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Environmental biology
Environmental biology exists at the intersection of environmental science, ecology, evolution, and global change. The field examines the ways organisms, species, and communities influence, and are impacted by, natural and human-altered ecosystems.
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JUL 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2017Plants & Animals
Along with rhino horns and elephant tusks, another animal body part that often gets illegally traded into Asian countrie ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 15, 2017Plants & Animals
Gray seals were recently facing the very real threat of extinction given that they were being over-hunted and how enviro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 12, 2017Microbiology
Scientists with the US DOE Joint Genome Institute have released a wealth of genetic data.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria have huge potential as specialized factories that can synthesize precious molecules.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are learning more about how environmental factors influence the development of autism.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (a.k.a. SESAME) Research Center ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2017Microbiology
Researchers discover that a common marine sponge plays host to bacteria that generate toxic compounds that are very simi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The expansion of bacterial colonies depends on the availability of sustenance, and when nutrients are good quality, micr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2017Immunology
It is uncertain what precisely causes myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), but it is definitely ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 07, 2017Plants & Animals
Cephalopods, the branch of animals dealing primarily with octopuses and squids, are much more unique than previously tho ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 30, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Migraine headaches are often so severe that they are incapacitating, and the pain, nausea and sensitivity to light and s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2017Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known about Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (BV), a special bacterium that can kill other mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 25, 2017Cancer
Here’s a perplexing and unsettling reality: People who do their best to adopt a healthy lifestyle, including limit ...MAR 18, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Iceland has generated a wealth of genetic data. The island nation is isolated, so since it was settled around 1,200 year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2017Plants & Animals
All plants have passageway networks inside of them where water and nutrients travel from one part of the planet to anoth ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A study at Columbia University uncovered genetic clues to the cause of Berger's disease, suggesting a genetic defect ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
We assume that food we ingest is safe to eat, but new research has shown that a common food additive could be damaging t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 28, 2017Cancer
Normal cells abide by strict biological schedules – that is, they grow, divide, and die at regular intervals accor ...FEB 26, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The body relies on proteins for many functions; they are the essential building blocks of cells and work in maintenance, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2017Immunology
More than ten thousand liters of air enter the lungs on a given day, but it’s not just oxygen that fills the lungs ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding the physiology that underlies the transition as a cell moves from being healthy to being cancerous is a cr ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Along with rhino horns and elephant tusks, another animal body part that often gets illegally traded into Asian countrie
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 15, 2017
Plants & Animals
Gray seals were recently facing the very real threat of extinction given that they were being over-hunted and how enviro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2017
Microbiology
Scientists with the US DOE Joint Genome Institute have released a wealth of genetic data.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria have huge potential as specialized factories that can synthesize precious molecules.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are learning more about how environmental factors influence the development of autism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (a.k.a. SESAME) Research Center
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Enterococci, so-called superbugs that plague hospitals, have been around since terrestrial life began.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers discover that a common marine sponge plays host to bacteria that generate toxic compounds that are very simi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The expansion of bacterial colonies depends on the availability of sustenance, and when nutrients are good quality, micr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2017
Immunology
It is uncertain what precisely causes myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), but it is definitely
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
Cephalopods, the branch of animals dealing primarily with octopuses and squids, are much more unique than previously tho
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Migraine headaches are often so severe that they are incapacitating, and the pain, nausea and sensitivity to light and s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2017
Microbiology
For many years, scientists have known about Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus (BV), a special bacterium that can kill other mic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 25, 2017
Cancer
Here’s a perplexing and unsettling reality: People who do their best to adopt a healthy lifestyle, including limit
...
MAR 18, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Iceland has generated a wealth of genetic data. The island nation is isolated, so since it was settled around 1,200 year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
All plants have passageway networks inside of them where water and nutrients travel from one part of the planet to anoth
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A study at Columbia University uncovered genetic clues to the cause of Berger's disease, suggesting a genetic defect
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
We assume that food we ingest is safe to eat, but new research has shown that a common food additive could be damaging t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 28, 2017
Cancer
Normal cells abide by strict biological schedules – that is, they grow, divide, and die at regular intervals accor
...
FEB 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The body relies on proteins for many functions; they are the essential building blocks of cells and work in maintenance,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
A modification to DNA called methylation has been connected to obesity. It is known that many changes are made to genes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2017
Immunology
More than ten thousand liters of air enter the lungs on a given day, but it’s not just oxygen that fills the lungs
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding the physiology that underlies the transition as a cell moves from being healthy to being cancerous is a cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch