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In exactly one year from today, two of the most anticipated movies of 2023 will be hitting theatres. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has already become a cultural phenomenon thanks to all of the set photos, and movie fans are eager to see the extremely star-studded cast of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Barbie follows Margot Robbie as the beloved Mattel toy as she sets off into the real world whereas Oppenheimer is set to follow Cillian Murphy as J....

Iconic pop star Britney Spears has been making headlines this year after finally being freed of her father Jamie Spears’ conservatorship. Many celebrities have come out in support of Spears, and there’s one young actor who wants to tell the star’s story. Stranger Things and Enola Holmes star Millie Bobby Brown recently shared on The Drew Barrymore Show that she wants to play Spears in a biopic one day. “I think her story resonates with me,” Brown explained....

Corpus Luteum By: Gabe Buckley Last Updated: January 15, 2021 Corpus Luteum Definition The elusive corpus luteum is a temporary structure with crucial roles in ovulation and the beginning stages of pregnancy in women. The corpus luteum forms after a follicle has released an egg during ovulation. The hormones secreted, mainly progesterone, ready the body for pregnancy. Corpus Luteum Overview Upon closer look, the corpus luteum is a yellow-tinged mass that lies atop the female ovaries....

Halo Infinite is adding a new version of Microsoft’s Clippy to the game, much to the chagrin of players. Clippy is one of the most notorious company mascots out there, but he’s been AWOL for quite some time. For those who aren’t familiar with the icon, Clippy was an animated paper clip with googly eyes that appeared on computers with Windows and Microsoft Office. He was added as a tool to help people with writing and other tasks, but drew heavy criticism for being absurdly annoying....

A old video of Jim Carrey performing with 50 Cent is going viral. If you’ve got any kind of nostalgia for the 2000s, seeing the comedian let loose during “In Da Club” is going to put a smile on your face. Funnily enough, Carrey’s dance moves actually cause the rapper to break character and have to catch himself. Usually charismatic and steely, even 50 Cent had to appreciate Carrey’s commitment to the bit....

Lytic Cycle By: BD Editors Last Updated: October 7, 2018 Lytic Cycle Definition The lytic cycle is named for the process of lysis, which occurs when a virus has infected a cell, replicated new virus particles, and bursts through the cell membrane. This releases the new virions, or virus complexes, so they can infect more cells. As seen in the graphic above, the lytic cycle is often accompanied by the lysogenic cycle in many bacteria viruses, known as bacteriophages....

Peptidoglycan By: BD Editors Last Updated: April 28, 2017 Peptidoglycan Definition Peptidoglycan, also called murein, is a polymer that makes up the cell wall of most bacteria. It is made up of sugars and amino acids, and when many molecules of peptidoglycan joined together, they form an orderly crystal lattice structure. Bacteria are classified as being either Gram-positive or Gram-negative based in differences in the structure of their peptidoglycan cell wall....

Polysaccharide By: BD Editors Last Updated: October 4, 2019 Polysaccharide Definition A polysaccharide is a large molecule made of many smaller monosaccharides. Monosaccharides are simple sugars, like glucose. Special enzymes bind these small monomers together creating large sugar polymers, or polysaccharides. A polysaccharide is also called a glycan. A polysaccharide can be a homopolysaccharide, in which all the monosaccharides are the same, or a heteropolysaccharide in which the monosaccharides vary. Depending on which monosaccharides are connected, and which carbons in the monosaccharides connects, polysaccharides take on a variety of forms....

Suprachiasmatic Nucleus By: BD Editors Last Updated: October 4, 2019 Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Definition The suprachiasmatic nucleus (or just SCN) is a region of the brain within the hypothalamus which uses signals from the eyes to help establish and maintain the biological clock, or circadian rhythm. The hypothalamus is a region of the brain generally associated with the autonomic nervous system which controls unconscious functions such as heart rate, digestion, and pupil dilation....

A pin cushion may not seem like an essential sewing tool, but when you’re deep in fabric and desperately searching for a pin to hold the layers together, you’ll be happy to have this accessory at an arm’s—or finger’s—reach. We researched dozens of pin cushions to find the best one, evaluating them on size, material, and accessibility. Our top pick, the Dritz’s Tomato Pin Cushion, has a polyester fiberfill stuffing that keeps up to 200 pins secure, plus a strawberry-shaped emery that cleans and sharpens your pins....

Marvel Studios is getting ready to expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a major way, and that begins with Phase Five. Phase Five of the MCU will begin with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 then they will start expanding with new franchises like Echo, Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Daredevil: Born Again and Thunderbolts. Thunderbolts will focus on a team of antiheroes and villains that work for the government to combat a superhuman threat....

Uncle From Another World is a fresh take on the Isekai genre, hilariously taking a Sega-obsessed Otaku and placing him in a magical world where he discovers some wild supernatural abilities in the process. The series has, unfortunately, seen some major delays thanks to COVID-19 and it seems that the virus is once again throwing a monkey wrench into the Isekai completing its first season. Hopefully, there are more hilarious hijinks for uncle and his nephew in the not-too-distant future....

It’s hard to go to the movies these days without seeing a post-apocalyptic world. And if you watch popular TV shows like “The Walking Dead” and now, “Fear the Walking Dead,” it would appear that zombies are how this whole thing is going to go down. Judging from the proliferation of zombie-related social media sites, websites, TV shows and movies, zombies have gotten into our heads in a big way…no pun intended....

Good barbecue is a staple in southern cuisine. This mouth-watering method of slow cooking meat and slathering it in a tangy, spicy, or sweet sauce has several variations based on geographic region, and all are delicious. If there are only two great things about barbecue, one is that you can smoke pretty much any type of meat. Chicken, beef, pork, mutton and even rabbit are all viable barbecuing options. The other, quite simply, is the side dishes associated with barbecue....

Tennessee is thoroughly entrenched on every foodie’s bucket list across the globe. We’re the apex of southern cuisine, we bleed culture and thrive on creativity. These 15 restaurants are some of the best in the state, but they go a little further than that – they define our state as a whole. Each and every one of them attributes something to the glistening gem Tennessee is to American food culture....

Missouri is full of farms that offer fresh produce, and many of them allow you to pick it yourself. There are so many (over 100 that I am aware of) though I was only able to list a few. For a more comprehensive list, visit pickyourown.org where you can search by county. Schweizer Orchards, 5455 S.E. State Route FF, St. Joseph Facebook/ Schweizer Orchards Facebook/ Schweizer Orchards For four generations, Schweizer provides you-pick apples as well as peaches, pumpkins and Christmas trees....

Two years after its limited debut, the Magic Happens Parade returns to the Disneyland Resort in February. The daytime parade celebrating magical moments from legendary Disney stories opened on February 27th, 2020, just before the Anaheim destination temporarily closed that March amid the coronavirus pandemic. Originally launched during the iconic theme park’s 65th-anniversary celebration, the fan-favorite parade returns to Disneyland Park as part of the Disney100 Celebration commemorating 100 years of The Walt Disney Company....

Episode 4 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire introduced viewers to Claudia, the teenage girl turned into a vampire after Louis (Jacob Anderson) saved her from a burning boarding house in Storyville. The addition of Claudia to Louis and Lestat’s (Sam Reid) at first seemed to complete their little vampire family, but as the episode continued, it became clear that while Claudia remained eternally a teenager, there were emotional consequences for the young woman....

Monosaccharide By: BD Editors Last Updated: October 4, 2019 Monosaccharide Definition A monosaccharide is the most basic form of carbohydrates. Monosaccharides can by combined through glycosidic bonds to form larger carbohydrates, known as oligosaccharides or polysaccharides. An oligosaccharide with only two monosaccharides is known as a disaccharide. When more than 20 monosaccharides are combined with glycosidic bonds, a oligosaccharide becomes a polysaccharide. Some polysaccharides, like cellulose, contain thousands of monosaccharides. A monosaccharide is a type of monomer, or molecule that can combine with like molecules to create a larger polymer....

A new trailer for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie could be arriving at some point in the near future. After a prolonged wait, Nintendo and Illumination Entertainment finally unveiled the first teaser trailer for the upcoming animated Mario movie in the early part of this past month. And while this trailer was largely met with praise from fans, many have been wondering when our next look at the film might arrive....