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Ecology
Ecology: the scientific analysis and study of interactions among organisms and their environment. Ecology includes the study of interactions that organisms have with each other, other organisms, and with abiotic components of their environment. Topics of interest to ecologists include the diversity, distribution, amount (biomass), and number (population) of particular organisms, as well as cooperation and competition between organisms, both within and among ecosystems.
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DEC 18, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In some cases, viruses have been linked to cancer. For example, HPV, which is now preventable with a vaccine, can lead t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2021Microbiology
About half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug at some point in the past thirty days, according to dat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2021Plants & Animals
The history of life on earth can be visualized as a branched tree. Some of those branches have spawned more, while other ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2021Microbiology
Researchers engineered a genetic circuit to make pathogenic bacteria called Myxococcus xanthus move in swirled patterns.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Unfortunately, it’s commonplace to hear about our seas being polluted with plastic. Many articles and research pro ...Written By: Matthew LundyDEC 07, 2021Microbiology
The human microbiome is closely connected to our immune system. Our bodies have to be able to keep the bacterial populat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2021Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2021Health & Medicine
Western diets are known to cause environmental and health detriments. There are many studies on the effects of various f ...Written By: Hannah DanielDEC 03, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2021Microbiology
The bacteria that live in the gut microbiome have gotten a lot of attention, and for good reason; gut bacteria have been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2021Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our pets don't seem to have much in common with the wild animals they're related to, but the genes that dictate the colo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can swap genetic material with one another easily; one way they do it is a process called bacterial conjugation ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2021Microbiology
Copper is known to have antibacterial properties, and though it's an important chemical for many organisms, it can b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2021Microbiology
When the parasite Plasmodium falciparium is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans, it causes malaria. So what does it do ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Evolution has allowed organisms to adapt to their environments, sometimes in very specific ways, through changes in thei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2021Plants & Animals
African lungfish are incredible animals that survive in freshwater or on land. Research on lungfish has taught us more a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The size of cells can vary widely from one species to another; the cells of phytoplankton are about one micron while fro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2021Microbiology
Antibiotics work against bacterial infections, and for years, experts have been warning clinicians and the public to pre ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2021Plants & Animals
Climate change is threatening many of the world's crops, and may disrupt the growth of barley that's used to make beer.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2021Microbiology
Research has shown that the gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorga ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In some cases, viruses have been linked to cancer. For example, HPV, which is now preventable with a vaccine, can lead t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2021
Microbiology
About half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug at some point in the past thirty days, according to dat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
The history of life on earth can be visualized as a branched tree. Some of those branches have spawned more, while other
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2021
Microbiology
Researchers engineered a genetic circuit to make pathogenic bacteria called Myxococcus xanthus move in swirled patterns.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Unfortunately, it’s commonplace to hear about our seas being polluted with plastic. Many articles and research pro
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
DEC 07, 2021
Microbiology
The human microbiome is closely connected to our immune system. Our bodies have to be able to keep the bacterial populat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2021
Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2021
Health & Medicine
Western diets are known to cause environmental and health detriments. There are many studies on the effects of various f
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 03, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The gene editing tool CRISPR was originally inspired by an immune defense system used by bacteria, and it's been adapted
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2021
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in the gut microbiome have gotten a lot of attention, and for good reason; gut bacteria have been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Exposure to famine and prenatal exposure to famine has been consistently linked to a variety of health problems includin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our pets don't seem to have much in common with the wild animals they're related to, but the genes that dictate the colo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria can swap genetic material with one another easily; one way they do it is a process called bacterial conjugation
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2021
Microbiology
Copper is known to have antibacterial properties, and though it's an important chemical for many organisms, it can b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2021
Microbiology
When the parasite Plasmodium falciparium is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans, it causes malaria. So what does it do
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Evolution has allowed organisms to adapt to their environments, sometimes in very specific ways, through changes in thei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2021
Plants & Animals
African lungfish are incredible animals that survive in freshwater or on land. Research on lungfish has taught us more a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The size of cells can vary widely from one species to another; the cells of phytoplankton are about one micron while fro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2021
Microbiology
Antibiotics work against bacterial infections, and for years, experts have been warning clinicians and the public to pre
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2021
Plants & Animals
Climate change is threatening many of the world's crops, and may disrupt the growth of barley that's used to make beer.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2021
Microbiology
Research has shown that the gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch