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Everything you need to know about Palm Oil

This article discusses the different aspects of palm oil, namely, its cultivation, health benefits, and how mass cultivation affects our environment.

25 Jan 2021

What are the Health Benefits of Organic Food?

Despite conventional food products being cheaper, organic food items such as fruits and grains have gained popularity among consumers for many reasons.

20 Jan 2021

What are Prions?

A prion is a type of protein that can trigger the normal protein present in the brain to fold abnormally.

20 Jan 2021

Antibodies Use in Biosensors

Biosensors provide vital information about the presence and quantity of a particular substance.

20 Jan 2021

Revealing Drug Use in Your Hair

Drug testing is commonplace in pre-employment screenings to determine if the candidate has recently used illegal drugs or misused prescribed medications.

18 Jan 2021

Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS): An Overview

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) can identify most organic compounds ranging from proteins to pharmaceutical products in the market.

15 Jan 2021

An Overview of ELISA

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) is an immunological assay that is used to detect and quantify substances such as antibodies in liquid samples.

14 Jan 2021

What is Agricultural Science?

In response to a growing population, the progress of agricultural science has gained attention over the century particularly in regard to issues of food security.

14 Jan 2021

Application of High-Throughput Screening in Drug Discovery

High-throughput screening is a tool that has been developed to screen millions of biological and chemical compounds in very short periods.

12 Jan 2021

What is Aquaculture?

In the face of a growing demand for resources, greater amounts of food are being farmed and extracted from aquatic systems around the world.

12 Jan 2021

Role of Bioinformatics in Genome Analysis

The complete analysis of the human genome has revolutionized how diseases are studied and treated.

12 Jan 2021

Pesticides in Agriculture

The frequent use of pesticides to combat pests is of growing concern across agricultural systems due to the negative impacts on human populations.

12 Jan 2021

Role of Bioinformatics in Agriculture

Within the agricultural industry, bioinformatics has been used to expand the current understanding of various plant functions, and improve plant quality.

11 Jan 2021

Optical Microscopy: An Overview

Optical microscopy, a method by which images of objects can be acquired and visualized at high resolutions, has allowed for the advancement of research.

11 Jan 2021

Role of Bioinformatics in Drug Discovery

The incorporation of bioinformatics into the drug discovery and development industry is often referred to as translational bioinformatics.

11 Jan 2021

How could Gene Editing solve Food Allergies?

Food allergies are widespread within the human population. This article investigates whether gene editing could help to tackle food allergies.

8 Jan 2021

How could Gene Editing Transform our Healthcare?

Gene editing is making specific changes to nucleic acids such as DNAs and RNAs in an organism.

8 Jan 2021

Analyzing Cling Film Used in the Packaging of Illicit Drugs

Drugs distributed worldwide are often packaged in cling film. This serves as a tool to aid forensic investigators to link a questioned drug to a known cling film.

5 Jan 2021