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Pigments
Pigments make up the colored areas of plant and animal cells. Skin, eyes, and hair are some of the biological entities that contain pigments. Pigments have some important biological functions like camouflage in animals and photosynthesis in plants.
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MAR 18, 2020Earth & The Environment
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An international team of researchers has learned more about how a stingless bee relies on several different fungi to sur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and its a widespread characteristic among marine animals.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
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The large, complex molecules known as proteins perform many crucial functions in the human body. By carrying out diverse ...Written By: Julia TraversJUN 02, 2019Plants & Animals
Giant pandas are one of the world’s most distinct animal species; their black and white fur patterns make them par ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
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A new African black-footed penguin was just recently put on display at Poland’s Gdansk Zoo for park visitors to lo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Treating some diseases of the eye has been difficult because researchers have had difficulty seeing the damage. New work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Chromatophores are fascinating cells found in some animals like cephalopods, which carry pigments and can reflect light.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2018Cancer
Our skin color is determined by the amount and kind of a specific pigment in our skin called melanin which is produced b ...Written By: Heba El-wassefNOV 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Our world hosts some incredible organisms, some of which might help people create treatments for disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2018Plants & Animals
If we asked you to picture dinosaur eggs in your mind, what would you see? A nest full of massive gray or tan eggs? That ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2018Videos
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Did you know that cuttlefish can change color, texture, and shape? Did you know they contain a bone called the cuttlebon ...Written By: Amanda Kahl
MAR 18, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Some might think that stepping on a LEGO brick is the worst thing about those toys. However, a new study from the Univer
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 04, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A phenomenon referred to as “watermelon,” “raspberry,” or even “blood” snow has turn
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 23, 2020
Health & Medicine
Stress and gray hair have always been closely associated, and now, scientists from Harvard have discovered the physiolog
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 30, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animals come in all sorts of colors, and while the animal kingdom has most of the rainbow’s colors at its disposal
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2019
Microbiology
The Andes Mountain range runs along the edge of western South America. Microbial life has found a home high in those mou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Plants & Animals
Flamingos are highly discernable birds best known for their bright pink appearance and long, thin legs. But have you eve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Domesticated dogs have differet facial features to their wild cousins, wolves, with smaller teeth, floppy ears and short
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 12, 2019
Cancer
As far as skin cancers go, advanced invasive melanoma is quite aggressive – treatment options are still lacking ef
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 22, 2019
Microbiology
An international team of researchers has learned more about how a stingless bee relies on several different fungi to sur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are living creatures that can absorb and reemit light, and its a widespread characteristic among marine animals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tinea Versicolor (TV) is a fungal infection of the skin. Also called Pityriasis Versicolor, the condition is common, esp
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUL 22, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Deep space missions are becoming an increasingly relevant topic of discussion in the space community these days, and per
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 02, 2019
Cancer
The large, complex molecules known as proteins perform many crucial functions in the human body. By carrying out diverse
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 02, 2019
Plants & Animals
Giant pandas are one of the world’s most distinct animal species; their black and white fur patterns make them par
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Every year, the world consumes around 182 million tons of tomatoes. Yet, thanks to years of genetic editing and crossbre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to a study published in the journal Cancer Research, researchers have discovered a biomarker that could serve
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
A new African black-footed penguin was just recently put on display at Poland’s Gdansk Zoo for park visitors to lo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Treating some diseases of the eye has been difficult because researchers have had difficulty seeing the damage. New work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chromatophores are fascinating cells found in some animals like cephalopods, which carry pigments and can reflect light.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2018
Cancer
Our skin color is determined by the amount and kind of a specific pigment in our skin called melanin which is produced b
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
NOV 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Our world hosts some incredible organisms, some of which might help people create treatments for disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
If we asked you to picture dinosaur eggs in your mind, what would you see? A nest full of massive gray or tan eggs? That
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2018
Videos
We know that deciduous trees drop their leaves every winter in order to avoid wasting precious resources on keeping them
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 10, 2018
Videos
Did you know that cuttlefish can change color, texture, and shape? Did you know they contain a bone called the cuttlebon
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl