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Species is a basic taxonomy unit in biology used for defining a group of organisms that share common genetic heritage and are able to interbreed.
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JUN 12, 2016Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, currently affecting ~ 1 million people in ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 09, 2016Plants & Animals
SeaWorld is a popular attraction for visitors, but their orca division has been under fire by the media, as well as ex-f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 09, 2016Microbiology
The human condition is often positively promoted by cooperation, and conversely, is impacted negatively by conflict. &nb ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2016Health & Medicine
In 1985 China’s foreign fishing industry was just a little dot on the radar. Today it covers the entire map. With ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 08, 2016Plants & Animals
Biologists from Harvard University went on an exploration trip in the Bahamas in July of 2015, and what they’d fin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2016Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 07, 2016Videos
Often, nature and wildlife give us clues on how we can live in harmony with others. A bird species known as sociable wea ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 07, 2016Microbiology
There’s no such thing as sterile. That’s my opinion, at least. Researchers from the University of North Caro ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 05, 2016Plants & Animals
Artificial light pollution may make life even more difficult for baby sea turtles that are trying to make it in this wor ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 04, 2016Plants & Animals
The ocean is one of the places here on Earth where you can look to find some of the world’s most exotic life forms ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2016Neuroscience
How dead do you have to be before you’re really dead? No, it’s not a scene from a science fiction movie, but ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 01, 2016Microbiology
We’re all familiar with vertical gene transfer (whether you know it or not). Vertical transfer describes the way y ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 28, 2016Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you see a beaked whale. These creatures like to swim around in the deeper realms of the oc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 27, 2016Health & Medicine
Have you ever felt like one extremely stressful activity “took 5 years off your life”? Scientists are actual ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 26, 2016Videos
Many people are too afraid to go out and try and get a date on their own, but science suggests that there are actually a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 26, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have long searched for the answer to the question of how bacteria decide to cease normal function and form a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at Osaka University identified a protein called Lypd8 that keeps bacteria from invading the cells that line ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 25, 2016Plants & Animals
People cringe at the idea of unnatural food, and by that I mean genetically modified food. On the other hand, there isn& ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 25, 2016Microbiology
A bacterium called Burkholderia multivorans adapts and changes in bursts in order to survive in the lungs of cystic fibr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2016Videos
In the animal kingdom, few species actually run for fun. Humans are the exception - we push our bodies to the extreme by ...MAY 24, 2016Cardiology
Getting older may offer blood vessels protection from oxidative stress, which is thought to play a critical role in seve ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 23, 2016Videos
Research ecologist Charlie Christafilly has worked for the last thirty years in Olympia, Washington at the US Forest Ser ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 23, 2016Plants & Animals
Florida is home to all kinds of reptiles. Its humid and waterlogged environment makes it a great place for these types o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2016Plants & Animals
Passerby in China were in for a surprise when there were approximately a staggering 35 tons of dead fish floating atop t ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUN 12, 2016
Neuroscience
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, currently affecting ~ 1 million people in
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 09, 2016
Plants & Animals
SeaWorld is a popular attraction for visitors, but their orca division has been under fire by the media, as well as ex-f
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 09, 2016
Microbiology
The human condition is often positively promoted by cooperation, and conversely, is impacted negatively by conflict. &nb
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2016
Health & Medicine
In 1985 China’s foreign fishing industry was just a little dot on the radar. Today it covers the entire map. With
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
Biologists from Harvard University went on an exploration trip in the Bahamas in July of 2015, and what they’d fin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 07, 2016
Videos
Often, nature and wildlife give us clues on how we can live in harmony with others. A bird species known as sociable wea
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 07, 2016
Microbiology
There’s no such thing as sterile. That’s my opinion, at least. Researchers from the University of North Caro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
Artificial light pollution may make life even more difficult for baby sea turtles that are trying to make it in this wor
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
The ocean is one of the places here on Earth where you can look to find some of the world’s most exotic life forms
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2016
Neuroscience
How dead do you have to be before you’re really dead? No, it’s not a scene from a science fiction movie, but
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 01, 2016
Microbiology
We’re all familiar with vertical gene transfer (whether you know it or not). Vertical transfer describes the way y
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 28, 2016
Plants & Animals
It’s not every day that you see a beaked whale. These creatures like to swim around in the deeper realms of the oc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 27, 2016
Health & Medicine
Have you ever felt like one extremely stressful activity “took 5 years off your life”? Scientists are actual
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 26, 2016
Videos
Many people are too afraid to go out and try and get a date on their own, but science suggests that there are actually a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 26, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have long searched for the answer to the question of how bacteria decide to cease normal function and form a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at Osaka University identified a protein called Lypd8 that keeps bacteria from invading the cells that line
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 25, 2016
Plants & Animals
People cringe at the idea of unnatural food, and by that I mean genetically modified food. On the other hand, there isn&
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 25, 2016
Microbiology
A bacterium called Burkholderia multivorans adapts and changes in bursts in order to survive in the lungs of cystic fibr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2016
Videos
In the animal kingdom, few species actually run for fun. Humans are the exception - we push our bodies to the extreme by
...
MAY 24, 2016
Cardiology
Getting older may offer blood vessels protection from oxidative stress, which is thought to play a critical role in seve
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 23, 2016
Videos
Research ecologist Charlie Christafilly has worked for the last thirty years in Olympia, Washington at the US Forest Ser
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
Florida is home to all kinds of reptiles. Its humid and waterlogged environment makes it a great place for these types o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2016
Plants & Animals
Passerby in China were in for a surprise when there were approximately a staggering 35 tons of dead fish floating atop t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard