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Plant Sciences: Botany, also called plant science(s), plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specializes in this field.
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APR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Perception is everything when it comes to certain debates. That could be why images of modified food have been so effect ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 23, 2015Plants & Animals
Navigating a cluttered environment at high speed is among the greatest challenges in biology. Yet it's one virtually all ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Chemistry & Physics
A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 01, 2015Neuroscience
Researchers have found that male mice trill startlingly intricate songs to beguile female mice-in much the same way as b ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 01, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Darwin's evolutionary theory predicts survival of the fittest. So why do different survival tactics coexist, if evolutio ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 27, 2015Plants & Animals
When bats take wing looking for food, they're often at close quarters with one another, and a new study has determined h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Eighteen piglets born recently are the result of two years of intense research by scientists in the College of Agricultu ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 20, 2015Immunology
Culling vampire bat colonies to fight rabies in Latin America does little to slow the spread of the virus-and could even ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 18, 2015Plants & Animals
Francisco Delgado Vargas, from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), researches the use of the plant Typha dominge ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 12, 2015Cancer
A study by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers aims to determine whether green tea can inhibit the growt ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 11, 2015Earth & The Environment
Because of its direct connection to solar energy, harnessing the power and beauty of photosynthesis has captivated ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 06, 2015Immunology
There are 4 known groups of HIV strains that affect humans. Two of them originated in western lowland gorillas in ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 05, 2015Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 05, 2015Plants & Animals
A little brownish bird last seen 74 years ago and thought to be extinct has called out yet again.
It was spot ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 28, 2015Plants & Animals
Penguins are best known for their swimming, rock hopping and all around adorableness, but people forget that they are bi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 24, 2015Microbiology
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of San Diego, La Jolla, reveal that ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAUG 21, 2014Microbiology
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters released a comprehensive disease profile on Ebola Viru ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 03, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Throughout history it has been very common for previously separated gene pools to mix, especially during migrations and ...Written By: Peter MicheliMAY 30, 2014Technology
Caption: Left to right: BGU's Frankel Professor of Chemical Engineering Prof. Moshe Gottlieb, BGU President Prof. Rivka ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 25, 2014Plants & Animals
The ability to change the color of your skin is like having a super power. If you're an animal living in the wild, there ...APR 23, 2014Plants & Animals
For years, botanists had assumed that a specific plant hormone called auxin was the primary driver determining branching ...MAR 28, 2014Earth & The Environment
If you have a problem with too much garlic mustard, you may think you are sitting in a New York delicatessen. That may a ...MAR 11, 2014Microbiology
As you sniffle through this years' cold and flu season, probably the last thing you want to hear is that an active giant ...MAR 07, 2014Chemistry & Physics
Residents of Western Canada are not quite sure how to welcome the latest Japanese import to reach their shores - radioac ...
APR 26, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Perception is everything when it comes to certain debates. That could be why images of modified food have been so effect
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 23, 2015
Plants & Animals
Navigating a cluttered environment at high speed is among the greatest challenges in biology. Yet it's one virtually all
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 16, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
A potentially game-changing breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis has been achieved with the development of a system
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 01, 2015
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that male mice trill startlingly intricate songs to beguile female mice-in much the same way as b
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 01, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Darwin's evolutionary theory predicts survival of the fittest. So why do different survival tactics coexist, if evolutio
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 27, 2015
Plants & Animals
When bats take wing looking for food, they're often at close quarters with one another, and a new study has determined h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Eighteen piglets born recently are the result of two years of intense research by scientists in the College of Agricultu
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 20, 2015
Immunology
Culling vampire bat colonies to fight rabies in Latin America does little to slow the spread of the virus-and could even
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 18, 2015
Plants & Animals
Francisco Delgado Vargas, from the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS), researches the use of the plant Typha dominge
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 12, 2015
Cancer
A study by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers aims to determine whether green tea can inhibit the growt ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 11, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Because of its direct connection to solar energy, harnessing the power and beauty of photosynthesis has captivated ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 06, 2015
Immunology
There are 4 known groups of HIV strains that affect humans. Two of them originated in western lowland gorillas in ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 05, 2015
Neuroscience
Saying that sleep is an essential biological process is as obvious as saying that the sun rises every morning. Still, re
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 05, 2015
Plants & Animals
A little brownish bird last seen 74 years ago and thought to be extinct has called out yet again.
It was spot ...
It was spot ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 28, 2015
Plants & Animals
Penguins are best known for their swimming, rock hopping and all around adorableness, but people forget that they are bi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 24, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of San Diego, La Jolla, reveal that
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
AUG 21, 2014
Microbiology
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters released a comprehensive disease profile on Ebola Viru
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 03, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Throughout history it has been very common for previously separated gene pools to mix, especially during migrations and
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
MAY 30, 2014
Technology
Caption: Left to right: BGU's Frankel Professor of Chemical Engineering Prof. Moshe Gottlieb, BGU President Prof. Rivka
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 25, 2014
Plants & Animals
The ability to change the color of your skin is like having a super power. If you're an animal living in the wild, there
...
APR 23, 2014
Plants & Animals
For years, botanists had assumed that a specific plant hormone called auxin was the primary driver determining branching
...
MAR 28, 2014
Earth & The Environment
If you have a problem with too much garlic mustard, you may think you are sitting in a New York delicatessen. That may a
...
MAR 11, 2014
Microbiology
As you sniffle through this years' cold and flu season, probably the last thing you want to hear is that an active giant
...
MAR 07, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
Residents of Western Canada are not quite sure how to welcome the latest Japanese import to reach their shores - radioac
...