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Probably one of the biggest milestones in the 20th century’s scientific findings, the discovery of the structure of DNA forever changed the biological research field. There is a widely known misconception that James Watson and Francis Crick discovered DNA in the 1950s, but that is not the case. The origins of the DNA molecule’s discovery... Continue Reading →
Our innate immune system cells contain intrinsic antiviral proteins, such as the ZAP protein, that can identify and target viral RNAs by binding to a combination of no more than two nucleotides called CpG. HIV, along with many other viruses, found a way to bypass this defense mechanism. Nevertheless, it has been found that the... Continue Reading →
HIV still poses as one of the major threats to mankind. The virus has a very ingenious way to infiltrate and fool the bodys immune system in order to be undetected. Even though research has come a long way since the discovery of the virus in 1983 by Dr Montagnier and Dr Barré-Sinoussi, and people... Continue Reading →
Are we finally on our way to cure genetically inherited hearing loss ? A study from the team of Dr David P.Corey at Harvard University gives patients hope. The scientists used a brand new modified gene-editing technique to treat mice diagnosed with genetic hearing loss, and achieved it without any side effect! These mice, known as... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone, it has been a while since my last post. After some adjustments, I am very excited to announce the changes that are happening to Biological Culture. First off, there is a brand new posting schedule, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On top of getting you the latest biological news and discoveries, Two new... Continue Reading →
Forget about the dogma of neuron death and its inability to regenerate during adulthood, researchers from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid found that our brain is able to perform neurogenesis up to the age of 90! Their research was about the difference between neurogenesis (neuron making) in the hippocampus (which is a major component of... Continue Reading →
Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer among women. According to the WHO, 2.1 million women are affected by this disease each year, and unfortunately in most cases it's still fatal. In 2018, WHO estimated that 627,000 women passed away from breast cancer (15% of all forms of cancer in women). It is therefore one... Continue Reading →
Hello everyone and welcome to biological culture, the blog that talks about all the latest news of the marvellous world of biological sciences. Since this is the first post, I am going to give you a quick overview of the future content of the blog as well as a little presentation of myself. I am... Continue Reading →
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