Biodiversity
Biodiversity: the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems. Terrestrial biodiversity tends to be greater near the equator, which seems to be the result of the warm climate and high primary productivity. Biodiversity is not distributed evenly on Earth, and is richest in the tropics. These tropical forest ecosystems cover less than 10 per cent of earth's surface, and contain about 90 percent of the world's species.
What's Popular in Biodiversity
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MAR 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
MAR 02, 2021It was a landmark event when the human genome was finally sequenced, and the Human Genome Project came to an end. But li ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2021Earth & The Environment
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JAN 22, 2021We’ve heard it before: the lands occupied and stewarded by Indigenous peoples are crucial biodiversity hotspots. N ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
MAR 02, 2021
It was a landmark event when the human genome was finally sequenced, and the Human Genome Project came to an end. But li
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
FEB 19, 2021
Why are some areas of the world more biodiverse than others? In an effort to understand what factors contribute to the u
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Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
FEB 11, 2021
Long ago, aquatic animals adapted to live on land, and this initial group of land-dwelling vertebrates are known as tetr
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
JAN 26, 2021
A recent report released from The Microbiology Society features soil health as one of the most urgent areas of concern.
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Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
JAN 22, 2021
We’ve heard it before: the lands occupied and stewarded by Indigenous peoples are crucial biodiversity hotspots. N
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Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
JAN 19, 2021
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Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Earth & The Environment
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DEC 07, 2020
Microbiology
DEC 07, 2020
There are some very extreme environments on our planet, and it seems that microbes have been able to colonize many of th
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Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2020
Earth & The Environment
NOV 23, 2020
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JAN 27, 2021 9:00 AM PSTC.E. CREDITS
JAN 27, 2021 9:00 AM PSTDATE: January 27, 2021 TIME: 9am PST Well-timed interaction of correctly functioning maternal immune cells is essential to facilitate healthy placenta formation, as the uterine immune enviro...Speaker: Marilen BennerSponsored By: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
In order to emit less contaminants into the environment, and at the same time produce healthier foods that are free of those contaminants, all production systems should be investigated, i.e....Speaker: Jeroen Peters, MScPresented at: xMAP® Connect Virtual Conference
SEP 08, 2016
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SEP 08, 2016
12:00 PM PDT
Virus Ecology is a field that is gaining momentum, fueled in part by metagenomic studies from many environments previously ignored. Biodiversity studies of plant viruses show that they...
Speaker:
Marilyn Roossinck, PhD
Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology
JAN 27, 2021
9:00 AM PST
C.E. CREDITS
JAN 27, 2021
9:00 AM PST
DATE: January 27, 2021 TIME: 9am PST Well-timed interaction of correctly functioning maternal immune cells is essential to facilitate healthy placenta formation, as the uterine immune enviro...
Speaker:
Marilen Benner
Sponsored By: Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
In order to emit less contaminants into the environment, and at the same time produce healthier foods that are free of those contaminants, all production systems should be investigated, i.e....
Speaker:
Jeroen Peters, MSc
Presented at: xMAP® Connect Virtual Conference
SEP 08, 2016
12:00 PM PDT
SEP 08, 2016
12:00 PM PDT
Virus Ecology is a field that is gaining momentum, fueled in part by metagenomic studies from many environments previously ignored. Biodiversity studies of plant viruses show that they...
Speaker:
Marilyn Roossinck, PhD
Presented at: Microbiology & Immunology
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APR 29, 2020 6:00 AM PDT
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APR 29, 2020
6:00 AM PDT
APR 29, 2020
6:00 AM PDT
Luminex's xMAP® Technology enables the evaluation of up to 500 analytes simultaneously in a single well, known as multiplexing. xMAP Technology uses color-coded microspheres as the substrate...
SEP 13, 2017
6:00 AM PDT
SEP 13, 2017
6:00 AM PDT
The LabRoots Microbiology & Immunology 2017 Virtual Conference is now On Demand! Join us in bringing the Microbiology research community together online in discovering new concepts,...
SEP 07, 2016
6:00 AM PDT
SEP 07, 2016
6:00 AM PDT
The 2nd Annual Microbiology & Immunology 2016 Virtual Conference is now On Demand! This premier venue discusses the latest research on microscopic organisms and their interaction wi...