The field of clinical laboratory science holds vital importance to the development of general science, but particularly to the healthcare industry and to research relating to illnesses. Even though a large portion of people have never heard of the field, it still holds serious importance for our everyday lives, because, without clinical laboratory science, there […]
Threat of New Strains of Swine Flu Virus in Pigs
Influenza virus A is one type of flu virus that causes the seasonal flu in humans. The subtypes of influenza virus that are found in humans are influenza A H1N1 virus and influenza A H3N2 virus. In 2009, an H1N1 virus (swine flu) caused a pandemic. The flu virus found in pigs infected humans and […]
“To Catch a Criminal”: Forensic Teams Catching Criminals due to Research on Microscopic Algae
There are plenty of crime shows on television for anyone interested in the genre. It is exciting to watch as Eric Delko or Sherlock Holmes solve crimes with evidence both mundane and unusual: blood spatter, fingerprints, ear prints, tire tracks, footprints and the omnipresent “DNA sample.” It all seems so obvious at the end because […]
The Path To Becoming A Forensic Scientist
If you are looking to get into an incredibly challenging, progressive, and rewarding career, then look no further than the field of forensic science. Forensic science offers the opportunity to contribute to society in a very meaningful way. A degree in forensic science will train you to use scientific principles to discover the truth behind […]
Brain Implants That Can Connect Human Brain To The Digital World
A new DARPA program, Neural Engineering System Design (NESD), is seeking to bridge the gap between the human brain and the digital world. They believe this can be achieved through an implantable neural interface that offers unprecedented resolution and data-transfer bandwidth between the human brain and technological devices. The neural interface will basically serve as […]
How Does Bacteria Kill Their Competitors?
Bacteria kill their competitors by using antibiotics, toxic proteins that can kill other microorganisms. These microorganisms can be of the same or different species. Bacteria known as Bacillus subtilis produce proteins that kill sister cells. This behavior occurs when the bacteria are grown on a medium void of nutrients. Sporulating cells release toxic proteins into […]
Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines
Therapeutic cancer vaccines can slow or stop cancer growth, shrink tumors, prevent cancer from returning, and even kill cancer cells that cannot be killed by other means. In order for a therapeutic cancer vaccine to work, it needs to stimulate a targeted and specific immune response, and recognize cancer cells that are being evasive. Cancer […]
New Blood Test Detects Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is usually difficult to predict until it spreads to the other parts of the body. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, however, have recently figured out a way to diagnose ovarian cancer when it is in its early stage. This recent breakthrough in the field of cancer diagnosis will help pave the […]
Microbes In The News: Legionnaire’s Disease
This year, a total of six veterans who were at the Veteran’s Administration hospital in Pittsburg were diagnosed with Legionnaire’s disease. Now, the Legionella pneumophila bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease has been found on three water fixtures in the same hospital. The first three cases that occurred earlier this year were not the same strain […]
New Invention May Revolutionize Analytical Chemistry
A new invention, developed by an FIU researcher, has the potential to revolutionize the field of analytical chemistry. The invention, which measures just 2 centimeters long and 2 millimeters in diameter, is a sorbent tube that could bring analytical chemistry to the masses. The device is simple yet highly sensitive, and is designed to sample […]
