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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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MAR 22, 2020Plants & Animals
Narwhals are often referred to as the ‘unicorns of the sea’ because of the unicorn-esque tusks they grow on ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genetic material from a sperm and an egg merges to form a new human genome, and now we know more details about the p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 12, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a currently a human health crisis. It is not only highly infectious but results severe pneum ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 18, 2020Plants & Animals
We can’t think of anyone that likes cockroaches, but one insect in particular seems to scout them out specifically ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Wooly mammoths are thought to have died out around 4,000 years ago in a remote area off the Siberian coast, called Wrang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2020Plants & Animals
While perusing the confines of the Mgahinga National Park in Uganda earlier this month, a team of conservationists were ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 02, 2020Plants & Animals
Most fish probably cringe at the idea of beaching themselves on purpose, especially since they can’t breathe out o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 24, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned that when sperm cells mature, they activate many of their genes, which enables a repair process ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 20, 2020Plants & Animals
When a female horned lizard lays her eggs, she finds herself up against several predators that want to devour them. Fort ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Most cell types have an appendage that appears to act like a kind of signaling hub called a cilium; it's capable of dete ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic factors that contribute to ASD may involve mutations that are present only in a father's sperm.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2019Health & Medicine
As the first state to legalize medical marijuana, California is to date one of the largest cannabis markets in the Unite ...DEC 08, 2019Plants & Animals
In the animal kingdom, wild creatures are quite literally hard-wired to locate suitable mates and work as quickly as pos ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 05, 2019Health & Medicine
While a variety of contraceptive options exist, each has its pros and cons. As many women understand, one of the major d ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 26, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2019Immunology
An immune protein that was discovered more than two decades ago has been identified as the primary component of a molecu ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 28, 2019Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The risk of developing ADHD is strongly linked to young maternal age during the first birth.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
A new study from researchers with the Population Council in New York urges the world to take climate change from a new p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 18, 2019Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have recently published a study in the journal Geochemical Perspectives ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 16, 2019Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia have linked the risk of developing childhood food allergies and e ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
MAR 22, 2020
Plants & Animals
Narwhals are often referred to as the ‘unicorns of the sea’ because of the unicorn-esque tusks they grow on
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genetic material from a sperm and an egg merges to form a new human genome, and now we know more details about the p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 12, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a currently a human health crisis. It is not only highly infectious but results severe pneum
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 18, 2020
Plants & Animals
We can’t think of anyone that likes cockroaches, but one insect in particular seems to scout them out specifically
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Wooly mammoths are thought to have died out around 4,000 years ago in a remote area off the Siberian coast, called Wrang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2020
Plants & Animals
While perusing the confines of the Mgahinga National Park in Uganda earlier this month, a team of conservationists were
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2020
Plants & Animals
Most fish probably cringe at the idea of beaching themselves on purpose, especially since they can’t breathe out o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 24, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have learned that when sperm cells mature, they activate many of their genes, which enables a repair process
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 20, 2020
Plants & Animals
When a female horned lizard lays her eggs, she finds herself up against several predators that want to devour them. Fort
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Soybean oil is used for frying and for making foods like margarine and salad dressing. It's the most commonly produced a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The genomic sequence of an ancient flowering plant, the water lily Nymphaea colorata, has been revealed.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Most cell types have an appendage that appears to act like a kind of signaling hub called a cilium; it's capable of dete
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic factors that contribute to ASD may involve mutations that are present only in a father's sperm.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
As the first state to legalize medical marijuana, California is to date one of the largest cannabis markets in the Unite
...
DEC 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
In the animal kingdom, wild creatures are quite literally hard-wired to locate suitable mates and work as quickly as pos
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
While a variety of contraceptive options exist, each has its pros and cons. As many women understand, one of the major d
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 26, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Epigenetic diseases are still relatively rare, but when women use fertility treatments, the risk of epigenetic disease i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2019
Immunology
An immune protein that was discovered more than two decades ago has been identified as the primary component of a molecu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 28, 2019
Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The risk of developing ADHD is strongly linked to young maternal age during the first birth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A new study from researchers with the Population Council in New York urges the world to take climate change from a new p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 18, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of New Hampshire have recently published a study in the journal Geochemical Perspectives
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 16, 2019
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Adelaide, Australia have linked the risk of developing childhood food allergies and e
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet