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Lab Animals
Lab Animals: The science and technology dealing with the procurement, breeding, care, health, and selection of animals used in biomedical research and testing.
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AUG 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 07, 2015Neuroscience
While serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood and mental states, has been linked to numerous neurologi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 21, 2015Health & Medicine
The use of donkey milk dates back to 460-370 B.C. when Hippocrates, the father of medicine, reportedly would prescribe d ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUL 14, 2015Plants & Animals
Are you able to tell the difference between a piece of tilapia versus a piece of grouper? What about of piece of wild sa ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUN 29, 2015Cancer
While cancer research often focuses on genetic mutations that cause different cancers, a new study published in the jour ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 19, 2015Plants & Animals
Plants and trees have often been used to treat diseases, in fact in ancient cultures, plants, roots, trees and other nat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
It has been long known that astronauts have to continually exercise while in space to keep their muscles strong. Microgr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Vision is by far one of the most important senses that we use every day. While many of us don't have 20/20 vision, a sim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 29, 2015Neuroscience
Nerve cells and blood vessels engage in a chemical discussion to keep healthy and avoid disease, according to a new stud ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 29, 2015Earth & The Environment
When we think of bees, we think of fuzzy little pollinators zipping among flowers, making them grow. Or busy groups of h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 23, 2015Plants & Animals
Navigating a cluttered environment at high speed is among the greatest challenges in biology. Yet it's one virtually all ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 20, 2015Plants & Animals
This editorial by Nicolas Kristoff in the Sunday NY Times sheds light on animal intelligence--and human innovation.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery s ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers have found that male mice trill startlingly intricate songs to beguile female mice-in much the same way as b ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Complex brain disorders, such as autism or schizophrenia, still puzzle scientists because their causes lie hidden in ear ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Traditionally, to understand how a gene functions, a scientist would breed an organism that lacks that gene - "knocking ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Eighteen piglets born recently are the result of two years of intense research by scientists in the College of Agricultu ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania describe the first set of genes importa ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
Termites are among the world's most destructive pests, causing more than a billion dollars in damage each year in the U. ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 25, 2015Cardiology
Working with lab animals and human heart cells, scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions have identified wha ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 24, 2015Plants & Animals
Aside from giving us the phrase "to play possum," it could be argued opossums haven't really contributed all that much t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
One of the first research Institutes to be part of the MinION Access Programme (MAP), The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC), ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 20, 2015Immunology
Culling vampire bat colonies to fight rabies in Latin America does little to slow the spread of the virus-and could even ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
A mysterious coral species that was overshadowed by another, more well-known type may finally be getting its due.
< ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAUG 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 07, 2015Neuroscience
While serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in regulating mood and mental states, has been linked to numerous neurologi ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 21, 2015Health & Medicine
The use of donkey milk dates back to 460-370 B.C. when Hippocrates, the father of medicine, reportedly would prescribe d ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUL 14, 2015Plants & Animals
Are you able to tell the difference between a piece of tilapia versus a piece of grouper? What about of piece of wild sa ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUN 29, 2015Cancer
While cancer research often focuses on genetic mutations that cause different cancers, a new study published in the jour ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 19, 2015Plants & Animals
Plants and trees have often been used to treat diseases, in fact in ancient cultures, plants, roots, trees and other nat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
It has been long known that astronauts have to continually exercise while in space to keep their muscles strong. Microgr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Vision is by far one of the most important senses that we use every day. While many of us don't have 20/20 vision, a sim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 29, 2015Neuroscience
Nerve cells and blood vessels engage in a chemical discussion to keep healthy and avoid disease, according to a new stud ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 29, 2015Earth & The Environment
When we think of bees, we think of fuzzy little pollinators zipping among flowers, making them grow. Or busy groups of h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 23, 2015Plants & Animals
Navigating a cluttered environment at high speed is among the greatest challenges in biology. Yet it's one virtually all ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 20, 2015Plants & Animals
This editorial by Nicolas Kristoff in the Sunday NY Times sheds light on animal intelligence--and human innovation.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 02, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Cancer-fighting pink pineapples, heart-healthy purple tomatoes and less fatty vegetable oils may someday be on grocery s ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers have found that male mice trill startlingly intricate songs to beguile female mice-in much the same way as b ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Complex brain disorders, such as autism or schizophrenia, still puzzle scientists because their causes lie hidden in ear ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Traditionally, to understand how a gene functions, a scientist would breed an organism that lacks that gene - "knocking ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Eighteen piglets born recently are the result of two years of intense research by scientists in the College of Agricultu ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania describe the first set of genes importa ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 26, 2015Earth & The Environment
Termites are among the world's most destructive pests, causing more than a billion dollars in damage each year in the U. ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 25, 2015Cardiology
Working with lab animals and human heart cells, scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions have identified wha ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 24, 2015Plants & Animals
Aside from giving us the phrase "to play possum," it could be argued opossums haven't really contributed all that much t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
One of the first research Institutes to be part of the MinION Access Programme (MAP), The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC), ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 20, 2015Immunology
Culling vampire bat colonies to fight rabies in Latin America does little to slow the spread of the virus-and could even ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
A mysterious coral species that was overshadowed by another, more well-known type may finally be getting its due.
< ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
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