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Fungi
Fungi: are heterotrophs and, like animals, obtain their carbon and energy from other organisms. Some fungi obtain their nutrients from a living host (plant or animal) and are called biotrophs; others obtain their nutrients from dead plants or animals and are called saprotrophs (saprophytes, saprobes).
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SEP 25, 2018Microbiology
Every day our bodies come into direct contact with whatever microbes, chemicals or particles are in our environment.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2018Chemistry & Physics
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Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 29, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Some of the worst wildlife diseases have been fungal. Now scientists have found that a fungus is impacting snakes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2017Videos
If you look at the world around you now - at the plants, animals, and the people around you, it's easy to take for grant ...DEC 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
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Mounting evidence reported by scientists all over the world suggests that infections caused by microorganisms such as ba ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 09, 2017Videos
The antibiotic resistance crisis has threatened the treatment and prevention of infections caused by bacteria, viruses a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 16, 2017Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in ChinaWritten By: Sarah HertrichOCT 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 09, 2017Microbiology
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Our innate immune system has a lot of ways to deal with invading pathogens - macrophages gobble up bacteria, for one. Bu ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 22, 2017Microbiology
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SEP 25, 2018
Microbiology
Every day our bodies come into direct contact with whatever microbes, chemicals or particles are in our environment.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Silver is known for its anti-microbial property for ages. As early as fourth century BC, the great Greek physician Hippo
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 28, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Do medications go bad past their expiration dates? Unlike perishable foods, which can become moldy, most drugs in their
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 05, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria living in the soils of Earth seem locked in battle with the fungi there.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists discovered an enzyme that can harvest a versatile molecule from trash.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2018
Immunology
Several immune cells help fungi infect the brain and cause meningitis when they should be doing the exact opposite. From
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 17, 2018
Microbiology
People share many genes with other organisms, but our skin microbiome diverges.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2018
Microbiology
Nematodes are tiny worms, and the floors of the world's oceans are crawling with them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2018
Microbiology
The microbial community that lives on and in us has a huge impact on health, which may start from birth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2018
Microbiology
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2018
Technology
The Story of an Urban Forest Strategy's Tree-Email Exchange
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Woodpeckers are somewhat famous for their habitual act of slamming their faces into trees, but does this activity cause
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 02, 2018
Microbiology
Three domains of living things, archaea, bacteria, and eukarya, are organized by shared characteristics fundamental to l
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 29, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Some of the worst wildlife diseases have been fungal. Now scientists have found that a fungus is impacting snakes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2017
Videos
If you look at the world around you now - at the plants, animals, and the people around you, it's easy to take for grant
...
DEC 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Pimples are unsightly, annoying blemishes that seem to show up at the worst possible time. Many of us probably to fight
...
NOV 16, 2017
Microbiology
Mounting evidence reported by scientists all over the world suggests that infections caused by microorganisms such as ba
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
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
OCT 16, 2017
Microbiology
E. coli harboring the plasmid-mediated colistin resistance gene (mcr-1) isolated from retail vegetables in China
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
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 09, 2017
Microbiology
Safe drinking water is a necessity, but sometimes it’s hard to come by. Researchers at the University of Waterloo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 07, 2017
Microbiology
Our innate immune system has a lot of ways to deal with invading pathogens - macrophages gobble up bacteria, for one. Bu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 22, 2017
Microbiology
Your gut is a long way from your brain, but problems with your gut microbiome could lead to problems with your brain by
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans