 profile in The Washington Post, Mullis was known as a …
An Introduction to Glycoproteins | The Scientist Magazine®
WEBJul 18, 2023 · Glycoproteins are a large and diverse group of proteins to which one or more sugar molecules, known as oligosaccharides, have been attached through covalent bonding. These diverse proteins have a wide range of functions, including roles in immune response activation, cell signaling, and disease processes. More …
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