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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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JUN 05, 2023Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Biology Letters examines how the evolution of bivalves—which are a class of invertebra ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 01, 2023Microbiology
Humans and other primates carry complex communities of microbes in our guts, and while we know how important these micro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2023Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2023Earth & The Environment
Can we use artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor environmental sites using remote sensing images, either from satellit ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Triphyophyllum peltatum is an unusual plant that naturally grows in the West African tropics. It also produces compounds ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2023Microbiology
A major event in the evolution of organisms on earth was the development of complex, multicellular life forms made of eu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Although a rapid growth, perennial South African plant called the wooly umbrella is not related to the cannabis plant, i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2023Plants & Animals
How does urban honeybee-keeping impact wild bee populations? This is what a recent study published in Peerj hopes to add ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 02, 2023Plants & Animals
A new study by scientists at UC Santa Cruz found that male California sea lions have gotten larger o ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanAPR 30, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Zoonomia project is an international effort to understand how a huge array of diverse creatures can arise from mamma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2023Microbiology
New research has suggested that Earth's first animal probably used chemical signals to grow from one cell into an or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same resp ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanAPR 20, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Multidrug-resistant bacteria can be passed between pet cats and dogs to their owners. The corresponding study was presen ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 14, 2023Immunology
The immune system has to be ready to identify and react to pathogens, and it also has to be turned off when the job is d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2023Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Two male yellow crazy ants can be seen in this image ©:Hugo Darras. Scientists discovered that these insects are chimera ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 12, 2023Plants & Animals
Four southern sea otters observed stranded off the coast of California near Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo between Febru ...Written By: Mandy WoodsAPR 11, 2023Microbiology
Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have found that a virus spread by ticks, P ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Compounds from a common weed may prevent UVB damage, accelerate wound healing and boost collagen production. The corresp ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 31, 2023Plants & Animals
Have you ever looked at something and thought, "now that's not quite right," and flipped it around until i ...Written By: Mandy Woods
JUN 05, 2023
Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Biology Letters examines how the evolution of bivalves—which are a class of invertebra
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 01, 2023
Microbiology
Humans and other primates carry complex communities of microbes in our guts, and while we know how important these micro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2023
Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Can we use artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor environmental sites using remote sensing images, either from satellit
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Triphyophyllum peltatum is an unusual plant that naturally grows in the West African tropics. It also produces compounds
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2023
Microbiology
A major event in the evolution of organisms on earth was the development of complex, multicellular life forms made of eu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Although a rapid growth, perennial South African plant called the wooly umbrella is not related to the cannabis plant, i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2023
Plants & Animals
How does urban honeybee-keeping impact wild bee populations? This is what a recent study published in Peerj hopes to add
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 02, 2023
Plants & Animals
A new study by scientists at UC Santa Cruz found that male California sea lions have gotten larger o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
APR 30, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers participating in the Zoonomia project have just published a trove of papers outlining numerous findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Zoonomia project is an international effort to understand how a huge array of diverse creatures can arise from mamma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2023
Microbiology
New research has suggested that Earth's first animal probably used chemical signals to grow from one cell into an or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same resp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
APR 20, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Multidrug-resistant bacteria can be passed between pet cats and dogs to their owners. The corresponding study was presen
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 14, 2023
Immunology
The immune system has to be ready to identify and react to pathogens, and it also has to be turned off when the job is d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2023
Infographics
Microorganisms have colonized nearly every part of the world, including the human body.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Two male yellow crazy ants can be seen in this image ©:Hugo Darras. Scientists discovered that these insects are chimera
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2023
Plants & Animals
Four southern sea otters observed stranded off the coast of California near Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo between Febru
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
APR 11, 2023
Microbiology
Reporting in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have found that a virus spread by ticks, P
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Compounds from a common weed may prevent UVB damage, accelerate wound healing and boost collagen production. The corresp
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 31, 2023
Plants & Animals
Have you ever looked at something and thought, "now that's not quite right," and flipped it around until i
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods