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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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FEB 22, 2020Technology
Our DNA code, that stores all of our genetic information, is stored within our genome. Not only us, but other living org ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Some individuals are morning people to the extreme. Some genetic mutations give the body clock a 20 instead of 24-hour c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about how to use the genetic code to make a synthetic genome with specific biological funct ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 17, 2020Microbiology
Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are more complex than many viruses that we know of, and often carry large genomes.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
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A surge in infections has caused panic surrounding the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak to reach a fever pitch. Despite ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 28, 2020Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 26, 2020Microbiology
Protists don't fit neatly into any other category of organism; they are eukaryotes, but they are not a plant, fungi or a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Snake venom is also a source of therapeutics, and a potential source of new medicines.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2020Health & Medicine
Stress and gray hair have always been closely associated, and now, scientists from Harvard have discovered the physiolog ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
For a drug to be effective, it has to get to the right place to exert its impact.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Giant squid, which can weigh over 900 kilograms and grow to thirteen meters, are the stuff of legend.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2020Microbiology
Usig cells harvested from frogs, researchers created tiny robots.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Altering two signaling pathways extended the lives of a research model called C elegans by an astonishing 500 percent.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The acids of the stomach may not pose a problem for bad bugs.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2020Microbiology
Cell division is a crucial process for life; in order to create and maintain multicellular organisms, cells have to make ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2019Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies made it possible for researchers to learn more about the vast community of microbes tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Microbiology
The winner of the Nikon Small World in Motion contest has captured a tiny animal called coral polyp as light levels go d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2019Microbiology
The Andes Mountain range runs along the edge of western South America. Microbial life has found a home high in those mou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2019Cancer
Since 2015, when the World Health Organization (WHO) classified processed meats as Group 1 carcinogens, science has supp ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 11, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
In trying to understand complex phenomena in the human body, researchers usually have to turn to oversimplified biologic ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 11, 2019Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2019Microbiology
A protist has been captured on video 'changing its mind.'Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2020
Technology
Our DNA code, that stores all of our genetic information, is stored within our genome. Not only us, but other living org
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some individuals are morning people to the extreme. Some genetic mutations give the body clock a 20 instead of 24-hour c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about how to use the genetic code to make a synthetic genome with specific biological funct
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 17, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are more complex than many viruses that we know of, and often carry large genomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers in Brazil have discovered a very unusual virus infecting amoeba in an artificial lake called Lake Pampulha i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2020
Technology
Researchers at the University of California San Diego now have a better understanding of the social behavior of insets t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 05, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
A surge in infections has caused panic surrounding the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak to reach a fever pitch. Despite
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 28, 2020
Neuroscience
Research now suggests that the presence of different gut bacteria may significantly impact children’s behavior, ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 26, 2020
Microbiology
Protists don't fit neatly into any other category of organism; they are eukaryotes, but they are not a plant, fungi or a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Snake venom is also a source of therapeutics, and a potential source of new medicines.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2020
Health & Medicine
Stress and gray hair have always been closely associated, and now, scientists from Harvard have discovered the physiolog
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
For a drug to be effective, it has to get to the right place to exert its impact.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Giant squid, which can weigh over 900 kilograms and grow to thirteen meters, are the stuff of legend.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2020
Microbiology
Usig cells harvested from frogs, researchers created tiny robots.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Altering two signaling pathways extended the lives of a research model called C elegans by an astonishing 500 percent.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The acids of the stomach may not pose a problem for bad bugs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Microbiology
Cell division is a crucial process for life; in order to create and maintain multicellular organisms, cells have to make
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2019
Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies made it possible for researchers to learn more about the vast community of microbes tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Microbiology
The winner of the Nikon Small World in Motion contest has captured a tiny animal called coral polyp as light levels go d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2019
Microbiology
The Andes Mountain range runs along the edge of western South America. Microbial life has found a home high in those mou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2019
Cancer
Since 2015, when the World Health Organization (WHO) classified processed meats as Group 1 carcinogens, science has supp
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 11, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
In trying to understand complex phenomena in the human body, researchers usually have to turn to oversimplified biologic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 11, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2019
Microbiology
A protist has been captured on video 'changing its mind.'
Written By:
Carmen Leitch