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Species
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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MAY 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from Michigan State University are developing a system to read the genome like normal people read a book. Lik ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 09, 2016Plants & Animals
Indonesia’s infamous Surabaya Zoo, which has been coined the ‘Death Zoo’ because of the high fatality ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 09, 2016Plants & Animals
You hear stories all the time of cats eating birds, but it seems to be so few and far in between of the opposite happeni ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 07, 2016Plants & Animals
The internet went a little crazy when it saw what appeared to be an unidentified creature in fuzzy photographs shared vi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 06, 2016Microbiology
The human microbiome, the subject of a relatively new field of research attracting intense interest, has primarily been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2016Plants & Animals
Male macaques seem to have the ability to regulate their own body’s metabolism based on the environment around the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2016Plants & Animals
As a part of increased enforcement of laws that make wildlife trafficking illegal for a number of species, 33 lions that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2016Plants & Animals
One would think that aggressively knocking your head against a hardwood tree would result in a few minor concussions at ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 04, 2016Plants & Animals
Many Labrador owners notice the same thing – they eat a lot. Labradors have the potential to become very la ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2016Microbiology
The study of microbiomes has expanded from organisms to the environment, and in the United States, to the Built Environm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2016Videos
While no creature can live forever, the jellyfish does have a certain ability to not only stop the aging process, but to ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists first saw the microbiome when doing ribosomal RNA sequencing and getting so much of what many thought was con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2016Earth & The Environment
A new reef has been discovered within the mouth of the Amazon river where the mighty waters empty into the Caribbean and ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 01, 2016Plants & Animals
When you’re interested in finding some of the most incredible exotic species of animals in the world, the depths o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 30, 2016Health & Medicine
Social networks play an important role in a person’s health. Studies have shown that the amount of friends a perso ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 29, 2016Health & Medicine
Whether spontaneous or due to genetic predisposition, occurrence of pulmonary hypertension is very detrimental to heart ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 29, 2016Plants & Animals
There is a lot going on with the fight to end animal poaching around the world, but a lot of the focus has to do with an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2016Videos
Animals are now, more than ever, considering using animal organs for those in need of organ transplants. Those in need o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 26, 2016Plants & Animals
Here’s something you don’t see every day – a larger alligator that decided it was so hungry it was goi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 22, 2016Videos
Vestigial structures take many forms: organs, behaviors, and even biochemical processes. Their defining characteristic i ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetAPR 22, 2016Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 21, 2016Plants & Animals
If you don't like rats because they're icky and gross, then you should just close your web browser now, because ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 20, 2016Plants & Animals
There’s a rare sight to behold in New Zealand, that is, if you can find it. New Zealand’s yellow-eyed ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 19, 2016Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat ...Written By: Kara Marker
MAY 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from Michigan State University are developing a system to read the genome like normal people read a book. Lik
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 09, 2016
Plants & Animals
Indonesia’s infamous Surabaya Zoo, which has been coined the ‘Death Zoo’ because of the high fatality
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 09, 2016
Plants & Animals
You hear stories all the time of cats eating birds, but it seems to be so few and far in between of the opposite happeni
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
The internet went a little crazy when it saw what appeared to be an unidentified creature in fuzzy photographs shared vi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 06, 2016
Microbiology
The human microbiome, the subject of a relatively new field of research attracting intense interest, has primarily been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2016
Plants & Animals
Male macaques seem to have the ability to regulate their own body’s metabolism based on the environment around the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
As a part of increased enforcement of laws that make wildlife trafficking illegal for a number of species, 33 lions that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
One would think that aggressively knocking your head against a hardwood tree would result in a few minor concussions at
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
Many Labrador owners notice the same thing – they eat a lot. Labradors have the potential to become very la
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2016
Microbiology
The study of microbiomes has expanded from organisms to the environment, and in the United States, to the Built Environm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2016
Videos
While no creature can live forever, the jellyfish does have a certain ability to not only stop the aging process, but to
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 03, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists first saw the microbiome when doing ribosomal RNA sequencing and getting so much of what many thought was con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2016
Earth & The Environment
A new reef has been discovered within the mouth of the Amazon river where the mighty waters empty into the Caribbean and
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
When you’re interested in finding some of the most incredible exotic species of animals in the world, the depths o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Social networks play an important role in a person’s health. Studies have shown that the amount of friends a perso
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
Whether spontaneous or due to genetic predisposition, occurrence of pulmonary hypertension is very detrimental to heart
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2016
Plants & Animals
There is a lot going on with the fight to end animal poaching around the world, but a lot of the focus has to do with an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2016
Videos
Animals are now, more than ever, considering using animal organs for those in need of organ transplants. Those in need o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2016
Plants & Animals
Here’s something you don’t see every day – a larger alligator that decided it was so hungry it was goi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 22, 2016
Videos
Vestigial structures take many forms: organs, behaviors, and even biochemical processes. Their defining characteristic i
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
APR 22, 2016
Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you don't like rats because they're icky and gross, then you should just close your web browser now, because
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 20, 2016
Plants & Animals
There’s a rare sight to behold in New Zealand, that is, if you can find it. New Zealand’s yellow-eyed
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 19, 2016
Health & Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterial species behind tuberculosis infections, is the leading cause of bacterial deat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker