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Fertility
Fertility: is the natural capability to produce offspring. As a measure, fertility rate is the number of offspring born per pair. Fertility differs from fecundity, which is defined as the potential for reproduction.
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SEP 24, 2018Videos
Gender identity is an issue that some have trouble understanding. It’s not always about male or female, because ge ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
Things have gotten pretty smelly in the aftermath of Florence. North Carolina is the second-largest hog-farming state in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 20, 2018Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Plastics are found everywhere in our world, and they contain chemicals that pose a risk to our health when that plastic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
As the Carolinas and other affected states prepare for the landfall of Hurricane Florence, another danger lurks in the s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 05, 2018Cardiology
Individuals born via in vitro fertilization have increased blood pressure at an early age leading to higher risk of hype ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 26, 2018Plants & Animals
Think you had it hard as a baby? Ha! Think again. Human babies have it easy compared to some of the animal kingdom&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 24, 2018Videos
Does it seem to you that everyone and their neighbor is having trouble getting pregnant? Infertility problems for ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are starting to learn more about the potential causes underlying autism.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2018Microbiology
It's important to have a good research model in order to learn more about how the microbiome impacts health.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2018Videos
Have you ever worried about using your laptop on your lap? If you're like me, you might have wondered if all that he ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Organophosphates are especially dangerous to animals like whales, seals and dolphins.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
All the structures in the body arise from a fertilized cell, and scientists are learning more about how that happens.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Marijuana use—by either men or women—does not appear to lower a couple’s chances of getting pregnant, ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 06, 2018Health & Medicine
Hydraulic fracturing, AKA, "fracking" is a process that extracts oil and gas from shale deposits deep in the e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 01, 2018Genetics & Genomics
EDCs act similarly to hormones that we naturally produce, and are found in many household products.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2018Earth & The Environment
Monsanto has long been the scary monster lurking in the closet, with its seed-patenting and fertilizer-pushing. Now the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 18, 2018Technology
As desertification advances, the rich lands and cultures of oases are vanishing.Written By: Julia TraversJUN 16, 2018Videos
All parents want a healthy baby, and for some people that carry genetic mutations, the decision to have children present ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2018Earth & The Environment
The recent devastation from Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego eruption last week has not ended for many families ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Researchers from the French public health research institute Inserm and Université de Lille have found that polyc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 04, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
An emerging field of study, molecular engineering, has many potential applications; where this research will lead is unk ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
You have probably read the story of the Lupine Lady – about the life of the woman who lived by the sea and spread ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 24, 2018
Videos
Gender identity is an issue that some have trouble understanding. It’s not always about male or female, because ge
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Things have gotten pretty smelly in the aftermath of Florence. North Carolina is the second-largest hog-farming state in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 20, 2018
Microbiology
You may have never heard of melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease, but it is a scary infection in many parts of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Plastics are found everywhere in our world, and they contain chemicals that pose a risk to our health when that plastic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
As the Carolinas and other affected states prepare for the landfall of Hurricane Florence, another danger lurks in the s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 05, 2018
Cardiology
Individuals born via in vitro fertilization have increased blood pressure at an early age leading to higher risk of hype
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
Think you had it hard as a baby? Ha! Think again. Human babies have it easy compared to some of the animal kingdom&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2018
Videos
Does it seem to you that everyone and their neighbor is having trouble getting pregnant? Infertility problems for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are starting to learn more about the potential causes underlying autism.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2018
Microbiology
It's important to have a good research model in order to learn more about how the microbiome impacts health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2018
Videos
Have you ever worried about using your laptop on your lap? If you're like me, you might have wondered if all that he
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Organophosphates are especially dangerous to animals like whales, seals and dolphins.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
All the structures in the body arise from a fertilized cell, and scientists are learning more about how that happens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Plants of the future may not need to be fertilized; they might create their own nutrients. That could be a huge relief f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Marijuana use—by either men or women—does not appear to lower a couple’s chances of getting pregnant,
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 06, 2018
Health & Medicine
Hydraulic fracturing, AKA, "fracking" is a process that extracts oil and gas from shale deposits deep in the e
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 01, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
EDCs act similarly to hormones that we naturally produce, and are found in many household products.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Monsanto has long been the scary monster lurking in the closet, with its seed-patenting and fertilizer-pushing. Now the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 18, 2018
Technology
As desertification advances, the rich lands and cultures of oases are vanishing.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 16, 2018
Videos
All parents want a healthy baby, and for some people that carry genetic mutations, the decision to have children present
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The recent devastation from Guatemala’s Volcán de Fuego eruption last week has not ended for many families
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the French public health research institute Inserm and Université de Lille have found that polyc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 04, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
An emerging field of study, molecular engineering, has many potential applications; where this research will lead is unk
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You have probably read the story of the Lupine Lady – about the life of the woman who lived by the sea and spread
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan