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Plant Biology
Plant Biology: or Botany, also called plant science(s) or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plantscientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field.
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DEC 21, 2021Microbiology
There have been a few mass extinction events on our planet. One of them was apparently prolonged by microbes that were s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2021Plants & Animals
Scientists were surprised to find an area deep underneath Antarctica's ice shelves teeming with life. Researchers have r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2021Immunology
Sharks are incredibly hardy creatures—they've survived in marine ecosystems, often unchallenged predators, for ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have given us unprecedented insight into the history of humanity. Researchers ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Research has indicated that a preference for certain tastes can be traced back to genes, but there's more to it than jus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2021Cannabis Sciences
The first of its kind, a study assessing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on dog behavior, was recently publis ...Written By: Nadine HusamiDEC 17, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Two novel phytocannabinoids from Cannabis sativa L. have been identified – one with a higher in vivo cannabimimeti ...Written By: Nadine HusamiDEC 15, 2021Plants & Animals
The history of life on earth can be visualized as a branched tree. Some of those branches have spawned more, while other ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 15, 2021Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing tools have become common in biomedical research, and scientists have been able to apply this technol ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Unfortunately, it’s commonplace to hear about our seas being polluted with plastic. Many articles and research pro ...Written By: Matthew LundyDEC 09, 2021Immunology
Scientists have developed a special chewing gum that could reduce the risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2. The technology was d ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 09, 2021Immunology
Adjuvants are molecules added to vaccines to help them work better by stimulating a stronger immune response. This appro ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists in diverse lab settings often seek optimized technologies and methodologies that improve the quality of their ...Sponsored By: MilliporeSigmaDEC 07, 2021Immunology
Strong chemical drugs used to obliterate all rapidly growing cells in the body have been used to treat cancer sin ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 06, 2021Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2021Microbiology
Ticks that carry Lyme disease can be found in more and more places. If a tick is infected with the bacterium that causes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2021Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 30, 2021Cannabis Sciences
With cannabis legislation becoming increasingly less restrictive over the past 20 years, consumers have found themselves ...Written By: Nadine HusamiNOV 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our pets don't seem to have much in common with the wild animals they're related to, but the genes that dictate the colo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2021Health & Medicine
A new study published in Science Advances proposes hexadecenal as the first pheromone scientifically linked to aggr ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 28, 2021Microbiology
Accumulating evidence has suggested that the community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tracts of most organisms have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Did you know that there are over 1700 species of cacti—spiny plants that have evolved to survive some of the harsh ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 24, 2021Earth & The Environment
Butterfly wings contain hundreds of thousands of tiny microscopic scales, some of which are structured to display color. ...Written By: Samantha LottNOV 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2021
Microbiology
There have been a few mass extinction events on our planet. One of them was apparently prolonged by microbes that were s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
Scientists were surprised to find an area deep underneath Antarctica's ice shelves teeming with life. Researchers have r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2021
Immunology
Sharks are incredibly hardy creatures—they've survived in marine ecosystems, often unchallenged predators, for
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have given us unprecedented insight into the history of humanity. Researchers ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Research has indicated that a preference for certain tastes can be traced back to genes, but there's more to it than jus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
The first of its kind, a study assessing the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) treatment on dog behavior, was recently publis
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 17, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Two novel phytocannabinoids from Cannabis sativa L. have been identified – one with a higher in vivo cannabimimeti
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 15, 2021
Plants & Animals
The history of life on earth can be visualized as a branched tree. Some of those branches have spawned more, while other
...
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 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Unfortunately, it’s commonplace to hear about our seas being polluted with plastic. Many articles and research pro
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
DEC 09, 2021
Immunology
Scientists have developed a special chewing gum that could reduce the risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2. The technology was d
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 09, 2021
Immunology
Adjuvants are molecules added to vaccines to help them work better by stimulating a stronger immune response. This appro
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists in diverse lab settings often seek optimized technologies and methodologies that improve the quality of their
...
Sponsored By:
MilliporeSigma
DEC 07, 2021
Immunology
Strong chemical drugs used to obliterate all rapidly growing cells in the body have been used to treat cancer sin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 06, 2021
Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2021
Microbiology
Ticks that carry Lyme disease can be found in more and more places. If a tick is infected with the bacterium that causes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2021
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades might be the toughest little creatures around. These minuscule eight-legged vertebrates can survive in outer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
With cannabis legislation becoming increasingly less restrictive over the past 20 years, consumers have found themselves
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
NOV 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our pets don't seem to have much in common with the wild animals they're related to, but the genes that dictate the colo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2021
Health & Medicine
A new study published in Science Advances proposes hexadecenal as the first pheromone scientifically linked to aggr
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 28, 2021
Microbiology
Accumulating evidence has suggested that the community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tracts of most organisms have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Did you know that there are over 1700 species of cacti—spiny plants that have evolved to survive some of the harsh
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 24, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Butterfly wings contain hundreds of thousands of tiny microscopic scales, some of which are structured to display color.
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
NOV 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch