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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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MAR 16, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have discovered that different parts of a single organ can change in size at different rates in response to ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — In the past, good science has been used for unethical purposes, like eugeni ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 20, 2016Health & Medicine
Air pollution can have devastating effects on a person’s health. According to the World Health Organization, being ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 17, 2016Genetics & Genomics
New discoveries have shown that although DNA sticks to “AGCT,” RNA contains modified nucleotides that &ldquo ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Videos
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, extraordinary progress has been made in understanding the reach and im ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 09, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have found traces of life in mantle rocks in core samples taken from the seabed near the famous Lost City hyd ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 26, 2016Infographics
Precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and preventionWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 08, 2016Earth & The Environment
How do birds and mammals maintain near-constant body temperatures as the environmental temperature fluctuates, sometimes ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 05, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists have invented microscopic swimming devices that work on the scientists' behalf without bei ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 17, 2015Plants & Animals
Soon, the astronauts that are currently aboard the International Space Station will get the chance to see some pleasant ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Trypanosoma brucei is a complex of protozoan parasites that cause a disease known as African sleeping sickness. There ar ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 05, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 04, 2015Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 08, 2015Health & Medicine
Almost everyone has had a cheeseburger at some point in their lives. Although there are a handful of people out there th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and t ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 13, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichMAY 04, 2015Plants & Animals
Who doesn't like the sight of a fat, fuzzy bumblebee, zipping along the flowers, making sure they all get pollinated?Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 30, 2015Health & Medicine
This article by Kathleen Gillespie originally appeared on The Conversation.Young British men have a problem with diabete ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 30, 2015Cancer
DNA can be damaged by different environmental insults, such as ultraviolet light, ionizing radiation, oxidative stress o ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Perception is everything when it comes to certain debates. That could be why images of modified food have been so effect ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 24, 2015Microbiology
A University of Colorado Boulder and North Carolina State University-led team has produced the first atlas of airborne m ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 16, 2016Health & Medicine
Researchers have discovered that different parts of a single organ can change in size at different rates in response to ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — In the past, good science has been used for unethical purposes, like eugeni ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 20, 2016Health & Medicine
Air pollution can have devastating effects on a person’s health. According to the World Health Organization, being ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 17, 2016Genetics & Genomics
New discoveries have shown that although DNA sticks to “AGCT,” RNA contains modified nucleotides that &ldquo ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 10, 2016Videos
Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, extraordinary progress has been made in understanding the reach and im ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 09, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have found traces of life in mantle rocks in core samples taken from the seabed near the famous Lost City hyd ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 26, 2016Infographics
Precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and preventionWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 08, 2016Earth & The Environment
How do birds and mammals maintain near-constant body temperatures as the environmental temperature fluctuates, sometimes ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 05, 2015Health & Medicine
Scientists have invented microscopic swimming devices that work on the scientists' behalf without bei ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 17, 2015Plants & Animals
Soon, the astronauts that are currently aboard the International Space Station will get the chance to see some pleasant ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Trypanosoma brucei is a complex of protozoan parasites that cause a disease known as African sleeping sickness. There ar ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 05, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 04, 2015Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 08, 2015Health & Medicine
Almost everyone has had a cheeseburger at some point in their lives. Although there are a handful of people out there th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and t ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 13, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Some people remain healthy into their 80s and beyond, while others age faster and suffer serious diseases decades earlie ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
While there is a theory that RNA, instead of DNA, is the original building block of all life, many RNA molecules remain ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichMAY 04, 2015Plants & Animals
Who doesn't like the sight of a fat, fuzzy bumblebee, zipping along the flowers, making sure they all get pollinated?Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 30, 2015Health & Medicine
This article by Kathleen Gillespie originally appeared on The Conversation.Young British men have a problem with diabete ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 30, 2015Cancer
DNA can be damaged by different environmental insults, such as ultraviolet light, ionizing radiation, oxidative stress o ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Perception is everything when it comes to certain debates. That could be why images of modified food have been so effect ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 24, 2015Microbiology
A University of Colorado Boulder and North Carolina State University-led team has produced the first atlas of airborne m ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
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