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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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JAN 26, 2023Genetics & Genomics
A new study shows that Vikings were more genetically diverse than contemporary ScandinaviansWritten By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 22, 2023Health & Medicine
The number of rodents used in biomedical research is unclear, but estimates have ranged from 10 million to over 100 mill ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2023Genetics & Genomics
DNA suggests North American ancestry for individuals found in the Altai Mountain region, suggesting backflow from the Be ...Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 18, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Most animals are covered in hair, so why do some, like humans, have so much less than all the rest even though we still ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 17, 2023Plants & Animals
Yesterday a story started to pop up everywhere about a terrifying beach discovery. A woman walking along Crystal Beach i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 17, 2023Health & Medicine
A new study argues that the way the different parts of the brain in humans and Neandertals learn similarly.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 16, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, a signaling pathway that links two species has been revealed - molecules generated when bacteria inf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2023Health & Medicine
Since 2021, a particularly persistent and deadly strain of avian influenza, highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 11, 2023Plants & Animals
Stone tools dated to 50,000 years ago were probably made by capuchin monkeys, not humans.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 11, 2023Neuroscience
Findings predict that General Intelligence is associated with whole brain dynamics when measured during resting state.Written By: Amielle MorenoJAN 06, 2023Plants & Animals
Shark fins have been a popular animal product traded around the world. In certain Asian countries, for example, shark fi ...Written By: Ryan VingumJAN 06, 2023Neuroscience
A Nagoya University research team found that a group of EP3 neurons play a crucial role in regulating mammalian body tem ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 06, 2023Earth & The Environment
Moira Rodriguez is a 3rd-year Biological Sciences PhD student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) studying plant ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for human evolution research--read on for the top discoveries of the past year.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJAN 02, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
A study using artificial intelligence to analyze large datasets outlining gene expression in many different species has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In December 2022, researchers reported that they'd developed a technique in which single-sex litters could be created. T ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2022Plants & Animals
The FDA Modernization Act 2.0 was unanimously passed through the United States Senate on September 29, 2022, a ...Written By: Greta AnneDEC 26, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Glass frogs are hard to see in nature, because they can easily blend in with their surroundings. These amazing creatures ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2022Health & Medicine
Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (LSB) have identif ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 21, 2022Immunology
Allura Red is an artificial food dye that is also called FD&C Red 40 or Food Red 17. It can be found in soft drinks, can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2022Genetics & Genomics
About 10,000 years ago in an area of the Middle East known as the Fertile Crescent, humans began to settle as farmers in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2022Microbiology
More land is used to grow wheat than any other crop, a common cereal around the world. Wheat is estimated to provide abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 14, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Wild plants are everywhere. So why do some become pests? New research has studied how agriculture created that problem f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Humans have been breeding dogs for various purposes for thousands of years, and dogs have been selectively bred to perfo ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
A new study shows that Vikings were more genetically diverse than contemporary Scandinavians
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 22, 2023
Health & Medicine
The number of rodents used in biomedical research is unclear, but estimates have ranged from 10 million to over 100 mill
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
DNA suggests North American ancestry for individuals found in the Altai Mountain region, suggesting backflow from the Be
...
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 18, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Most animals are covered in hair, so why do some, like humans, have so much less than all the rest even though we still
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 17, 2023
Plants & Animals
Yesterday a story started to pop up everywhere about a terrifying beach discovery. A woman walking along Crystal Beach i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 17, 2023
Health & Medicine
A new study argues that the way the different parts of the brain in humans and Neandertals learn similarly.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 16, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
For the first time, a signaling pathway that links two species has been revealed - molecules generated when bacteria inf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2023
Health & Medicine
Since 2021, a particularly persistent and deadly strain of avian influenza, highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 11, 2023
Plants & Animals
Stone tools dated to 50,000 years ago were probably made by capuchin monkeys, not humans.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 11, 2023
Neuroscience
Findings predict that General Intelligence is associated with whole brain dynamics when measured during resting state.
Written By:
Amielle Moreno
JAN 06, 2023
Plants & Animals
Shark fins have been a popular animal product traded around the world. In certain Asian countries, for example, shark fi
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JAN 06, 2023
Neuroscience
A Nagoya University research team found that a group of EP3 neurons play a crucial role in regulating mammalian body tem
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 06, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Moira Rodriguez is a 3rd-year Biological Sciences PhD student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) studying plant
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
2022 was a big year for human evolution research--read on for the top discoveries of the past year.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JAN 02, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
A study using artificial intelligence to analyze large datasets outlining gene expression in many different species has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In December 2022, researchers reported that they'd developed a technique in which single-sex litters could be created. T
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2022
Plants & Animals
The FDA Modernization Act 2.0 was unanimously passed through the United States Senate on September 29, 2022, a
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 26, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Glass frogs are hard to see in nature, because they can easily blend in with their surroundings. These amazing creatures
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2022
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (LSB) have identif
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 21, 2022
Immunology
Allura Red is an artificial food dye that is also called FD&C Red 40 or Food Red 17. It can be found in soft drinks, can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
About 10,000 years ago in an area of the Middle East known as the Fertile Crescent, humans began to settle as farmers in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2022
Microbiology
More land is used to grow wheat than any other crop, a common cereal around the world. Wheat is estimated to provide abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 14, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Wild plants are everywhere. So why do some become pests? New research has studied how agriculture created that problem f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have been breeding dogs for various purposes for thousands of years, and dogs have been selectively bred to perfo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch