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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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SEP 14, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A parthenogenote is derived from an unfertilized egg. Mammalian parthenogenotes are haploid, meaning they have only one ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2016Plants & Animals
Biologists with OCEARCH believe they may have found something truly unique in the ocean waters surrounding Long Island, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 12, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The cone snail has been recognized as a natural born killer. While it moves incredibly slowly, it doesn’t have to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2016Plants & Animals
Science today is becoming a lot more like the science fiction of 30 years ago. The minds of great scientists have come u ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 07, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging has long been a bane of human existence and people seem to have tried everything to delay or stop it. Resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2016Cardiology
The proteins that make some species of deep sea jellyfish glow are helping scientists study human heart cells. While it& ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 06, 2016Plants & Animals
It was a normal day above the ocean, but scientists would soon realize that after sending an observation sub up to 2,000 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2016Plants & Animals
Although the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has marked the Eastern Gorilla as critically endanger ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 05, 2016Plants & Animals
A myriad of animal species around the world are struggling to stay alive, and now you can add Eastern Gorillas (Gorilla ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 03, 2016Plants & Animals
Identical twin formation in humans seem to fascinate the masses. To our brains, which are programmed to see everyone dif ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 02, 2016Plants & Animals
Have you ever wondered how fish in the middle of the open ocean are able to avoid predators despite the lack of a backgr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 01, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have proposed a new theory for the development of complex organisms from a single cell and it’s called ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 26, 2016Infographics
Did you know that honey bees, both wild and domestic, account for 80% of all pollination around the world? The bees are ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 24, 2016Immunology
The symptoms of poison ivy rashes and other skin conditions are commonly known. For poison ivy, it’s a painful and ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common chemical that is extensively used in consumer products such as metal food can liners, wate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2016Plants & Animals
It has been a relatively exciting time as of late for lobsters. Not only was a rare blue lobster caught in the ocean rec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 14, 2016Plants & Animals
Tigers are among one of the beautiful species on Earth that are hurting right now in terms of population. They’ve ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 09, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The ability to easily manipulate protein levels in living cells is of critical importance to researchers, and can someti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 08, 2016Technology
Robots are cool, and what’s even cooler than robots are cybernetic organisms. Although we’re not quite there ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 07, 2016Plants & Animals
During a survey of the ocean waters surrounding Alaska, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 06, 2016Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest known orca in existence is a 105-year-old killer whale nick-named ‘Granny,’ but bet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 05, 2016Plants & Animals
Fossils uncovered from the ocean floor in Marble Canyon, a location in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canad ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 03, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to understand the role of so-called junk DNA. Made up of long stretches of non-coding ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2016Plants & Animals
Although you and I are born with a specific gender and have to stick with it for the rest of our lives, some animal spec ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A parthenogenote is derived from an unfertilized egg. Mammalian parthenogenotes are haploid, meaning they have only one
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2016
Plants & Animals
Biologists with OCEARCH believe they may have found something truly unique in the ocean waters surrounding Long Island,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 12, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The cone snail has been recognized as a natural born killer. While it moves incredibly slowly, it doesn’t have to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2016
Plants & Animals
Science today is becoming a lot more like the science fiction of 30 years ago. The minds of great scientists have come u
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 07, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Aging has long been a bane of human existence and people seem to have tried everything to delay or stop it. Resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2016
Cardiology
The proteins that make some species of deep sea jellyfish glow are helping scientists study human heart cells. While it&
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 06, 2016
Plants & Animals
It was a normal day above the ocean, but scientists would soon realize that after sending an observation sub up to 2,000
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
Although the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has marked the Eastern Gorilla as critically endanger
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
A myriad of animal species around the world are struggling to stay alive, and now you can add Eastern Gorillas (Gorilla
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
Identical twin formation in humans seem to fascinate the masses. To our brains, which are programmed to see everyone dif
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 02, 2016
Plants & Animals
Have you ever wondered how fish in the middle of the open ocean are able to avoid predators despite the lack of a backgr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have proposed a new theory for the development of complex organisms from a single cell and it’s called
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 26, 2016
Infographics
Did you know that honey bees, both wild and domestic, account for 80% of all pollination around the world? The bees are
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 24, 2016
Immunology
The symptoms of poison ivy rashes and other skin conditions are commonly known. For poison ivy, it’s a painful and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common chemical that is extensively used in consumer products such as metal food can liners, wate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2016
Plants & Animals
It has been a relatively exciting time as of late for lobsters. Not only was a rare blue lobster caught in the ocean rec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 14, 2016
Plants & Animals
Tigers are among one of the beautiful species on Earth that are hurting right now in terms of population. They’ve
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 09, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The ability to easily manipulate protein levels in living cells is of critical importance to researchers, and can someti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 08, 2016
Technology
Robots are cool, and what’s even cooler than robots are cybernetic organisms. Although we’re not quite there
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
During a survey of the ocean waters surrounding Alaska, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 06, 2016
Plants & Animals
The world’s oldest known orca in existence is a 105-year-old killer whale nick-named ‘Granny,’ but bet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
Fossils uncovered from the ocean floor in Marble Canyon, a location in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canad
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 03, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to understand the role of so-called junk DNA. Made up of long stretches of non-coding
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
Although you and I are born with a specific gender and have to stick with it for the rest of our lives, some animal spec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard