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Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Biology: is the subfield of biology that studies the evolutionary processes that produced the diversity of life on Earth, starting from a single common ancestor. These processes include natural selection, common descent, and speciation.
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MAR 11, 2015Microbiology
Households can serve as a reservoir for transmitting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 10, 2015Neuroscience
Lindsay Borthwick, Yale
Thousands of genetic "dimmer" switches, regions of DNA known as regulatory elements, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 09, 2015Immunology
Alligators are formidable animals. They have been around since the age of dinosaurs-and they certainly look like i ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 06, 2015Plants & Animals
The field of paleobiology and the study of ecological diversity have some new data and it's proving to be quite differen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 05, 2015Genetics & Genomics
About 99 percent of human genes are shared with chimpanzees. Only the small remainder sets us apart. However, we have on ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 04, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Evolution brings improvements, but it's also a hotbed for lots of diseases that defy treatment.
We see this i ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 27, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of York, UK, are part of a team of scientists that has discovered how bacteria can restart ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 26, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 23, 2015Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 17, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The gradual modification of a species' structures and features, otherwise known as the principle of adaptation, is one o ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderDEC 04, 2014Cancer
Cancer researchers aiming to gain new insights into the disease are looking at it from a new angle. Through the prism of ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeOCT 31, 2014Plants & Animals
Researchers have long known that the color red evokes certain emotions in humans. They call it the "red effect." In the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 16, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans always want to find a way to extend life just a little longer. By learning how people age, researchers are attemp ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 14, 2014Plants & Animals
Many people do not realize it, but the sense of smell is critically important to many insects. It is how they are able t ...JUL 02, 2014Neuroscience
For centuries people have thought that the moon, especially a full moon, influenced human biology or behavior. Condition ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAY 28, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Most materials will contract if stretched and will expand if squeezed. Think of the stretching of a rubber band and the ...FEB 21, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Kleiber's law is a well-known formula in the biological field. It simply states that the metabolism of a living being eq ...
MAR 11, 2015
Microbiology
Households can serve as a reservoir for transmitting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 10, 2015
Neuroscience
Lindsay Borthwick, Yale
Thousands of genetic "dimmer" switches, regions of DNA known as regulatory elements, ...
Thousands of genetic "dimmer" switches, regions of DNA known as regulatory elements, ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 09, 2015
Immunology
Alligators are formidable animals. They have been around since the age of dinosaurs-and they certainly look like i ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 06, 2015
Plants & Animals
The field of paleobiology and the study of ecological diversity have some new data and it's proving to be quite differen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 05, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
About 99 percent of human genes are shared with chimpanzees. Only the small remainder sets us apart. However, we have on
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 04, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Evolution brings improvements, but it's also a hotbed for lots of diseases that defy treatment.
We see this i ...
We see this i ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 27, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of York, UK, are part of a team of scientists that has discovered how bacteria can restart
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 26, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Georgia have identified a previously unknown process that many bacteria, including thos
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 23, 2015
Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 17, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The gradual modification of a species' structures and features, otherwise known as the principle of adaptation, is one o
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
DEC 04, 2014
Cancer
Cancer researchers aiming to gain new insights into the disease are looking at it from a new angle. Through the prism of
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
OCT 31, 2014
Plants & Animals
Researchers have long known that the color red evokes certain emotions in humans. They call it the "red effect." In the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 16, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans always want to find a way to extend life just a little longer. By learning how people age, researchers are attemp
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 14, 2014
Plants & Animals
Many people do not realize it, but the sense of smell is critically important to many insects. It is how they are able t
...
JUL 02, 2014
Neuroscience
For centuries people have thought that the moon, especially a full moon, influenced human biology or behavior. Condition
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
MAY 28, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Most materials will contract if stretched and will expand if squeezed. Think of the stretching of a rubber band and the
...
FEB 21, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Kleiber's law is a well-known formula in the biological field. It simply states that the metabolism of a living being eq
...