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Biology: the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution. This includes plants, animals, and other qualities of organisms or class of organisms.
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JAN 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now characterized a genetic disorder called linkage-specific-deubiquitylation-deficiency-induced embryon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2021Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many different types of cells make up the human body, and the Human Cell Atlas is an initiative that has been aiming to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have engineered a meat product that can be cultivated in a lab, and are suggesting that it contains more text ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
We’ve heard it before: the lands occupied and stewarded by Indigenous peoples are crucial biodiversity hotspots. N ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2021Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 21, 2021Plants & Animals
The gray whale population along the east coast of the Pacific Ocean has undergone a significant decline. Earlier this we ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats love catnip and silver vine; the cat-attracting plants are treats that make cats excited and happy. Big cats also f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2021Microbiology
For the first time, a synthetic version of a non-psychoactive molecule found in marijuana has been shown to kill pathoge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Cancer and genetics are linked; for example, when a cell's genome accumulates mutations it can begin to divide uncon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2021Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a major problem, from the great Pacifici Garbage Patch to the micro plastics that have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2021Cardiology
Some studies have suggested that moderate alcohol intake is linked to a lower risk of death from heart disease. But that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The platypus is a near-threatened species from eastern Australia and Tasmania. It's considered a mammal because it grows ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Traumatic brain injury, which can happen after a blow to the head, has been called a silent epidemic and is the number o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2021Microbiology
For decades, scientists have been sounding the alarm about rising carbon dioxide levels in our planet's atmosphere, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2021Cancer
New research published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology & Physics describes a new me ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Kabuki syndrome is a rare multisystemic disorder that causes delays in growth, distinctive facial features, short statur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of primarily as an intermediary between the coding portions of DNA and proteins, our understanding of RNA a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2021Microbiology
Most adenoviruses infect the respiratory system. But there are variants of these viruses that infect the gastrointestina ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Many people picture the classic double-stranded helix when picturing a molecule of DNA, but DNA is also capable of formi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2021Health & Medicine
In areas where recreational cannabis has been legalized, sales of “junk” foods such as ice cream, cookies an ...Written By: Angela DowdenJAN 14, 2021Microbiology
Valid scientific conclusions require a solid foundation of good data that comes from reliable techniques. Studies that i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Identical, or monozygotic twins develop from one egg that splits into 2, so the embryos that develop independently from ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now characterized a genetic disorder called linkage-specific-deubiquitylation-deficiency-induced embryon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2021
Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many different types of cells make up the human body, and the Human Cell Atlas is an initiative that has been aiming to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have engineered a meat product that can be cultivated in a lab, and are suggesting that it contains more text
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
We’ve heard it before: the lands occupied and stewarded by Indigenous peoples are crucial biodiversity hotspots. N
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
The gray whale population along the east coast of the Pacific Ocean has undergone a significant decline. Earlier this we
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats love catnip and silver vine; the cat-attracting plants are treats that make cats excited and happy. Big cats also f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2021
Microbiology
For the first time, a synthetic version of a non-psychoactive molecule found in marijuana has been shown to kill pathoge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer and genetics are linked; for example, when a cell's genome accumulates mutations it can begin to divide uncon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a major problem, from the great Pacifici Garbage Patch to the micro plastics that have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2021
Cardiology
Some studies have suggested that moderate alcohol intake is linked to a lower risk of death from heart disease. But that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The platypus is a near-threatened species from eastern Australia and Tasmania. It's considered a mammal because it grows
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Traumatic brain injury, which can happen after a blow to the head, has been called a silent epidemic and is the number o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2021
Microbiology
For decades, scientists have been sounding the alarm about rising carbon dioxide levels in our planet's atmosphere, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology & Physics describes a new me
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Kabuki syndrome is a rare multisystemic disorder that causes delays in growth, distinctive facial features, short statur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant microbes are considered to be a serious threat to public health, one of many reasons why it's impor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once thought of primarily as an intermediary between the coding portions of DNA and proteins, our understanding of RNA a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2021
Microbiology
Most adenoviruses infect the respiratory system. But there are variants of these viruses that infect the gastrointestina
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Many people picture the classic double-stranded helix when picturing a molecule of DNA, but DNA is also capable of formi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
In areas where recreational cannabis has been legalized, sales of “junk” foods such as ice cream, cookies an
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JAN 14, 2021
Microbiology
Valid scientific conclusions require a solid foundation of good data that comes from reliable techniques. Studies that i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Identical, or monozygotic twins develop from one egg that splits into 2, so the embryos that develop independently from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch