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Mating
Mating is a biological process used by organisms for sexual reproduction. Mating occurs in all organisms, including animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria. Mating may require contact between opposite sex individuals, as with animals, but can also occur without any physical contact, as with pollination of vascular plants. Mating also encompasses the process occurring in bacteria and viruses in which homologous chromosomes of individuals are paired for genetic exchange resulting in the formation of a recombinant progeny.
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FEB 14, 2017Plants & Animals
In the world of chimpanzees, you typically have your alpha male, the leader of the pack, and then you have the rest of t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 13, 2017Videos
Monogamy is the practice of mating with the same individual for an extended period of time. It turns out only about 3% o ...Written By: Jennifer EllisFEB 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A new form of male birth control has shown success in monkeys. But will it be safe for humans? While women have a range ...FEB 06, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Everyone knows that friends and family influence your health and behavior to some degree. The question is how much? Rese ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 31, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The mating dances of exotic spiders are captivating, for sure, but researchers are interested in learning more about how ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2017Earth & The Environment
Hydroelectric dams have become a hot topic in the last decade as biologists and environmentalists fight to make known th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Deep in our gastrointestinal tract, a community of microbes lives in symbiosis with our bodies. That community, called t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2016Plants & Animals
Lots of people look at spiders and see a grand total of eight legs, but no wings, and so they’ve largely been cons ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 09, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists studying the natural behavior and lifestyle of wild African elephants are finding something peculiar about ne ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 05, 2016Neuroscience
While there are many health problems related to alcohol use, the stakes are even higher when teenagers drink. The brain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 18, 2016Plants & Animals
A maggot-like creature known as a screwworm is currently infesting half of a dozen of Florida’s islands – th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 15, 2016Earth & The Environment
In a swamp approximately 6 miles away from the Newcastle airport in New South Wales, Australia, scientists have discover ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 15, 2016Plants & Animals
Birds are just one of the many kinds of animals that humans hunt, and it turns out that human hunting may actually be ma ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 10, 2016Videos
Most people have heard, if not seen for themselves, of bioluminescent algae that produce waves of light on the surface o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 04, 2016Plants & Animals
For at least 28 years, Dee Boersma, a professor of biology from the University of Washington, and her colleagues have be ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2016Videos
Have you ever asked yourself why all of the good-looking people out there can be such jerks? Science says it's probably ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 26, 2016Plants & Animals
The giant tortoise is an icon for conservation on the Galapagos Islands. They can get really big, but their population n ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2016Videos
Forming the largest aggregations of rays in the world, still very little is known about this species. They gather in the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 20, 2016Plants & Animals
For the most part, it can be agreed that all giraffes look the same right? They’ve all got that iconic long neck, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 08, 2016Plants & Animals
A new project known as The Prusten Project is working hard to learn more about tiger roars and potentially use them for ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 03, 2016Videos
Almost all animals with a spine yawn. Penguins yawn as a mating ritual, snakes yawn to realign their jaws after a big me ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 31, 2016Videos
It sounds like an urban myth - figs contain the bodies of dead wasps. But in this case, the story is completely true. Fi ...AUG 24, 2016Videos
White lies, fibs, blatant exaggerations, lies of omission - we've all done it before. And not just once, either. We'll a ...AUG 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common chemical that is extensively used in consumer products such as metal food can liners, wate ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
In the world of chimpanzees, you typically have your alpha male, the leader of the pack, and then you have the rest of t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2017
Videos
Monogamy is the practice of mating with the same individual for an extended period of time. It turns out only about 3% o
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
FEB 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new form of male birth control has shown success in monkeys. But will it be safe for humans? While women have a range
...
FEB 06, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Everyone knows that friends and family influence your health and behavior to some degree. The question is how much? Rese
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 31, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mating dances of exotic spiders are captivating, for sure, but researchers are interested in learning more about how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Hydroelectric dams have become a hot topic in the last decade as biologists and environmentalists fight to make known th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Deep in our gastrointestinal tract, a community of microbes lives in symbiosis with our bodies. That community, called t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2016
Plants & Animals
Lots of people look at spiders and see a grand total of eight legs, but no wings, and so they’ve largely been cons
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 09, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists studying the natural behavior and lifestyle of wild African elephants are finding something peculiar about ne
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 05, 2016
Neuroscience
While there are many health problems related to alcohol use, the stakes are even higher when teenagers drink. The brain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 18, 2016
Plants & Animals
A maggot-like creature known as a screwworm is currently infesting half of a dozen of Florida’s islands – th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 15, 2016
Earth & The Environment
In a swamp approximately 6 miles away from the Newcastle airport in New South Wales, Australia, scientists have discover
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 15, 2016
Plants & Animals
Birds are just one of the many kinds of animals that humans hunt, and it turns out that human hunting may actually be ma
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 10, 2016
Videos
Most people have heard, if not seen for themselves, of bioluminescent algae that produce waves of light on the surface o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
For at least 28 years, Dee Boersma, a professor of biology from the University of Washington, and her colleagues have be
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2016
Videos
Have you ever asked yourself why all of the good-looking people out there can be such jerks? Science says it's probably
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 26, 2016
Plants & Animals
The giant tortoise is an icon for conservation on the Galapagos Islands. They can get really big, but their population n
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 21, 2016
Videos
Forming the largest aggregations of rays in the world, still very little is known about this species. They gather in the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 20, 2016
Plants & Animals
For the most part, it can be agreed that all giraffes look the same right? They’ve all got that iconic long neck,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
A new project known as The Prusten Project is working hard to learn more about tiger roars and potentially use them for
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 03, 2016
Videos
Almost all animals with a spine yawn. Penguins yawn as a mating ritual, snakes yawn to realign their jaws after a big me
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 31, 2016
Videos
It sounds like an urban myth - figs contain the bodies of dead wasps. But in this case, the story is completely true. Fi
...
AUG 24, 2016
Videos
White lies, fibs, blatant exaggerations, lies of omission - we've all done it before. And not just once, either. We'll a
...
AUG 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common chemical that is extensively used in consumer products such as metal food can liners, wate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch