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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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MAY 01, 2022
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2022
Microbiology
As soon as we are born, maybe even before that, the human gut is colonized with microbes including bacteria, fungi, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Prokaryotic cells, which include all bacteria and archaea, are ancient, and relatively simple compared to eukaryotic cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2022
Microbiology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our cells are full of little machines that perform certain critical functions, like ribosomes, which help generate prote
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms from plants to fungi to animals also need copper for normal health. Copper is involved in several basic biolog
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2022
Microbiology
Climate change is occurring all around us, and research has linked an increasing number of extreme weather events with e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 11, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Humans have always been obsessed with cataloging and categorizing plants and animals. Plants, being stationary, have bee
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
MAR 08, 2022
Plants & Animals
Three 18th c. women scientists, Maria Sibylla Merian, Catharina Dorrien, and Jane Colden, helped found taxonomy but are
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
FEB 20, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes in the gut have been shown to have a powerful influence on many aspects of our biology and well being. Scientis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The French pharmaceutical company, MaaT Pharma, has announced positive data showing the effectiveness of
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 21, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Life on earth is rich with diversity, and while we know a lot about some organisms, there is still so much more to learn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Asthma is a chronic condition that is characterized by difficulty breathing, coughing, and wheezing which is caused, in
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
JAN 05, 2022
Microbiology
Microbes are known for their ability to evolve. Many types of microbes can interact with one another, and easily exchang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 03, 2022
Technology
Plastic packaging. Everything we seem to buy nowadays is packaged in plastic, from toys, foods, and more. In fact, human
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 26, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Morning glory is a name for about 1,000 flowers that are in the Convolvulaceae family, and many produce ergot alkaloids.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2021
Microbiology
COVID-19 may cause a wide range of symptoms that can impact many organs, but for those hospitalized with the disease, re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2021
Microbiology
About half of Americans have used at least one prescription drug at some point in the past thirty days, according to dat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing tools have become common in biomedical research, and scientists have been able to apply this technol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2021
Microbiology
The human microbiome is closely connected to our immune system. Our bodies have to be able to keep the bacterial populat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2021
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in the gut microbiome have gotten a lot of attention, and for good reason; gut bacteria have been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2021
Microbiology
Copper is known to have antibacterial properties, and though it's an important chemical for many organisms, it can b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2021
Microbiology
Research has shown that the gut microbiome, which consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microorga
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2021
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is a critical part of human health. Research has shown that many types of bacteria may reside there.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch