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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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OCT 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
Climate change is already impacting our world animals are on the move and are migrating to new places; spring is startin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In the past few years, the H5N1 bird flu has led to the deaths of millions of wild and farmed birds around the world. It ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
In the early 1900s, Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda suggested that umami was a basic taste, like bitter, salty, sour, o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2023Genetics & Genomics
While testing a new way to sequence genes, researchers stumbled upon a very rare divergence in the genetic code, which t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Tef (Eragrostis tef) is a grain that has long been grown in East Africa, and particularly in Ethiopia as an important cr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines an artificial intelligence-base ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When a scientists is working with RNA in the lab, they have to take a lot of precautions because RNA degrades so easily. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2023Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that brown rats living near Atlanta, Georgia are carrying a parasite called rat lungworm, or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2023Earth & The Environment
Some scientists have suggested that a sixth mass extinction is underway on Earth. A new study has confirmed those findin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Genetic editing is an invariable tool in biomedical research. Scientists have been able to engineer the genomes of a var ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A research team from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena’s Institute of Pharmacy investigated how certain ingre ...Written By: Kerry CharronSEP 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Zinc and other molecules that come from plants can interact with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, and they can affect the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2023Microbiology
The Amazon rainforest has been through periods of serious drought in recent years, some of which have been accompanied b ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, has been devastating bird populations around the w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have shown that parents can pass down more than just their DNA sequences to their offspring; ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 31, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Current Biology discusses an almost perfectly preserved, 520-million-year-old arthropod foss ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 30, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
At least 50 different animals including dogs, cats, raccoons, and white-tailed deer can be infected with the virus that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2023Microbiology
Labroots is excited to announce that registration is open for the 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Virtual Event Ser ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 28, 2023Earth & The Environment
Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2023Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Global Change Biology examines a novel carbon capture technique known as enhanced weathering ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 20, 2023Microbiology
A healthy diet that includes vegetables can provide many health benefits. Scientists have now shown that cruciferous veg ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is already impacting our world animals are on the move and are migrating to new places; spring is startin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In the past few years, the H5N1 bird flu has led to the deaths of millions of wild and farmed birds around the world. It
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the early 1900s, Japanese scientist Kikunae Ikeda suggested that umami was a basic taste, like bitter, salty, sour, o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
While testing a new way to sequence genes, researchers stumbled upon a very rare divergence in the genetic code, which t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Tef (Eragrostis tef) is a grain that has long been grown in East Africa, and particularly in Ethiopia as an important cr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines an artificial intelligence-base
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a scientists is working with RNA in the lab, they have to take a lot of precautions because RNA degrades so easily.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2023
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that brown rats living near Atlanta, Georgia are carrying a parasite called rat lungworm, or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Some scientists have suggested that a sixth mass extinction is underway on Earth. A new study has confirmed those findin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic editing is an invariable tool in biomedical research. Scientists have been able to engineer the genomes of a var
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A research team from the Friedrich Schiller University Jena’s Institute of Pharmacy investigated how certain ingre
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Zinc and other molecules that come from plants can interact with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, and they can affect the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2023
Microbiology
The Amazon rainforest has been through periods of serious drought in recent years, some of which have been accompanied b
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
In recent years, a strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1, has been devastating bird populations around the w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In recent years, scientists have shown that parents can pass down more than just their DNA sequences to their offspring;
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 31, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Current Biology discusses an almost perfectly preserved, 520-million-year-old arthropod foss
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 30, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
At least 50 different animals including dogs, cats, raccoons, and white-tailed deer can be infected with the virus that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2023
Microbiology
Labroots is excited to announce that registration is open for the 9th Annual Event in the Microbiology Virtual Event Ser
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 28, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Freshwater ecosystems are a crucial part of the world's climate; they provide a habitat for a wide variety of plants and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more heat per molecule than carbon dioxide. But where is it all comi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Global Change Biology examines a novel carbon capture technique known as enhanced weathering
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 20, 2023
Microbiology
A healthy diet that includes vegetables can provide many health benefits. Scientists have now shown that cruciferous veg
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch