Sadly, my fears are already being manifested in a growing measles outbreak in South Carolina. The outbreak began on October 2nd and appears to be…
Emilie Thompson is a physician practicing in Baltimore in the field of hematology and oncology. As a doctor, she worries about the radical steps the…
Whooping cough cases are out of control in the United States – as of December 20th, there were 27,871 cases and 13 deaths. In 2024,…
A newly published study in the journal Gastroenterology by Peter Rimmer, Fan Zhang, and colleagues digs into the observation that there is a shift in…
On November 22nd, I wrote a post about the alarmingly low vaccination rate against measles in certain parts of this country. This is incredibly dangerous,…
The cell can create high-energy electrons from all sorts of sources and convert them into ATP. It needs to do this to grow. This animation…
Here is an example figure from the textbook demonstrating how enzymes affect reactions. This animation helps the learner understand the physical chemistry of biological reactions.…
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So, now you know that being awash in information is a double-edged sword. I have shown you the types of information at your fingertips, what’s…