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Molecular Ecology
Molecular ecology is a branch of biology that applies of molecular techniques to answer ecological questions. The focus for these studies is generally regarded as being on field studies rather than pure laboratory research.
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JUN 21, 2021Microbiology
In Brazil, clinicians have noted a rise in C. auris infections. Researchers believe that exhausted healthcare workers, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2021Microbiology
Chinook salmon can be infected by a pathogen called Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) that is thought to cause heart, liver, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2021Microbiology
Zoonotic viruses certainly got the world's attention with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But viruses have been emerged from an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2021Health & Medicine
WHO has decided to create a new naming system for coronavirus variants for several reasons. The names will now be based ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2021Microbiology
Francisella tularensis is a naturally occurring bacterium found throughout the Northern Hemisphere that is extremely vir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
This kind of research gets us closer to using fecal samples to get a snapshot of the microbiome, and make disease risk p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2021Microbiology
In the world of microbes, organisms like viruses and bacteria get a lot of attention. But researchers are beginning to s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are many islands that have unique flora and fauna, like these limbless creatures (Photo © Andrew Stanbridge) of Sã ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2021Microbiology
An image of Bicellum brasieri by Prof P.K. Strother. The fossil suggests multicellular structures existed 400 million ye ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2020Microbiology
There are many different kinds of microbes, and some can use unusual substances to survive. Methanotrophs, for example, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2020Earth & The Environment
Plants have natural fertilizers built into their physiological structures, reports new research published in the journal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 02, 2020Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori can be found in as much as fifty percent of the world's population.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2020Microbiology
While we can exert a degree of control over our surroundings, we still share the world and our bodies with microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 09, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes ruled the ancient world, and complex animals trace back to those unicellular organisms.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2020Microbiology
Some salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) have a strange relationship with a type of alga (Oophila amblystomatis): they are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have data that can finally settle a long controversy in the birding world.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 28, 2020Microbiology
It has been said that we know more about the moon than we do about the bottom of the ocean, though explorers and researc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2020Microbiology
Some microbes that live in environments as diverse as groundwater and moose have also been found in the human mouth.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2020Microbiology
The flu is caused by a respiratory virus, which evolves from year to year. Three kinds of influenza viruses infect human ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2020Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2020Microbiology
The microorganisms of the world have to compete for survival, and they sometimes do battle with one another. Some use an ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2021
Microbiology
In Brazil, clinicians have noted a rise in C. auris infections. Researchers believe that exhausted healthcare workers, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2021
Microbiology
Chinook salmon can be infected by a pathogen called Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) that is thought to cause heart, liver, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2021
Microbiology
Zoonotic viruses certainly got the world's attention with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. But viruses have been emerged from an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2021
Health & Medicine
WHO has decided to create a new naming system for coronavirus variants for several reasons. The names will now be based
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2021
Microbiology
Francisella tularensis is a naturally occurring bacterium found throughout the Northern Hemisphere that is extremely vir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
This kind of research gets us closer to using fecal samples to get a snapshot of the microbiome, and make disease risk p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2021
Microbiology
In the world of microbes, organisms like viruses and bacteria get a lot of attention. But researchers are beginning to s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are many islands that have unique flora and fauna, like these limbless creatures (Photo © Andrew Stanbridge) of Sã
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2021
Microbiology
An image of Bicellum brasieri by Prof P.K. Strother. The fossil suggests multicellular structures existed 400 million ye
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some microalgae are symbionts, like dinoflagellates that live in coral. A symbiotic sea anemone is seen in this image by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinoceroses remaining in the world, making this animal one of the world's most endang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Microbiology
There are many different kinds of microbes, and some can use unusual substances to survive. Methanotrophs, for example,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Plants have natural fertilizers built into their physiological structures, reports new research published in the journal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 02, 2020
Microbiology
Helicobacter pylori can be found in as much as fifty percent of the world's population.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2020
Microbiology
While we can exert a degree of control over our surroundings, we still share the world and our bodies with microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 09, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Microbes ruled the ancient world, and complex animals trace back to those unicellular organisms.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2020
Microbiology
Some salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) have a strange relationship with a type of alga (Oophila amblystomatis): they are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have data that can finally settle a long controversy in the birding world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 28, 2020
Microbiology
It has been said that we know more about the moon than we do about the bottom of the ocean, though explorers and researc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2020
Microbiology
Some microbes that live in environments as diverse as groundwater and moose have also been found in the human mouth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2020
Microbiology
The flu is caused by a respiratory virus, which evolves from year to year. Three kinds of influenza viruses infect human
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2020
Microbiology
E. coli is a microbe that is commonly found in the intestinal tract, where it can exist harmlessly. However, if it gets
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacteria live in symbiosis with many animals in the world. These tiny single-celled creatures often play crucial roles i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2020
Microbiology
The microorganisms of the world have to compete for survival, and they sometimes do battle with one another. Some use an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch