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Animals: are multicellular organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals consume organic material, breathe oxygen, are able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of cells, the blastula, during embryonic development.
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JUN 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 MikyskaJUN 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Over 90% of Americans agree that cheating is morally wrong. Yet, despite this, around 21% of American men, and 10-15% of ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 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 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 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were surprised to find that an important enzyme that help regulate metabolism works in an unexpected way.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2019Earth & The Environment
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global health. Scientists from the University of York conducted a global ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAY 29, 2019Health & Medicine
Researchers believe they may have found the cause of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS.) This finding has allowed scientis ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAY 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The ribosome has long been known as the protein factory the cell, but now researchers have revealed that it plays a role ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2019Plants & Animals
Fruit flies are rather annoying little things, not only because they make little buzzing noises and tickle you when they ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2019Plants & Animals
Most vertebrates in the animal kingdom sport tails of some sort. Birds and fish use their tails as steering mechanisms t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 26, 2019Plants & Animals
Animal caretakers at the New England Aquarium were in for quite the surprise this past Winter after discovering that an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As the world continues to warm, scientists are learning more about how climate change will affect the organisms living o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Animals spend a lot of their lifetime asleep, and scientists have sought to understand the physiological purpose of all ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, a new drug target for the treatment of depression has been id ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2019Cancer
Have you ever seen a lamprey up close? If you haven’t, you should probably count your blessings, because these fis ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Whether you are a ‘dog person’ or a ‘cat person’ has been thought to be personal choice. However ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have recently discovered that aging in nematodes may be partially controlled and can be therapeutically reve ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Every year, the world consumes around 182 million tons of tomatoes. Yet, thanks to years of genetic editing and crossbre ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 23, 2019Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2019Plants & Animals
Millions of Americans partake in the ‘Groundhog Day’ tradition, but should groundhogs really be anything to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2019Microbiology
Against the recommendations of other agencies, the EPA has allowed the expanded agricultural use of two antibiotic drugs ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2019Plants & Animals
In what would appear to be an exceedingly-controversial decision, Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Reso ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute has developed a series of tools that can be used to explore the cell, and now they have released ano ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
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
JUN 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Over 90% of Americans agree that cheating is morally wrong. Yet, despite this, around 21% of American men, and 10-15% of
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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 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 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers were surprised to find that an important enzyme that help regulate metabolism works in an unexpected way.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global health. Scientists from the University of York conducted a global
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAY 29, 2019
Health & Medicine
Researchers believe they may have found the cause of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS.) This finding has allowed scientis
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAY 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The ribosome has long been known as the protein factory the cell, but now researchers have revealed that it plays a role
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2019
Plants & Animals
Fruit flies are rather annoying little things, not only because they make little buzzing noises and tickle you when they
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 27, 2019
Plants & Animals
Most vertebrates in the animal kingdom sport tails of some sort. Birds and fish use their tails as steering mechanisms t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 26, 2019
Plants & Animals
Animal caretakers at the New England Aquarium were in for quite the surprise this past Winter after discovering that an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As the world continues to warm, scientists are learning more about how climate change will affect the organisms living o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Animals spend a lot of their lifetime asleep, and scientists have sought to understand the physiological purpose of all
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, a new drug target for the treatment of depression has been id
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2019
Cancer
Have you ever seen a lamprey up close? If you haven’t, you should probably count your blessings, because these fis
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Whether you are a ‘dog person’ or a ‘cat person’ has been thought to be personal choice. However
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have recently discovered that aging in nematodes may be partially controlled and can be therapeutically reve
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
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
MAY 23, 2019
Microbiology
Extracts from three plants were active against some of today's worst drug-resistant bacterial pathogens that infect woun
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2019
Plants & Animals
Millions of Americans partake in the ‘Groundhog Day’ tradition, but should groundhogs really be anything to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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
MAY 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
In what would appear to be an exceedingly-controversial decision, Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Reso
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Allen Institute has developed a series of tools that can be used to explore the cell, and now they have released ano
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch