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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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NOV 20, 2018Plants & Animals
When a deceased sperm whale washed up on the shore of an Indonesian park, officials sought expert help for answers. Not ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
A miscarriage can be a devastating experience, and researchers are trying to learn more about genetic factors that may i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2018Neuroscience
Behavioral responses to the pain perception could range from reflexive withdrawal to more complex behaviors to avoid or ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 19, 2018Neuroscience
Cognitive flexibility is our brain's ability to shift from thinking about one thing to another. The higher your speed of ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Defecation is a natural process that occurs in all living animals. The majority deposit fecal matter in the shape of rou ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2018Videos
Brazil has a new leader, and he could be the Amazon’s biggest enemy yet. President Jair Bolsonaro has pledged to s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
When both strands of DNA break, it must be repaired or the cell will die.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Researchers have long understood early-life experiences to influence actions and behavior later in life for humans, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 18, 2018Neuroscience
Feeling full or satiation is conveyed to the brain by the gut hormones via the enteric neuronal afferents and the endocr ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 17, 2018Videos
A group of Peters's Angolan colobus monkeys were brought to US zoos from East Africa in the 80s, but little is known abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2018Health & Medicine
liver also gets activated by sight and the smell of food in anticipation of the prerequisite metabolic changes required ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 16, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics combined genetic engineering with optics to create a way to control cellular behaviors with light.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2018Videos
A recently released TV advertisement highlights one company’s attempt to bring into the light the palm oil crisis. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
As the world's population grows, plant scientists know that the race is on to develop technologies that will help feed e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a publication in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, a subclass of anti-aging compounds, called geroneuroprotectors ( ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 14, 2018Plants & Animals
If you’re like me, then you probably hate it when flies land on your food. But why is it such a big deal anyway? W ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 14, 2018Videos
Zebrafish share genetic features with many other organisms, and they undergo a rapid developmental process in which they ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2018Plants & Animals
The mountain gorilla is one of two subspecies of the Eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei), a species recognized by the Int ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 14, 2018Videos
Wouldn't it be convenient if we didn't have to worry about sunscreen because our bodies were able to just make it when w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2018Immunology
A research team investigates early life stress and its relation to adult depression and anxietyWritten By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 14, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many common misconceptions about science, one of which is the belief that someone can be called right- or left ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2018Plants & Animals
It’s not too often that conservationists get the chance to share a successful conservation story, but as it would ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease. Symptoms of the condition include loss of balan ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 13, 2018Neuroscience
Perineuronal nets (PNNs), a specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround the cell bodies and proximalWritten By: Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
When a deceased sperm whale washed up on the shore of an Indonesian park, officials sought expert help for answers. Not
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
A miscarriage can be a devastating experience, and researchers are trying to learn more about genetic factors that may i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2018
Neuroscience
Behavioral responses to the pain perception could range from reflexive withdrawal to more complex behaviors to avoid or
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 19, 2018
Neuroscience
Cognitive flexibility is our brain's ability to shift from thinking about one thing to another. The higher your speed of
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Defecation is a natural process that occurs in all living animals. The majority deposit fecal matter in the shape of rou
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2018
Videos
Brazil has a new leader, and he could be the Amazon’s biggest enemy yet. President Jair Bolsonaro has pledged to s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
When both strands of DNA break, it must be repaired or the cell will die.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long understood early-life experiences to influence actions and behavior later in life for humans, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 18, 2018
Neuroscience
Feeling full or satiation is conveyed to the brain by the gut hormones via the enteric neuronal afferents and the endocr
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 17, 2018
Videos
A group of Peters's Angolan colobus monkeys were brought to US zoos from East Africa in the 80s, but little is known abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2018
Health & Medicine
liver also gets activated by sight and the smell of food in anticipation of the prerequisite metabolic changes required
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 16, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Optogenetics combined genetic engineering with optics to create a way to control cellular behaviors with light.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2018
Videos
A recently released TV advertisement highlights one company’s attempt to bring into the light the palm oil crisis.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
As the world's population grows, plant scientists know that the race is on to develop technologies that will help feed e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a publication in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, a subclass of anti-aging compounds, called geroneuroprotectors (
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 14, 2018
Plants & Animals
If you’re like me, then you probably hate it when flies land on your food. But why is it such a big deal anyway? W
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 14, 2018
Videos
Zebrafish share genetic features with many other organisms, and they undergo a rapid developmental process in which they
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2018
Plants & Animals
The mountain gorilla is one of two subspecies of the Eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei), a species recognized by the Int
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 14, 2018
Videos
Wouldn't it be convenient if we didn't have to worry about sunscreen because our bodies were able to just make it when w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2018
Immunology
A research team investigates early life stress and its relation to adult depression and anxiety
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 14, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many common misconceptions about science, one of which is the belief that someone can be called right- or left
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2018
Plants & Animals
It’s not too often that conservationists get the chance to share a successful conservation story, but as it would
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease. Symptoms of the condition include loss of balan
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 13, 2018
Neuroscience
Perineuronal nets (PNNs), a specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround the cell bodies and proximal
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti