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Biological Organisms
Biological Organisms: Living things that are capable of reacting to stimuli, reproduction, growth, and homeostasis. Organisms are classified by taxonomy into specified groups such as the multicellular animals, plants, and fungi; or unicellular microorganisms such as a protists, bacteria, and archaea. All types of organisms are capable of reproduction, growth and development, maintenance, and some degree of response to stimuli. An organism may be either a prokaryote or a eukaryote. Prokaryotes are represented by two separate domains-bacteria and archaea. Eukaryotic organisms are characterized by the presence of a membrane-bound cell nucleus and contain additional membrane-bound compartments called organelles.
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SEP 21, 2020Plants & Animals
After a decade of study, scientists have reached the conclusion that female whale sharks are the largest fish in the oce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists were stunned to discover possible signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus. Their initial findings were confi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can use advanced genomics techniques to mine samples for all the genetic material they contain.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2020Microbiology
Animals can sense magnetism, an ability called magnetoreception. Scientists have been trying to understand this sense, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2020Microbiology
There are many different kinds of microbes, and some can use unusual substances to survive. Methanotrophs, for example, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2020Plants & Animals
New images of hatchling Burmese roofed turtles have renewed hope to save this critically endangered species. Late last m ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 08, 2020Plants & Animals
Using an evolutionary map and CT (computed tomography) scans, an international team of researchers has identified eleven ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2020Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that some bacteria can make ethylene in a way we never knew about; microbes that metabolize ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2020Microbiology
Organisms rely on a biological fuel known as ATP, which provides the energy for many processes. In cellular respiration, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some animals don't need a new wardrobe to change with the seasons, and scientists have now learned more about how they d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a lot more to the genome than just genes that code for proteins.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 20, 2020Plants & Animals
Cuttlefish are well known for their incredible camouflaging abilities; they can rapidly change the color and texture of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2020Microbiology
The word pesto comes from the Genovese word pestâ (pestare in Italian) which means “to pound” o ...AUG 14, 2020Chemistry & Physics
DNA, whose signature double helix structure scored Watson and Crick (and Frankland presumably according to many) a Nobel ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
People typically think of gender in binary terms, but in the natural world, there are many examples of sexual fluidity.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Rice University worked to program a bacterium, Escherichia coli, to produce a synthetic "noncanonica ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 11, 2020Microbiology
While we can exert a degree of control over our surroundings, we still share the world and our bodies with microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes ruled the ancient world, and complex animals trace back to those unicellular organisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2020Microbiology
Some salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) have a strange relationship with a type of alga (Oophila amblystomatis): they are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists, for reasons that are unclear, mixed eggs and sperm from two different species of fish and ended up creating ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2020Microbiology
Researchers at JHU are starting a controlled trial that aims to learn whether plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2020Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in the Journal of Applied Ecology harps on the necessity of incorporating Indigenous and loca ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 28, 2020Microbiology
It has been said that we know more about the moon than we do about the bottom of the ocean, though explorers and researc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2020Microbiology
Most people will go to great lengths to prevent body odor. Now scientists have identified a bacterial enzyme that is a s ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2020
Plants & Animals
After a decade of study, scientists have reached the conclusion that female whale sharks are the largest fish in the oce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists were stunned to discover possible signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus. Their initial findings were confi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can use advanced genomics techniques to mine samples for all the genetic material they contain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Microbiology
Animals can sense magnetism, an ability called magnetoreception. Scientists have been trying to understand this sense, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Microbiology
There are many different kinds of microbes, and some can use unusual substances to survive. Methanotrophs, for example,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2020
Plants & Animals
New images of hatchling Burmese roofed turtles have renewed hope to save this critically endangered species. Late last m
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 08, 2020
Plants & Animals
Using an evolutionary map and CT (computed tomography) scans, an international team of researchers has identified eleven
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that some bacteria can make ethylene in a way we never knew about; microbes that metabolize
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2020
Microbiology
Organisms rely on a biological fuel known as ATP, which provides the energy for many processes. In cellular respiration,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some animals don't need a new wardrobe to change with the seasons, and scientists have now learned more about how they d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There is a lot more to the genome than just genes that code for proteins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 20, 2020
Plants & Animals
Cuttlefish are well known for their incredible camouflaging abilities; they can rapidly change the color and texture of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2020
Microbiology
The word pesto comes from the Genovese word pestâ (pestare in Italian) which means “to pound” o
...
AUG 14, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
DNA, whose signature double helix structure scored Watson and Crick (and Frankland presumably according to many) a Nobel
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
People typically think of gender in binary terms, but in the natural world, there are many examples of sexual fluidity.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at Rice University worked to program a bacterium, Escherichia coli, to produce a synthetic "noncanonica
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 11, 2020
Microbiology
While we can exert a degree of control over our surroundings, we still share the world and our bodies with microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes ruled the ancient world, and complex animals trace back to those unicellular organisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2020
Microbiology
Some salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) have a strange relationship with a type of alga (Oophila amblystomatis): they are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists, for reasons that are unclear, mixed eggs and sperm from two different species of fish and ended up creating
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers at JHU are starting a controlled trial that aims to learn whether plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A study published recently in the Journal of Applied Ecology harps on the necessity of incorporating Indigenous and loca
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 28, 2020
Microbiology
It has been said that we know more about the moon than we do about the bottom of the ocean, though explorers and researc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2020
Microbiology
Most people will go to great lengths to prevent body odor. Now scientists have identified a bacterial enzyme that is a s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch