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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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DEC 09, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
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Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2019Health & Medicine
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In a first, researchers have produced detailed images of a molecule in the skin as it senses various temperatures.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 28, 2019Microbiology
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Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 4 billion years ago, scientists think that life arose, and they have been trying to learn more about how that hap ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2019Neuroscience
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In a first, scientists have captured video of individual viruses as they form, illustrating viral assembly.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2019Microbiology
Four related types of dengue virus are common in at least 100 countries and threaten around three billion people.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2019Plants & Animals
When a caterpillar undergoes the complex biological process of metamorphosis, it does so inside of a pointy bean-shaped ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 16, 2019Microbiology
The incidence of tick-borne diseases is on the rise, and ticks present a growing threat to public health worldwide.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2019Microbiology
A team of scientists has found that bacteria can act like power lines, and send electrical currents over long distances.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
The Apple company, in 2018, enrolled more than 400,000 people in its Apple Heart Study conducted in partnership wit ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaSEP 09, 2019Microbiology
Bacterial communities can be vital partners to many living organisms, from humans beings to the white-throated woodrat.Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
The most commonly prescribed diabetic medication for the Type 2 condition is ‘Metformin’—a drug with a
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Any type of organism that is not native to a location but ends up there anyway is considered an invasive species.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Plastic litter is a global problem, and some of the tiniest culprits are not visible to the naked eye. These microplasti
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 05, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals are treated with antiretroviral therapies to reduce the amount o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2019
Microbiology
Different forms of microbes have been able to make a home even in the harshest conditions. But there are still locations
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some viruses, called bacteriophages, infect bacteria. A research team found many of these viruses in human samples.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2019
Microbiology
Even closely related bats may not have similar gut microbes, and these unusual mammals may not have the same relationshi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Microbiology
Viruses don't only infect humans, some, called bacteriophages or phages, infect bacteria. Image credit: Wikimedia Common
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2019
Health & Medicine
The actual cost of e-cigarette usage continues to reveal itself as reports of lung injury cases and deaths continue to r
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 30, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first, researchers have produced detailed images of a molecule in the skin as it senses various temperatures.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 28, 2019
Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2019
Microbiology
Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 4 billion years ago, scientists think that life arose, and they have been trying to learn more about how that hap
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2019
Neuroscience
A recent study suggests that there may be a connection between food comas feeling tired after eating and long-term memo
...
Written By:
Dr. Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 04, 2019
Microbiology
In a first, scientists have captured video of individual viruses as they form, illustrating viral assembly.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2019
Microbiology
Four related types of dengue virus are common in at least 100 countries and threaten around three billion people.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
When a caterpillar undergoes the complex biological process of metamorphosis, it does so inside of a pointy bean-shaped
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 16, 2019
Microbiology
The incidence of tick-borne diseases is on the rise, and ticks present a growing threat to public health worldwide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2019
Microbiology
A team of scientists has found that bacteria can act like power lines, and send electrical currents over long distances.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
The Apple company, in 2018, enrolled more than 400,000 people in its Apple Heart Study conducted in partnership wit
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
SEP 09, 2019
Microbiology
Bacterial communities can be vital partners to many living organisms, from humans beings to the white-throated woodrat.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch