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Agricultural Biology
Agricultural Biology: is the study of plant and animal life that has been domesticated for production. A variety of jobs exist in this field, including natural science managers, scientific sales representatives and agricultural scientists.
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JUL 08, 2019Earth & The Environment
Interactions between domesticated species and wildlife often pose a threat because species can act as vectors for diseas ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
How exactly instincts are formed is a topic of hot debate. Between an interplay of genetic and environmental factors, th ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR tool has been modified and refined since it was invented, and now scientists have created another way to use ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 23, 2019Microbiology
This alteration may leave people more vulnerable to infection and disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Virginia Tech have found a molecule that can potentially improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2019Plants & Animals
Ecosystems are particularly delicate, and any changes to the careful balances that mother nature had in mind for a speci ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 09, 2019Plants & Animals
When you think about a carnivorous (meat-eating) plant, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous Venu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Maize, commonly known as corn, was first domesticated from a grass species called teosinte, almost 9,000 years ag ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAY 31, 2019Health & Medicine
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that air pollution kills more than 6 million people each year an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 29, 2019Microbiology
We may one day be able to use a 'stress vaccine' to ward off the damage caused by traumatic events.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2019Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are perhaps one of the world’s most easily-recognized animals. With their incred ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 27, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Some gene editing efforts in plants have been very successful. Other illustrate the need to fully understand how the too ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Pesticides are a part of agriculture, and while they are important to crop production, some can be detrimental to human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2019Videos
The USDA has announced a recall of about 113,424 pounds of ground beef potentially linked to an outbreak of infection.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2019Cannabis Sciences
According to Barrons, an online and print news outlet, marijuana is getting a second look by clinicians, pharmaceut ...Written By: Amy LoriauxAPR 13, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A genome database works like a police finger print log. If the finger print has been taken before, then when it is ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAPR 06, 2019Microbiology
The diversity of microbes in a thumbnail-sized mix of volcanic gases, rainwater and snow is greater than the animal and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2019Cannabis Sciences
The cannabis plant has a myriad of chemicals within it, all of which are taken into our bodies when it is smoked or eate ...Written By: Amy LoriauxMAR 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
We may have just discovered the snapping organ, but this method of communication is ancient.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
What makes CRISPR so powerful is that it is easy for any molecular or genetic scientist to use ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaMAR 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
University of Bath researchers are working on engineering animal tissue so they can produce artificial meat products.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers took a biomedical approach to examine the impact of two different pesticides on gene expression in bees.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Interactions between domesticated species and wildlife often pose a threat because species can act as vectors for diseas
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
How exactly instincts are formed is a topic of hot debate. Between an interplay of genetic and environmental factors, th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR tool has been modified and refined since it was invented, and now scientists have created another way to use
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 23, 2019
Microbiology
This alteration may leave people more vulnerable to infection and disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Virginia Tech have found a molecule that can potentially improve the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2019
Plants & Animals
Ecosystems are particularly delicate, and any changes to the careful balances that mother nature had in mind for a speci
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
According to a news release from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), this summer’s hypoxic zo
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 09, 2019
Plants & Animals
When you think about a carnivorous (meat-eating) plant, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the infamous Venu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Maize, commonly known as corn, was first domesticated from a grass species called teosinte, almost 9,000 years ag
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAY 31, 2019
Health & Medicine
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) estimates that air pollution kills more than 6 million people each year an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 29, 2019
Microbiology
We may one day be able to use a 'stress vaccine' to ward off the damage caused by traumatic events.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2019
Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) are perhaps one of the world’s most easily-recognized animals. With their incred
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 27, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some gene editing efforts in plants have been very successful. Other illustrate the need to fully understand how the too
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Pesticides are a part of agriculture, and while they are important to crop production, some can be detrimental to human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2019
Videos
The USDA has announced a recall of about 113,424 pounds of ground beef potentially linked to an outbreak of infection.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
According to Barrons, an online and print news outlet, marijuana is getting a second look by clinicians, pharmaceut
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
APR 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A genome database works like a police finger print log. If the finger print has been taken before, then when it is
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
APR 06, 2019
Microbiology
The diversity of microbes in a thumbnail-sized mix of volcanic gases, rainwater and snow is greater than the animal and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
The cannabis plant has a myriad of chemicals within it, all of which are taken into our bodies when it is smoked or eate
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
MAR 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
We may have just discovered the snapping organ, but this method of communication is ancient.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
What makes CRISPR so powerful is that it is easy for any molecular or genetic scientist to use
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
MAR 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
University of Bath researchers are working on engineering animal tissue so they can produce artificial meat products.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers took a biomedical approach to examine the impact of two different pesticides on gene expression in bees.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch