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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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NOV 19, 2015Videos
There are a handful of animals out there that are thought to have been around during prehistoric times, and continue to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 17, 2015Immunology
Extensive scrutinizing of the broadly neutralizing antibodies produced by individuals several years into an HIV infectio ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 17, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In addition to ward off scurvy, is vitamin C also able to kill off cancer cells? That’s the latest claim from the ...NOV 17, 2015Microbiology
Tuberculosis has been infecting humans for several millennia, making it one of the most horribly successful diseases in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 16, 2015Microbiology
An epidemic of coffee rust, caused by a pathogenic fungus, has ravaged Latin American plantations over the past couple o ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 15, 2015Microbiology
It’s now possible to sequence DNA from samples of irradiated bacteria, making it simpler and safer to identify pot ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 12, 2015Microbiology
Remember the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Researchers at the University of Georgia found that chemical dispersants ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 10, 2015Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 10, 2015Videos
In Greek mythology, a chimera is a fire-breathing beast made up of part lion, part goat, and part snake. Of course a tra ...NOV 06, 2015Plants & Animals
Come Fall each year, the leaves on the trees turn a beautiful orange/brown/yellow color that makes the world look like s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2015Videos
Here's an interesting thought: do animals mourn over their lost loved ones? You'll find most of the human population thi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 05, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 04, 2015Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 03, 2015Microbiology
While paleontologist Dr. Susannah Porter from the University of California was examining her scanning electron microscop ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 30, 2015Videos
Humans are among one of the few types of species that walk the Earth that pick a mate for life. Most different types of ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 29, 2015Earth & The Environment
Ever since Europeans first began fishing in the Gulf of Maine centuries ago, cod has been a staple for fishermen and the ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopOCT 24, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The mechanism by which the plant immune system operates is through the detection of conserved microbial components such ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 23, 2015Microbiology
This installment of “Better Know a Microbe” is all about “magnetotactic” bacteria! Bacter ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 23, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
According to Benjamin Franklin “Beer is the proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” I am sure man ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 22, 2015Microbiology
A team of investigators recently sequenced the microbiome of a mummy from the Incan capital of Cuzco. The mummy, a ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
If you ask a number of people when life began on Earth, you’ll get a slew of different answers. There are so many ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 15, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Neural stem cells give rise to neurons, which are the cells which make up the nervous system including the brain. They a ...Written By: Sarah HertrichOCT 08, 2015Neuroscience
When the subject of early human species comes up, the focus tends to be on bones. Researchers want to know how big they ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 30, 2015Microbiology
Gut microbes are in the news yet again. This time, researchers at the University of British Columbia, led by Brett ...Written By: Kerry Evans
NOV 19, 2015
Videos
There are a handful of animals out there that are thought to have been around during prehistoric times, and continue to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 17, 2015
Immunology
Extensive scrutinizing of the broadly neutralizing antibodies produced by individuals several years into an HIV infectio
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 17, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In addition to ward off scurvy, is vitamin C also able to kill off cancer cells? That’s the latest claim from the
...
NOV 17, 2015
Microbiology
Tuberculosis has been infecting humans for several millennia, making it one of the most horribly successful diseases in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 16, 2015
Microbiology
An epidemic of coffee rust, caused by a pathogenic fungus, has ravaged Latin American plantations over the past couple o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 15, 2015
Microbiology
It’s now possible to sequence DNA from samples of irradiated bacteria, making it simpler and safer to identify pot
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 12, 2015
Microbiology
Remember the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? Researchers at the University of Georgia found that chemical dispersants
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 10, 2015
Microbiology
When day-dreaming about your microbiome, don’t forget the viruses! The “virome” doesn’t ge
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 10, 2015
Videos
In Greek mythology, a chimera is a fire-breathing beast made up of part lion, part goat, and part snake. Of course a tra
...
NOV 06, 2015
Plants & Animals
Come Fall each year, the leaves on the trees turn a beautiful orange/brown/yellow color that makes the world look like s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 06, 2015
Videos
Here's an interesting thought: do animals mourn over their lost loved ones? You'll find most of the human population thi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 05, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Much like bacteria, fungus serve as a vital component of human society with a variety of important functions. For exampl
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 04, 2015
Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 03, 2015
Microbiology
While paleontologist Dr. Susannah Porter from the University of California was examining her scanning electron microscop
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 30, 2015
Videos
Humans are among one of the few types of species that walk the Earth that pick a mate for life. Most different types of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 29, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Ever since Europeans first began fishing in the Gulf of Maine centuries ago, cod has been a staple for fishermen and the
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
OCT 24, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mechanism by which the plant immune system operates is through the detection of conserved microbial components such
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 23, 2015
Microbiology
This installment of “Better Know a Microbe” is all about “magnetotactic” bacteria! Bacter
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 23, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
According to Benjamin Franklin “Beer is the proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” I am sure man
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 22, 2015
Microbiology
A team of investigators recently sequenced the microbiome of a mummy from the Incan capital of Cuzco. The mummy, a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 20, 2015
Earth & The Environment
If you ask a number of people when life began on Earth, you’ll get a slew of different answers. There are so many
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 15, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Neural stem cells give rise to neurons, which are the cells which make up the nervous system including the brain. They a
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
OCT 08, 2015
Neuroscience
When the subject of early human species comes up, the focus tends to be on bones. Researchers want to know how big they
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 30, 2015
Microbiology
Gut microbes are in the news yet again. This time, researchers at the University of British Columbia, led by Brett
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans