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Evolution
Evolution: the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.Evolutionary processes give rise to biodiversity at every level of biological organisation, including the levels of species, individual organisms, and molecules. Repeated formation of new species, change within species, and loss of species throughout the evolutionary history of life on Earth are demonstrated by shared sets of morphological and biochemical traits, including shared DNA sequences. These shared traits are more similar among species that share a more recent common ancestor, and can be used to reconstruct a biological "tree of life" based on evolutionary relationships, using both existing species and fossils.
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DEC 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2017Earth & The Environment
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New work by scientists at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has found that a familiar and beloved spice ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms start out as a bunch of cells, and when it comes to development, many mysteries remain.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 14, 2017Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 09, 2017Videos
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The Sun is the bright power plant at the center of our solar system; its heat warms the surfaces of the innermost planet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2017Plants & Animals
For years you’ve heard that six great ape species walk the Earth, but a new scientific discovery indicates that th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Multi-MAP (Multiplexed-alignment of Molecular and Activity Phenotypes), enabled scientists to observe activity in many d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2017Microbiology
Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was the first person to make and use a real microscope. He was able to utilize 550 dif ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 30, 2017Microbiology
From March 2013 to July 2017, there have been 1557 human cases and 605 deaths associated with avian influenza A virus in ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 26, 2017Videos
No one feels well when they have a virus or a cold. Whether it's a stomach bug or a nasty case of the sniffles, being si ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 23, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have long wondered how many mutations have to occur within a cell for it to become cancerous.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2017Videos
Spiders are incredibly diverse, and there are tons of them. It's estimated that 90,000 species exist on every continent ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Durian is a favorite fruit in Asia, nicknamed the king of fruits. It has a legendary, pungent aroma.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2017Microbiology
The influenza viruses that cause flu in people have high rates of mutation that allows them to evolve quickly, and scien ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2017Videos
It's hard to deny evolution in the presence of insurmountable evidence from thousands of years of archeological records. ...OCT 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Mutations in DNA can have a variety of harmful effects, but sometimes a mutation can confer a benefit.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 26, 2017Plants & Animals
The giant panda was once considered an endangered animal species by the International Union for the Conservation of Natu ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
DEC 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats are host to a common parasite. It is estimated that a whopping 30 to 50% of all humans on the planet carry it, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2017
Earth & The Environment
If we could bioengineer drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, what would that mean for drought-ri
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 05, 2017
Cancer
Virtually every type of cancer has metastatic potential – that is, the tumor cells can leave its original site and
...
NOV 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Modern discoveries indicate that many dinosaurs might have been feathered like birds rather than scaly as popular Hollyw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 27, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The Balinese and many tourists all have their eyes toward the sky, watching the ash that has been spewing from Mount Agu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
As a species, humans have close living relatives in other primates. Researchers have been looking at the things that mak
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work by scientists at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute has found that a familiar and beloved spice
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms start out as a bunch of cells, and when it comes to development, many mysteries remain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 14, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 09, 2017
Videos
The antibiotic resistance crisis has threatened the treatment and prevention of infections caused by bacteria, viruses a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is the bright power plant at the center of our solar system; its heat warms the surfaces of the innermost planet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2017
Plants & Animals
For years you’ve heard that six great ape species walk the Earth, but a new scientific discovery indicates that th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multi-MAP (Multiplexed-alignment of Molecular and Activity Phenotypes), enabled scientists to observe activity in many d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2017
Microbiology
Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) was the first person to make and use a real microscope. He was able to utilize 550 dif
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 30, 2017
Microbiology
From March 2013 to July 2017, there have been 1557 human cases and 605 deaths associated with avian influenza A virus in
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 26, 2017
Videos
No one feels well when they have a virus or a cold. Whether it's a stomach bug or a nasty case of the sniffles, being si
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 23, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have long wondered how many mutations have to occur within a cell for it to become cancerous.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2017
Videos
Spiders are incredibly diverse, and there are tons of them. It's estimated that 90,000 species exist on every continent
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Durian is a favorite fruit in Asia, nicknamed the king of fruits. It has a legendary, pungent aroma.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2017
Microbiology
The influenza viruses that cause flu in people have high rates of mutation that allows them to evolve quickly, and scien
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2017
Videos
It's hard to deny evolution in the presence of insurmountable evidence from thousands of years of archeological records.
...
OCT 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mutations in DNA can have a variety of harmful effects, but sometimes a mutation can confer a benefit.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Credit: forplayday/thinkstock From the discoveries of Earth-like exoplanets to finding water in every corner of our sola
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 26, 2017
Plants & Animals
The giant panda was once considered an endangered animal species by the International Union for the Conservation of Natu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard