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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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APR 28, 2018Cardiology
We’ve heard that dark chocolate is good for us in reasonable amounts, but two unique studies from the Loma Linda U ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 24, 2018Immunology
You may think of crystal meth when you read “the poor man’s cocaine,” but bath salts are another drug ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 19, 2018Microbiology
New research has suggested that the microbes carried by dogs and humans are very similar.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2018Plants & Animals
Staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. are rejoicing over the birth of an endangered Western ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2018Neuroscience
Who doesn't love a nice big dish of hot beets for supper? Delicious, right? OK, they may not be the darling of the v ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 16, 2018Microbiology
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2018Plants & Animals
Loggerhead sea turtles often return to the same beaches they were born at (give or take a 50-mile margin of error) follo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 04, 2018Plants & Animals
In an attempt to better understand the sounds emitted by bowhead whales, researchers from the University of Washington d ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 04, 2018Plants & Animals
Earth’s mountaintops generally exhibit harsher environmental conditions than we’d anticipate at normal eleva ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 02, 2018Immunology
An infectious disease that afflicts cattle all over the world is particularly devastating because it can inhibit the ani ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 30, 2018Microbiology
Some bacteria can 'eat' electricity or 'breathe' rocks; researchers are learning how to use them to create sustainable e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 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 22, 2018Cannabis Sciences
It seems that a cup of morning joe influences many aspects of our physiology, including the pathway affected by marijuan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2018Plants & Animals
Only three Northern white rhinos remained on the entire planet, but that number dropped to just two on Tuesday after Sud ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2018Videos
If you're into gardening, then chances are you do most of it on dry land. But, Nemo's Garden is quite different from you ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Palm trees are somewhat iconic for tropical climates, but a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports highli ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2018Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2018Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2018Plants & Animals
Poaching is a widespread issue affecting elephants in Central Africa, but a new paper published in the journal Conservat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 08, 2018Microbiology
While unclear, it has been thought that photosynthetic organisms evolved around 2 billion years ago. New research has su ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Recent studies shed light on the interaction of endocannabinoids and the Endocannabinoid System in neuropathic pain, spe ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 05, 2018Plants & Animals
As an animal evolves, it can sometimes fork into two separate species. Also known as speciation, this phenomenon depends ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
New research by scientists at the Institut Pasteur has indicated that cells that are not dividing can acquire a certain ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2018
Cardiology
We’ve heard that dark chocolate is good for us in reasonable amounts, but two unique studies from the Loma Linda U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 24, 2018
Immunology
You may think of crystal meth when you read “the poor man’s cocaine,” but bath salts are another drug
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 19, 2018
Microbiology
New research has suggested that the microbes carried by dogs and humans are very similar.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2018
Plants & Animals
Staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. are rejoicing over the birth of an endangered Western
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2018
Neuroscience
Who doesn't love a nice big dish of hot beets for supper? Delicious, right? OK, they may not be the darling of the v
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 16, 2018
Microbiology
We share the planet, and our bodies with untold numbers of microbial species that exert a significant influence on our w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2018
Plants & Animals
Loggerhead sea turtles often return to the same beaches they were born at (give or take a 50-mile margin of error) follo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 04, 2018
Plants & Animals
In an attempt to better understand the sounds emitted by bowhead whales, researchers from the University of Washington d
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 04, 2018
Plants & Animals
Earth’s mountaintops generally exhibit harsher environmental conditions than we’d anticipate at normal eleva
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 02, 2018
Immunology
An infectious disease that afflicts cattle all over the world is particularly devastating because it can inhibit the ani
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 30, 2018
Microbiology
Some bacteria can 'eat' electricity or 'breathe' rocks; researchers are learning how to use them to create sustainable e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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 22, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
It seems that a cup of morning joe influences many aspects of our physiology, including the pathway affected by marijuan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
Only three Northern white rhinos remained on the entire planet, but that number dropped to just two on Tuesday after Sud
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Hops are essential to beer, but they need a lot of water to grow; raising the hops for one pint of beer requires around
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2018
Videos
If you're into gardening, then chances are you do most of it on dry land. But, Nemo's Garden is quite different from you
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Palm trees are somewhat iconic for tropical climates, but a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports highli
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2018
Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2018
Microbiology
New work reveals how the marine food web is directly impacted by atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
Poaching is a widespread issue affecting elephants in Central Africa, but a new paper published in the journal Conservat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 08, 2018
Microbiology
While unclear, it has been thought that photosynthetic organisms evolved around 2 billion years ago. New research has su
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Recent studies shed light on the interaction of endocannabinoids and the Endocannabinoid System in neuropathic pain, spe
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
As an animal evolves, it can sometimes fork into two separate species. Also known as speciation, this phenomenon depends
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
New research by scientists at the Institut Pasteur has indicated that cells that are not dividing can acquire a certain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch