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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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JUN 27, 2016Microbiology
The Arctic is melting down at an unequaled rate, shaped by a multitude of circumstances. One of the most influential of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Vitiligo is a skin condition that can cause the skin to lose its natural pigmentation color in blotches, which then grow ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 13, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene drive is a term used to describe the preferential dissemination of some versions of a gene to future generations.&n ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2016Immunology
B cells and T cells are not the only immune cells with memory capabilities, scientists have discovered. Natural Killer ( ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 30, 2016Videos
Wood is an incredible building material - it's all natural and extremely strong. But, wood is susceptible to rotting wit ...MAY 20, 2016Videos
Almost every culture participates in some form of body art or adornment. The use of natural or artificial pigments to ac ...APR 23, 2016Videos
Silver, salt and pepper, distinguished hair - however you refer to it, grey/white hair is common and will inevitably hap ...APR 16, 2016Videos
Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos and piercings since at least the Neolithic era thousands of years ...APR 09, 2016Videos
Skin is the largest organ in the human body. It plays an important role as the barrier between your important internal o ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 08, 2016Plants & Animals
Late last month, fishermen off of the coast of Cabo, Mexico pulled a mysterious creature out of the water just a mile aw ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 07, 2016Videos
Freckles on the face are often associated with youthfulness. Aside from the tops of the cheeks and nose, freckles can ap ...MAR 22, 2016Videos
While most people will experience a hair color change to grey as they get older, it's not simply a matter age making the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 21, 2016Plants & Animals
Here’s something you don’t see every day: an albino gray whale. One known to the region around Mexico as &ld ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 16, 2016Videos
Have you ever wondered why scar tissue seems to have so many issues in the Sun with sunburns and doesn't seem to be able ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 08, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists exploring the depths of the ocean off of the coast of Hawaii have reported discovered what they believe to be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2016Microbiology
Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Aliivibrio fischeri! (Formerly known as Vibrio fischeri.) A. fischeri ar ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 10, 2016Plants & Animals
Unusually white-colored animals are making headlines a lot lately, such as a white great white shark that washed up on a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 28, 2016Plants & Animals
It was only recently that a rare white-colored shark, believed to be a great white shark, washed up on a beach in Austra ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 26, 2016Plants & Animals
There have been a lot of beachings lately involving sharks and whales – in India, over 80 whales were found beache ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 24, 2016Plants & Animals
If you want to feast your eyes on some interesting great white sharks, then Australia is the place to be right now! &nbs ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2016Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel. ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 15, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Instead of invasive biopsies, doctors could soon detect melanoma metastasis with a handheld scanning device. A team of r ...SEP 11, 2015Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get the chance to see a pink dolphin; they are incredibly rare with only 14 known to e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 02, 2015Microbiology
Vitamin and mineral deficiency is a significant global health problem. Nearly 18% of the global population is defi ...Written By: Kerry Evans
JUN 27, 2016
Microbiology
The Arctic is melting down at an unequaled rate, shaped by a multitude of circumstances. One of the most influential of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
Vitiligo is a skin condition that can cause the skin to lose its natural pigmentation color in blotches, which then grow
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 13, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Gene drive is a term used to describe the preferential dissemination of some versions of a gene to future generations.&n
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2016
Immunology
B cells and T cells are not the only immune cells with memory capabilities, scientists have discovered. Natural Killer (
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 30, 2016
Videos
Wood is an incredible building material - it's all natural and extremely strong. But, wood is susceptible to rotting wit
...
MAY 20, 2016
Videos
Almost every culture participates in some form of body art or adornment. The use of natural or artificial pigments to ac
...
APR 23, 2016
Videos
Silver, salt and pepper, distinguished hair - however you refer to it, grey/white hair is common and will inevitably hap
...
APR 16, 2016
Videos
Humans have been decorating their bodies with tattoos and piercings since at least the Neolithic era thousands of years
...
APR 09, 2016
Videos
Skin is the largest organ in the human body. It plays an important role as the barrier between your important internal o
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
Late last month, fishermen off of the coast of Cabo, Mexico pulled a mysterious creature out of the water just a mile aw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 07, 2016
Videos
Freckles on the face are often associated with youthfulness. Aside from the tops of the cheeks and nose, freckles can ap
...
MAR 22, 2016
Videos
While most people will experience a hair color change to grey as they get older, it's not simply a matter age making the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
Here’s something you don’t see every day: an albino gray whale. One known to the region around Mexico as &ld
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 16, 2016
Videos
Have you ever wondered why scar tissue seems to have so many issues in the Sun with sunburns and doesn't seem to be able
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists exploring the depths of the ocean off of the coast of Hawaii have reported discovered what they believe to be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2016
Microbiology
Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Aliivibrio fischeri! (Formerly known as Vibrio fischeri.) A. fischeri ar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 10, 2016
Plants & Animals
Unusually white-colored animals are making headlines a lot lately, such as a white great white shark that washed up on a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
It was only recently that a rare white-colored shark, believed to be a great white shark, washed up on a beach in Austra
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 26, 2016
Plants & Animals
There have been a lot of beachings lately involving sharks and whales – in India, over 80 whales were found beache
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 24, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you want to feast your eyes on some interesting great white sharks, then Australia is the place to be right now! &nbs
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2016
Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 15, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Instead of invasive biopsies, doctors could soon detect melanoma metastasis with a handheld scanning device. A team of r
...
SEP 11, 2015
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you get the chance to see a pink dolphin; they are incredibly rare with only 14 known to e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 02, 2015
Microbiology
Vitamin and mineral deficiency is a significant global health problem. Nearly 18% of the global population is defi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans