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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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OCT 13, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes, a cell just has to die; this might be because it becomes dysfunctional, worn out, or malignant. Other times, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When a scientists is working with RNA in the lab, they have to take a lot of precautions because RNA degrades so easily. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Eukaryotic cells have many specialized complexes and organelles that perform crucial functions. Mitochondria are a well ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Current Biology discusses an almost perfectly preserved, 520-million-year-old arthropod foss ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 04, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells can easily share genes with one another, and have a few ways to do so. Viruses called bacteriophages inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2023Immunology
A metabolic process that occurs in the liver when fasting results in ketone bodies. These ketone bodies are molecules th ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJUL 27, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Humans have a distinctive skeleton, and are the only bipedal great apes. While the evolution of the human skeleton enabl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Two live tangled individuals of freshwater hairworm, can be seen in this image by Gonzalo GiribetWritten By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Before the Cambrian explosion, also known as the biological big bang, produced a huge array of animals. But the foundati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2023Microbiology
A few years ago, scientists discovered that a species of bacteria called Geobacter carried an appendage that could condu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In the 1970s, an entirely new group of organisms that were not bacterial or eukaryotic was discovered - archaea. Some ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
About a decade ago, research teams showed that modern humans still carry remnants of Neanderthal DNA, confirming that Ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Biology Letters examines how the evolution of bivalves—which are a class of invertebra ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 01, 2023Microbiology
Humans and other primates carry complex communities of microbes in our guts, and while we know how important these micro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2023Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2023Microbiology
A major event in the evolution of organisms on earth was the development of complex, multicellular life forms made of eu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2023Microbiology
The Tara Oceans project has been aiming to reveal more about the vast world of marine microbes, which we now know little ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2023Microbiology
New research has suggested that Earth's first animal probably used chemical signals to grow from one cell into an or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same resp ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanAPR 11, 2023Microbiology
Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have found that a virus spread by ticks, P ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes, a cell just has to die; this might be because it becomes dysfunctional, worn out, or malignant. Other times,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a scientists is working with RNA in the lab, they have to take a lot of precautions because RNA degrades so easily.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Eukaryotic cells have many specialized complexes and organelles that perform crucial functions. Mitochondria are a well
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Current Biology discusses an almost perfectly preserved, 520-million-year-old arthropod foss
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells can easily share genes with one another, and have a few ways to do so. Viruses called bacteriophages inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2023
Immunology
A metabolic process that occurs in the liver when fasting results in ketone bodies. These ketone bodies are molecules th
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUL 27, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have a distinctive skeleton, and are the only bipedal great apes. While the evolution of the human skeleton enabl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Two live tangled individuals of freshwater hairworm, can be seen in this image by Gonzalo Giribet
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Before the Cambrian explosion, also known as the biological big bang, produced a huge array of animals. But the foundati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Asp caterpillars are also known as Megalopyge opercularis; one is seen in this image from the University of Queensland,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2023
Microbiology
A few years ago, scientists discovered that a species of bacteria called Geobacter carried an appendage that could condu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In the 1970s, an entirely new group of organisms that were not bacterial or eukaryotic was discovered - archaea. Some ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
About a decade ago, research teams showed that modern humans still carry remnants of Neanderthal DNA, confirming that Ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Biology Letters examines how the evolution of bivalves—which are a class of invertebra
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 01, 2023
Microbiology
Humans and other primates carry complex communities of microbes in our guts, and while we know how important these micro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2023
Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2023
Microbiology
A major event in the evolution of organisms on earth was the development of complex, multicellular life forms made of eu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2023
Microbiology
The Tara Oceans project has been aiming to reveal more about the vast world of marine microbes, which we now know little
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2023
Microbiology
New research has suggested that Earth's first animal probably used chemical signals to grow from one cell into an or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same resp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
APR 11, 2023
Microbiology
Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have found that a virus spread by ticks, P
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch