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Mammals
Mammals: warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a class, distinguishable by the hair or fur, secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of the young, and, at times, the birth of live young.
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JUL 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2018Microbiology
The human body can make a compound with a special power to fight viruses - an enzyme called viperin.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 22, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Northern spotted owls and other wildlife are being exposed to high levels of rat poison in northwest California, and ill ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 17, 2018Videos
Life forms throughout Earth’s history come in all different shapes and sizes, but have you ever wondered which one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 17, 2018Microbiology
People share many genes with other organisms, but our skin microbiome diverges.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have now learned more about why cells that have improper numbers of chromosomes, which will help cancer rese ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Cardiology
The development of the Zebrafish has revealed the blueprint for the chambers of our human heart. The discovery has revea ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2018Neuroscience
While it's a famous slogan and not meant to be taken verbatim, in neuroscience, it's often true that "Image ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 23, 2018Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2018Plants & Animals
A clear majority of mammal species have been in decline throughout North America over the last several decades, but one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 20, 2018Videos
Peppers are plants and those that are spicy use their spiciness as a defense mechanism against predation. In fact, scien ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2018Videos
It is a fact that the blue whale is the largest of animals to have ever existed. The size of the blue whale has baffled ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 09, 2018Microbiology
One study estimated that we share the planet with at least 320,000 microorganisms have the potential to infect mammals.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2018Videos
There are roughly 5,000 species of mammals, animals within the class Mammalia. That means all those animals have vertebr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 29, 2018Videos
Tongues allow us to perform many functions from swallowing food to giving a speech. However, other animals may use their ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 26, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system is the body’s system that regulates an array of other systems in the body. It wor ...Written By: Melissa MooreAPR 25, 2018Cancer
Researchers are looking to biotechnology to enhance the detection of diseases including cancer. A group utilized the co ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 18, 2018Health & Medicine
Leprosy isn't a disease that most people encounter. It's quite rare in the US, and there aren't many healthc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Learning more about epidemics is critical for a growing human population that may face such a crisis in the future.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2018Videos
Eyeballs are a special part of our body, with many unique properties. This video discusses what they're made of: collage ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 27, 2018Health & Medicine
Eat less, look younger? Well, it's not quite that easy, but there is new research on calorie restriction and aging. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 26, 2018Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the North Atlantic right whale as an endangered ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 25, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that synapses in the brain strike a balance; as some get larger, others shrink.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2018
Microbiology
The human body can make a compound with a special power to fight viruses - an enzyme called viperin.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Northern spotted owls and other wildlife are being exposed to high levels of rat poison in northwest California, and ill
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 17, 2018
Videos
Life forms throughout Earth’s history come in all different shapes and sizes, but have you ever wondered which one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 17, 2018
Microbiology
People share many genes with other organisms, but our skin microbiome diverges.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have now learned more about why cells that have improper numbers of chromosomes, which will help cancer rese
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Cardiology
The development of the Zebrafish has revealed the blueprint for the chambers of our human heart. The discovery has revea
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2018
Neuroscience
While it's a famous slogan and not meant to be taken verbatim, in neuroscience, it's often true that "Image
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2018
Plants & Animals
A clear majority of mammal species have been in decline throughout North America over the last several decades, but one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 20, 2018
Videos
Peppers are plants and those that are spicy use their spiciness as a defense mechanism against predation. In fact, scien
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2018
Videos
It is a fact that the blue whale is the largest of animals to have ever existed. The size of the blue whale has baffled
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 09, 2018
Microbiology
One study estimated that we share the planet with at least 320,000 microorganisms have the potential to infect mammals.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2018
Videos
There are roughly 5,000 species of mammals, animals within the class Mammalia. That means all those animals have vertebr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 29, 2018
Videos
Tongues allow us to perform many functions from swallowing food to giving a speech. However, other animals may use their
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 26, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The endocannabinoid system is the body’s system that regulates an array of other systems in the body. It wor
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
APR 25, 2018
Cancer
Researchers are looking to biotechnology to enhance the detection of diseases including cancer. A group utilized the co
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 18, 2018
Health & Medicine
Leprosy isn't a disease that most people encounter. It's quite rare in the US, and there aren't many healthc
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Learning more about epidemics is critical for a growing human population that may face such a crisis in the future.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2018
Videos
Eyeballs are a special part of our body, with many unique properties. This video discusses what they're made of: collage
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2018
Health & Medicine
Eat less, look younger? Well, it's not quite that easy, but there is new research on calorie restriction and aging.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the North Atlantic right whale as an endangered
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 25, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered that synapses in the brain strike a balance; as some get larger, others shrink.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch