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Animal Research is the use of animals in scientific procedures that helps scientists understand diseases that afflict animals and humans.
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FEB 15, 2021Plants & Animals
Tests of pigs' intellect reveal a surprising level of intelligence.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Long ago, aquatic animals adapted to live on land, and this initial group of land-dwelling vertebrates are known as tetr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Plants & Animals
Say “hello!” to the nano-chameleon, a top contender for the world’s smallest reptile. According to the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 10, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The venom of some spitting snakes has evolved to cause more pain to mammals, a defense mechanism likely meant to fend of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Many ocean species use sound to communicate and survive. Sound is a crucial communication method since vision is limited ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 09, 2021Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) might be the most famous carnivorous plant; it can entice prey to land on its leaf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Animals grow from what looks like a clump of cells, but those cells organize into specific patterns, laying the right fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have been able to grow Escherichia coli bacteria colonies in complex shapes that E. coli doesn't typically fo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 03, 2021Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 02, 2021Plants & Animals
Humans aren't the only creatures with dialects that are specific to certain regions. It seems that colonies of naked mol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
When an organism dies, it begins to decay. It's long been assumed that after death, the cells in an organism break down ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2021Cardiology
Spinal cord injury patients obviously have to deal with the loss of function, but another, less obvious problem many of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2021Microbiology
Spirochetes are a type of free-living, spiral-shaped bacteria, some of which are harmless and others that can cause dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Microbiology
The gut microbiome is made up of a huge number of different microbial species, and scientists are learning more about ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2021Earth & The Environment
An invasive evergreen tree, known as Prosopis juliflora, is quite the thirsty species. Prosopis has taken over large swa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2021Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2021Earth & The Environment
Just like eavesdropping neighbors, scientists from Quebec's Université-Laval are peeping in on the shocking s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Research conducted by scientists from USC Viterbi School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering reimagines b ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
These variants can raise, or lower the risk of the disease, and now researchers have learned how they work.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2021Plants & Animals
The Tyrannosaurus rex is known as a fearsome predator, and is among the biggest animals that have ever lived on Earth. N ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
Tests of pigs' intellect reveal a surprising level of intelligence.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The fastest growing plant in the world is known as duckweed or Wolffia. It grows on every continent except Antarctica, h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Long ago, aquatic animals adapted to live on land, and this initial group of land-dwelling vertebrates are known as tetr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
Say “hello!” to the nano-chameleon, a top contender for the world’s smallest reptile. According to the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 10, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The venom of some spitting snakes has evolved to cause more pain to mammals, a defense mechanism likely meant to fend of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Many ocean species use sound to communicate and survive. Sound is a crucial communication method since vision is limited
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) might be the most famous carnivorous plant; it can entice prey to land on its leaf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
With good food and exercise, many dogs can live a long and healthy life. But some suffer from chronic conditions that ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Animals grow from what looks like a clump of cells, but those cells organize into specific patterns, laying the right fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have been able to grow Escherichia coli bacteria colonies in complex shapes that E. coli doesn't typically fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 03, 2021
Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 02, 2021
Plants & Animals
Humans aren't the only creatures with dialects that are specific to certain regions. It seems that colonies of naked mol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
When an organism dies, it begins to decay. It's long been assumed that after death, the cells in an organism break down
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2021
Cardiology
Spinal cord injury patients obviously have to deal with the loss of function, but another, less obvious problem many of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2021
Microbiology
Spirochetes are a type of free-living, spiral-shaped bacteria, some of which are harmless and others that can cause dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is made up of a huge number of different microbial species, and scientists are learning more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2021
Earth & The Environment
An invasive evergreen tree, known as Prosopis juliflora, is quite the thirsty species. Prosopis has taken over large swa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2021
Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Just like eavesdropping neighbors, scientists from Quebec's Université-Laval are peeping in on the shocking s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Research conducted by scientists from USC Viterbi School of Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering reimagines b
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
These variants can raise, or lower the risk of the disease, and now researchers have learned how they work.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Tyrannosaurus rex is known as a fearsome predator, and is among the biggest animals that have ever lived on Earth. N
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch