Flies
Athlete’s foot is a frequent infection that millions of people suffer from annually. I once had it during…
Diseases
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Free Radicals and Aging Faster
“Free radicals” are a special type of atom that have been linked to many age-related diseases. They form…
Itching: The Way Our Skin “Talks” to Us
Sometimes, your back itches slightly and scratching it at that perfect spot fills you with an odd sense…
Mother’s Milk: An Essential Gold Standard for Our Babies
To this day, natural breast milk is still regarded as the best nutritional choice for babies. Recent research…
Embryonic Stem Cells: What Do They Hold in Store?
Embryonic stem cells are cells in the early stages of embryonic development when a fertilized egg cell is…
Micro-regulators of Life
The inventory of the universe is composed of matter, which is located in stars and galaxies. Only a…
Recyling Cellular Trash: A Micro-level Fasting Phenomenon
Recycling in the cell (autophagy) is important to generate energy and to produce new cellular units. What is…
Illness: Friend or Foe?
How the “Remedies for the Sick” Make a Change in Life Possible Life, illness, and death are basic…
Escherichia Coli: Good or Bad?
“For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so,” Shakespeare once wrote in his…
Science Square (Issue 91)
Bats are the only mammals that are able to fly and they make up almost one quarter of…
Another Side to Water
Water plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance between life and death on Earth. It can either…
Mushroom: A Unique Blessing
Until recently fungi used to be considered plants. Today, due to their unique qualities, fungi have now been…
How the tests survive
1- How the “fit” tests survive Original Article: Lewis, G.D. et al., Science Translational Medicine 2, 33 (2010).…
It’s me Peter, your Immune System!
Peter! Let me tell you a basic, but important thing: in order to create a piece of art,…
Playing with Genes: Gene Therapy
As we live our lives, we often come across problems that can block our way. If our car…