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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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FEB 22, 2016Neuroscience
While it’s not true in some areas, when it comes to brains, size does matter. Not just ordinary size, but the size ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 21, 2016Microbiology
It’s a tough world for bacteria. The little guys are targeted by our immune systems, antibacterial drugs, an ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 18, 2016Microbiology
Researchers identified a new herpes virus that infects bats. Herpes viruses are double-stranded DNA viruses that infect ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 18, 2016Neuroscience
When researching treatments for neurological disorders like Parkinson’s Disease or Alzheimer’s Disease, scie ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Following their typical path of migration patterns from cooler to warmer waters, tens of thousands of black tip sharks h ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2016Neuroscience
Does size matter? In many things it does. As far as brain size though, there is some debate about that. First you have t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 09, 2016Videos
Climate change is a reality that isn't going anywhere. The level of greenhouse gas currently in the atmosphere is at an ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 09, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have developed a map of genetic differences across the genome of date palms, which produce the Middle East&rs ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 08, 2016Videos
We're fans of the creative types of people who use their camera-equipped drones to capture amazing videos of nature and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 06, 2016Microbiology
Antiperspirant and deodorant keep you smelling fresh, but they also alter your armpit microbiome. The microbiome continu ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 04, 2016Health & Medicine
Besides having on average larger feet than short people, a new study shows tall people are also more at risk for getting ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2016Plants & Animals
It has been a gruesome start of the year for many whale species swimming in the oceans of the Eastern hemisphere. Severa ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2016Plants & Animals
An octopus, much like a chameleon, has the ability to change its skin color. Common belief has long stood that an octopu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 02, 2016Space & Astronomy
Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 01, 2016Plants & Animals
Every so often, we stumble across a story where two unlikely animals become friends. The most recent was when a fearless ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 31, 2016Videos
Felines seem to have a weird obsession with boxes - put one near one and they'll jump right in and make themselves cozy. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 30, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Before the spinal cord, there is the notochord. Development of the notochord is essential for forming the nervous system ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 29, 2016Microbiology
University of British Columbia researchers are taking the fight to antibiotic resistant bacteria - with mud. Well, techn ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 26, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
A group at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City recently published a very interesting and exciti ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJAN 25, 2016Videos
When you see a large animal, what you typically expect is a low-pitch, deep noise. But in the case of these baby white r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2016Plants & Animals
The tegu is an incredible lizard species – the South America-based creature is colored black and white and can gro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2016Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel. ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 22, 2016Immunology
Scientists discovered a process similar to apoptosis in T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells when they attack int ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 22, 2016Plants & Animals
When a species of animal thought to be extinct suddenly reappears in nature, it can be quite an interesting and exciting ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 22, 2016
Neuroscience
While it’s not true in some areas, when it comes to brains, size does matter. Not just ordinary size, but the size
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 21, 2016
Microbiology
It’s a tough world for bacteria. The little guys are targeted by our immune systems, antibacterial drugs, an
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 18, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers identified a new herpes virus that infects bats. Herpes viruses are double-stranded DNA viruses that infect
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 18, 2016
Neuroscience
When researching treatments for neurological disorders like Parkinson’s Disease or Alzheimer’s Disease, scie
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
Following their typical path of migration patterns from cooler to warmer waters, tens of thousands of black tip sharks h
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2016
Neuroscience
Does size matter? In many things it does. As far as brain size though, there is some debate about that. First you have t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 09, 2016
Videos
Climate change is a reality that isn't going anywhere. The level of greenhouse gas currently in the atmosphere is at an
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 09, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have developed a map of genetic differences across the genome of date palms, which produce the Middle East&rs
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 08, 2016
Videos
We're fans of the creative types of people who use their camera-equipped drones to capture amazing videos of nature and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 06, 2016
Microbiology
Antiperspirant and deodorant keep you smelling fresh, but they also alter your armpit microbiome. The microbiome continu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 04, 2016
Health & Medicine
Besides having on average larger feet than short people, a new study shows tall people are also more at risk for getting
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
It has been a gruesome start of the year for many whale species swimming in the oceans of the Eastern hemisphere. Severa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
An octopus, much like a chameleon, has the ability to change its skin color. Common belief has long stood that an octopu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Because Mars is a big area of interest right now, especially with NASA and SpaceX wanting to send people to the red plan
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Every so often, we stumble across a story where two unlikely animals become friends. The most recent was when a fearless
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 31, 2016
Videos
Felines seem to have a weird obsession with boxes - put one near one and they'll jump right in and make themselves cozy.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 30, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Before the spinal cord, there is the notochord. Development of the notochord is essential for forming the nervous system
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 29, 2016
Microbiology
University of British Columbia researchers are taking the fight to antibiotic resistant bacteria - with mud. Well, techn
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 26, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A group at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City recently published a very interesting and exciti
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JAN 25, 2016
Videos
When you see a large animal, what you typically expect is a low-pitch, deep noise. But in the case of these baby white r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2016
Plants & Animals
The tegu is an incredible lizard species – the South America-based creature is colored black and white and can gro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2016
Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 22, 2016
Immunology
Scientists discovered a process similar to apoptosis in T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells when they attack int
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2016
Plants & Animals
When a species of animal thought to be extinct suddenly reappears in nature, it can be quite an interesting and exciting
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard