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Reproduction
Reproduction: is the biological process by which new individual organisms - "offspring" - are produced from their "parents". Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life; each individual organism exists as the result of reproduction. There are two forms of reproduction: asexual and sexual.
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APR 28, 2015Plants & Animals
A study out of Taiwan has shown that two groups of proteins in orchids compete to produce the vast array of colors and s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
EPFL scientists discover that certain cell structures, the centrioles, could act as information carriers throughout cell ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 24, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) Department of Cellular Biology, Physiology, and Immunology, ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Plants & Animals
While other squid reproduce all at once late in their lives, vampire squid appear to
alternate between reproductiv ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2015Plants & Animals
Humpback whales are renowned for their ability to produce songs of remarkable beauty, complexity, and duration. But scie ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
A mysterious coral species that was overshadowed by another, more well-known type may finally be getting its due.
< ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
In a world first, chemical engineers have taken a different look at a question astronomers and biologists have been pond ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have gotten one step closer to unraveling the highly complex series of processes that lead to an event criti ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 05, 2015Genetics & Genomics
About 99 percent of human genes are shared with chimpanzees. Only the small remainder sets us apart. However, we have on ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 02, 2015Plants & Animals
When zoologist Ivan Sazima went for a walk in the park in southeastern Brazil on a warm September day in 2013, he was ho ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
The FDA has approved the Bloom Syndrome carrier test from 23andMe, Mountain View, Calif, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) gene ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 02, 2015Plants & Animals
A rare and stunning creature may soon go the way of the dodo bird if scientists are correct in their predictions. The bl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 04, 2014Cancer
Cancer researchers aiming to gain new insights into the disease are looking at it from a new angle. Through the prism of ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 07, 2014Health & Medicine
One in seven couples in America experiences difficulty in conceiving a child, especially those over the age of 35. A new ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 06, 2014Neuroscience
With high-quality reproductions available and the Google Art Project making great works accessible to everyone, what is ...Written By: Peter MicheliAUG 21, 2014Microbiology
The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters released a comprehensive disease profile on Ebola Viru ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 12, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Laboratory mice are one of the most common animal models used in biological and medical research. Thousands of laborator ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 04, 2014Genetics & Genomics
It's sometimes noted that friends tend to look or dress alike, but a new study, the results of which were recently publi ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUL 21, 2014Immunology
New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, published in the current issue of JAMA Pediatrics, i ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 03, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, have found that a process called "somatic cell nuc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 19, 2014Genetics & Genomics
After a decade-long effort a team of more than 140 scientists have deciphered the tsetse fly's (Glossina morsitans) geno ...Written By: Peter Micheli
APR 28, 2015
Plants & Animals
A study out of Taiwan has shown that two groups of proteins in orchids compete to produce the vast array of colors and s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
EPFL scientists discover that certain cell structures, the centrioles, could act as information carriers throughout cell
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 24, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) Department of Cellular Biology, Physiology, and Immunology,
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 22, 2015
Plants & Animals
While other squid reproduce all at once late in their lives, vampire squid appear to
alternate between reproductiv ...
alternate between reproductiv ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 01, 2015
Plants & Animals
Humpback whales are renowned for their ability to produce songs of remarkable beauty, complexity, and duration. But scie
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 20, 2015
Earth & The Environment
A mysterious coral species that was overshadowed by another, more well-known type may finally be getting its due.
< ...
< ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 13, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In a world first, chemical engineers have taken a different look at a question astronomers and biologists have been pond
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have gotten one step closer to unraveling the highly complex series of processes that lead to an event criti
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 05, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
About 99 percent of human genes are shared with chimpanzees. Only the small remainder sets us apart. However, we have on
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 02, 2015
Plants & Animals
When zoologist Ivan Sazima went for a walk in the park in southeastern Brazil on a warm September day in 2013, he was ho
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
The FDA has approved the Bloom Syndrome carrier test from 23andMe, Mountain View, Calif, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) gene
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 02, 2015
Plants & Animals
A rare and stunning creature may soon go the way of the dodo bird if scientists are correct in their predictions. The bl
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 04, 2014
Cancer
Cancer researchers aiming to gain new insights into the disease are looking at it from a new angle. Through the prism of
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 07, 2014
Health & Medicine
One in seven couples in America experiences difficulty in conceiving a child, especially those over the age of 35. A new
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 06, 2014
Neuroscience
With high-quality reproductions available and the Google Art Project making great works accessible to everyone, what is
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
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
AUG 12, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Laboratory mice are one of the most common animal models used in biological and medical research. Thousands of laborator
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 04, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
It's sometimes noted that friends tend to look or dress alike, but a new study, the results of which were recently publi
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUL 21, 2014
Immunology
New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, published in the current issue of JAMA Pediatrics, i
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 03, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, have found that a process called "somatic cell nuc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 19, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
After a decade-long effort a team of more than 140 scientists have deciphered the tsetse fly's (Glossina morsitans) geno
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli