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Plant Genetics
Plant genetic engineering raises exaggerated expectations and induces fear in parts of the population. Responsible application of plant genetic engineering requires that for each plant licensed for cultivation, a risk analysis be made according to strict scientific criteria as to whether the corresponding plant represents a hazard to the environment. It is the study of genes and genetic variation within plants.
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MAR 31, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Crops that are developed using the CRISPR gene editing tool won't be regulated as long as no foreign DNA is introduced.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Part two in the series focused on commonly used terms related to medical cannabis. Areas discussed include cannabis bot ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 27, 2018Plants & Animals
Brown bear cubs, like many other baby animals found throughout the animal kingdom, stay close to their mothers until the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 21, 2018Plants & Animals
When you fancy a nut, chances are you’ll find a nutcracker and go to town to reach the prize inside. But did you k ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 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 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 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 LeitchFEB 27, 2018Plants & Animals
While humans communicate with one another using spoken words, many animals signal to one another with physical gestures. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Recent genetic research concerning sixgill sharks from both Atlantic and Indo-Pacific waters has revealed that the two p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 16, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There is a well-known story about the domestication of the rabbit, but new research shows that it is probably false.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2018Genetics & Genomics
As various food crops were domesticated and now, are mass produced, there has been a significant reduction in the number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
What was probably an accident at a pet store has perhaps led us to the plot of a terrible movie: mutant crayfish are poi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Organisms that live on the edges of existence, extremophiles, provide some insight into evolution and metabolism, and ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2018Earth & The Environment
Ever heard of telomeres? Reach way back to your high school biology class and remember that telomeres are special parts ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 19, 2018Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNAWritten By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2018Microbiology
As we learn more about the microbes that populate our gastrointestinal tract, we find that they exert a powerful influen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 09, 2018Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 04, 2018Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 04, 2018Immunology
How does a West African monkey species called sooty mangabeys resist SIV, the “monkey version” of HIV, and p ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 01, 2018Plants & Animals
Salmon do a lot of migrating in their lives, but sometimes the older fish die once they’ve returned home. While it ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 29, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Some of the worst wildlife diseases have been fungal. Now scientists have found that a fungus is impacting snakes.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Crops that are developed using the CRISPR gene editing tool won't be regulated as long as no foreign DNA is introduced.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Part two in the series focused on commonly used terms related to medical cannabis. Areas discussed include cannabis bot
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
Brown bear cubs, like many other baby animals found throughout the animal kingdom, stay close to their mothers until the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 21, 2018
Plants & Animals
When you fancy a nut, chances are you’ll find a nutcracker and go to town to reach the prize inside. But did you k
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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 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 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
FEB 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
While humans communicate with one another using spoken words, many animals signal to one another with physical gestures.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Recent genetic research concerning sixgill sharks from both Atlantic and Indo-Pacific waters has revealed that the two p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 16, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There is a well-known story about the domestication of the rabbit, but new research shows that it is probably false.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
As various food crops were domesticated and now, are mass produced, there has been a significant reduction in the number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
What was probably an accident at a pet store has perhaps led us to the plot of a terrible movie: mutant crayfish are poi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Organisms that live on the edges of existence, extremophiles, provide some insight into evolution and metabolism, and ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Ever heard of telomeres? Reach way back to your high school biology class and remember that telomeres are special parts
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 19, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
For the first time, scientists have captred images of the process by which DNA is transcribed into RNA
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2018
Microbiology
As we learn more about the microbes that populate our gastrointestinal tract, we find that they exert a powerful influen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 09, 2018
Microbiology
Humanity will need to find solutions to feed a growing population; there are 7.6 billion people on the planet, a number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 04, 2018
Technology
The Israeli biotech company SuperMeat plans to bring its chicken products to market within a few years.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 04, 2018
Immunology
How does a West African monkey species called sooty mangabeys resist SIV, the “monkey version” of HIV, and p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 01, 2018
Plants & Animals
Salmon do a lot of migrating in their lives, but sometimes the older fish die once they’ve returned home. While it
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 29, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Some of the worst wildlife diseases have been fungal. Now scientists have found that a fungus is impacting snakes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch