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Hypoxia and Its Role in Metabolism

Hypoxia, defined as the deficiency of oxygen in the biotic environment, causes cellular stress and a...
Chris Sumner Jun 8, 2022

Immunology: Which Cells Have a Lymphoid Lineage and How Are They Identified?

In humans, hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) continuously replenish all types of blood cells via a ser...
Emma E Jan 19, 2022

Xenophagy: What You Eat Can’t Hurt You

Xenophagy provides an important defense against foreign pathogens such as bacteria and viruses by ta...
Gary Kasof, PhD Sep 15, 2021

Antibody Essentials Part 5: Important Considerations for Antibody Selection

As a researcher, you know that at a fundamental level, your experiments are geared to ask new questi...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Aug 4, 2021

Antibody Essentials Part 4: Polyclonal vs Monoclonal Antibodies

In this blog series, we are delving into some of the advantages and disadvantages of polyclonal and ...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Jul 28, 2021

Antibody Essentials Part 3: How Antibody Technologies Evolved

Since the discovery of antibodies, decades of research and development have spurred technological ad...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Jul 21, 2021

Antibody Essentials Part 2: Antibody Diversity and Classification

Understanding how antibodies are made and the pros and cons of the different types of antibodies is ...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Jul 14, 2021

Antibody Essentials Part 1: Antibody Basics

As a scientist, you probably already appreciate the vital role of antibodies in research. You may al...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Jul 7, 2021

Immunology: Immunophenotyping Basics

Immunophenotyping is a technique that uses antibodies to allow the identification and quantification...
Chris Sumner Jun 30, 2021

What is glycolysis and what is its role in metabolism?

Glycolysis and oxidative respiration are the two major metabolic pathways cells employ in order to c...
Chris Sumner May 26, 2021

Neurotransmitters, Receptors, and Transporters

Neurons are central nervous system (CNS) cells that receive and transmit electrochemical signals by ...
Chris Sumner May 19, 2021

Mechanisms of Cell Death: Necrosis & Necroptosis

The thought of necrotic cell death might bring to mind images from an old horror movie, but as with ...
April Lowell, PhD Apr 28, 2021

Introduction to Metabolism

Cellular metabolism encompasses all of the chemical processes that occur within cells to maintain ho...
Chris Sumner Feb 3, 2021

What Is Neurodegenerative Disease?

Neurodegeneration is marked by the progressive loss of neuronal function and structure leading to co...
Chris Sumner Jan 20, 2021

B Cell Basics: What a Disease Researcher Needs to Know

Changes in the activation of intracellular signaling networks downstream of B-cell receptors (BCR) l...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Nov 18, 2020

T Cell Basics: What a Disease Researcher Needs to Know

T cells are highly specialized lymphocytes that play a critical role in the cell-mediated arm of the...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Nov 11, 2020

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