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Nature includes all the natural, physical, and material phenomena in the universe. The term is usually used to refer to plants, animals, and geology in our natural environment.
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MAY 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
We've come a long way from the human genome project, which took years to complete. It now takes about 6 hours to sequenc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2020Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a bacterium that lives in mosquitoes around Lake Victoria, and appears to block malaria.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2020Space & Astronomy
There are literally dozens upon dozens of natural satellites orbiting the planets in our solar system, but only one of t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine a future where we could “see” inside the human brain at stunning high resolution, detecting the earl ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 04, 2020Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in Nature Communications offers a new tool to predict ocean acidity years in the future. Whi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 04, 2020Space & Astronomy
Outer space is chock-full of stars and planets orbiting them, but there’s a fine line between what makes a star a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2020Plants & Animals
Fruit flies can be particularly annoying, especially when one finds its way into your home and begins buzzing in circles ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2020Chemistry & Physics
If maths is the only universal language, then John Horton Conway is among the few who can speak it perfectly. Unfortunat ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 01, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Hangovers from alcohol and other substances are well known. However, just like with alcohol, after using cannabis, also ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 01, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study from the University of California Riverside suggests that native bee species may thrive from the environmental e ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 30, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has changed what we know about how cells interact with each other.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2020Earth & The Environment
Microplastics—the often microscopic plastic particles resulting from the breakdown of large plastic items or mater ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 30, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A clinical trial investigating the ability of antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19 has found that it can signific ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 29, 2020Microbiology
Antibiotics are critical drugs that have saved millions of lives, but bacteria can also gain resistance to them, renderi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
While it’s not surprising that plastic pollution is reaching Antarctica, it is undoubtedly alarming considering th ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 29, 2020Immunology
Dubbed “ductal macrophages,” newly discovered immune cells found in breast tissue offer fresh promise for fu ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 29, 2020Chemistry & Physics
In a collaboration between the University of California San Diego, Columbia University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 28, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Carbon-dating Pottery Kitchenware Just Got Easier Pottery, especially vessels that our ancestors used to eat and drink w ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2020Microbiology
Microbes can grow in tight clusters called biofilms. These communities are tough, and have some of the same properties a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2020Cancer
Oncogenes, mutations in genes that promote cancer growth, have long been easy targets for cancer research due to the dir ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 27, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Foxglove plants are known to be shaped like bells and have long decorated many gardens. They belong to a genus of plants ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
This work may help explain why the virus is so easy to transmit.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
We've come a long way from the human genome project, which took years to complete. It now takes about 6 hours to sequenc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered a bacterium that lives in mosquitoes around Lake Victoria, and appears to block malaria.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2020
Space & Astronomy
There are literally dozens upon dozens of natural satellites orbiting the planets in our solar system, but only one of t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine a future where we could “see” inside the human brain at stunning high resolution, detecting the earl
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 04, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Research published recently in Nature Communications offers a new tool to predict ocean acidity years in the future. Whi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 04, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Outer space is chock-full of stars and planets orbiting them, but there’s a fine line between what makes a star a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2020
Plants & Animals
Fruit flies can be particularly annoying, especially when one finds its way into your home and begins buzzing in circles
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic virus that causes COVID-19, has become politicized as leaders seek to place blame
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
If maths is the only universal language, then John Horton Conway is among the few who can speak it perfectly. Unfortunat
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 01, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Hangovers from alcohol and other substances are well known. However, just like with alcohol, after using cannabis, also
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 01, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study from the University of California Riverside suggests that native bee species may thrive from the environmental e
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 30, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has changed what we know about how cells interact with each other.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics—the often microscopic plastic particles resulting from the breakdown of large plastic items or mater
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 30, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A clinical trial investigating the ability of antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19 has found that it can signific
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 29, 2020
Microbiology
Antibiotics are critical drugs that have saved millions of lives, but bacteria can also gain resistance to them, renderi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
While it’s not surprising that plastic pollution is reaching Antarctica, it is undoubtedly alarming considering th
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 29, 2020
Immunology
Dubbed “ductal macrophages,” newly discovered immune cells found in breast tissue offer fresh promise for fu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
In a collaboration between the University of California San Diego, Columbia University, Brookhaven National Laboratory,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 28, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Carbon-dating Pottery Kitchenware Just Got Easier Pottery, especially vessels that our ancestors used to eat and drink w
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a five year study, scientists have now shown that stickleback fish were able to alter some of their traits within a s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2020
Microbiology
Microbes can grow in tight clusters called biofilms. These communities are tough, and have some of the same properties a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2020
Cancer
Oncogenes, mutations in genes that promote cancer growth, have long been easy targets for cancer research due to the dir
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 27, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Foxglove plants are known to be shaped like bells and have long decorated many gardens. They belong to a genus of plants
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work may help explain why the virus is so easy to transmit.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch