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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 14, 2022Earth & The Environment
In 2020, when I was still working at a small natural history museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, I started to hear whis ...Written By: Timothy JamesAPR 12, 2022Plants & Animals
Dietary fiber is an important component of a healthy diet. As a carbohydrate that can’t be digested by the body, i ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 12, 2022Neuroscience
When we think of sugar, we often affiliate it with junk food like cereal, candy, or soda, and in turn often associate it ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 10, 2022Microbiology
There is growing concern about whether our antibiotics can keep pace with the threats posed by new and emerging bacteria ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2022Plants & Animals
Turmeric is a common Indian spice used in a wide variety of dishes, and is derived from the root of a turmeric plant. It ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 09, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Labroots hosted its 5th annual Cannabis Science Virtual Event on March 23, 2022. The speaker roster for this free confer ...Written By: Kerry CharronAPR 04, 2022Plants & Animals
It’s well known that avocados pack a health punch. That’s because they’re filled with healthy unsatura ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 04, 2022Microbiology
Cells use oxygen when they generate energy, a process that's similar in most organisms. But scientists have found that i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 02, 2022Microbiology
Typical viruses that we're familiar with need another organism to survive, and tend to have extremely small genomes. But ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 01, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Since legal cannabis has gained momentum throughout the country, so have the reports that it's the cure all for everythi ...Written By: Helaine KrysikAPR 01, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Cannabigerol (CBG) has significant potential to treat neurological disorders according to a recent study published in Ph ...Written By: Kerry CharronAPR 01, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Forgot expensive mechanical detectors; the newest innovation in chemical weapons is blowflies. Students led by Nick Mani ...Written By: Hannah DanielAPR 01, 2022Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery within the coleiod cephalopod species has further pushed back its known origin by approximately 82 mi ...Written By: Mandy WoodsMAR 30, 2022Immunology
Shown in in this image (courtesy of Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing/CC BY-ND) the African killifish can be us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2022Cardiology
Two recent studies have linked disturbed gut microbiomes to cardiovascular disease.Written By: Savannah LoganMAR 28, 2022Plants & Animals
Morphine is a synthetic narcotic designed to treat severe pain. As an opioid, tt is created from opium, or the seeds fro ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 23, 2022Plants & Animals
Plastination is an embalming process used to preserve bodies. The process involves dehydrating the body tissue and repla ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 23, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms from plants to fungi to animals also need copper for normal health. Copper is involved in several basic biolog ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use the genetic information contained in DNA to generate proteins, which carry out many of the processes of life. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 21, 2022Technology
According to a new study published in Nature, researchers at the University of Washington have developed small, wireless ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 20, 2022Plants & Animals
It’s generally believed that evolution is a gradual process that takes place over significant periods of time.&nbs ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 18, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Researchers published a study confirming the discovery of a new process for producing active complex compounds in amoeba ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAR 16, 2022Plants & Animals
Forests are vital ecosystems, and each individual tree plays an important role. Just take forests like the Amazon rainfo ...Written By: Ryan Vingum
APR 14, 2022
Earth & The Environment
In 2020, when I was still working at a small natural history museum in Hot Springs, South Dakota, I started to hear whis
...
Written By:
Timothy James
APR 12, 2022
Plants & Animals
Dietary fiber is an important component of a healthy diet. As a carbohydrate that can’t be digested by the body, i
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 12, 2022
Neuroscience
When we think of sugar, we often affiliate it with junk food like cereal, candy, or soda, and in turn often associate it
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 10, 2022
Microbiology
There is growing concern about whether our antibiotics can keep pace with the threats posed by new and emerging bacteria
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2022
Plants & Animals
Turmeric is a common Indian spice used in a wide variety of dishes, and is derived from the root of a turmeric plant. It
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 09, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Labroots hosted its 5th annual Cannabis Science Virtual Event on March 23, 2022. The speaker roster for this free confer
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 04, 2022
Plants & Animals
It’s well known that avocados pack a health punch. That’s because they’re filled with healthy unsatura
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 04, 2022
Microbiology
Cells use oxygen when they generate energy, a process that's similar in most organisms. But scientists have found that i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 02, 2022
Microbiology
Typical viruses that we're familiar with need another organism to survive, and tend to have extremely small genomes. But
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 01, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Since legal cannabis has gained momentum throughout the country, so have the reports that it's the cure all for everythi
...
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
APR 01, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Cannabigerol (CBG) has significant potential to treat neurological disorders according to a recent study published in Ph
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 01, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Forgot expensive mechanical detectors; the newest innovation in chemical weapons is blowflies. Students led by Nick Mani
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
APR 01, 2022
Earth & The Environment
A recent discovery within the coleiod cephalopod species has further pushed back its known origin by approximately 82 mi
...
Written By:
Mandy Woods
MAR 30, 2022
Immunology
Shown in in this image (courtesy of Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing/CC BY-ND) the African killifish can be us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2022
Cardiology
Two recent studies have linked disturbed gut microbiomes to cardiovascular disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAR 28, 2022
Plants & Animals
Morphine is a synthetic narcotic designed to treat severe pain. As an opioid, tt is created from opium, or the seeds fro
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 23, 2022
Plants & Animals
Plastination is an embalming process used to preserve bodies. The process involves dehydrating the body tissue and repla
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 23, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Organisms from plants to fungi to animals also need copper for normal health. Copper is involved in several basic biolog
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cells use the genetic information contained in DNA to generate proteins, which carry out many of the processes of life.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 21, 2022
Technology
According to a new study published in Nature, researchers at the University of Washington have developed small, wireless
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 20, 2022
Plants & Animals
It’s generally believed that evolution is a gradual process that takes place over significant periods of time.&nbs
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 18, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers published a study confirming the discovery of a new process for producing active complex compounds in amoeba
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 16, 2022
Plants & Animals
Forests are vital ecosystems, and each individual tree plays an important role. Just take forests like the Amazon rainfo
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum