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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 16, 2021Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Cancer
Introducing new microorganisms to the gut microbiome can improve patients’ response to immunotherapy, suggests res ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can be used to create simplified versions of human organs called organoids, enabling researchers to study how ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 12, 2021Microbiology
It seems that if we don't eat healthy foods as children, it can have a lifelong, negative impact on our health and w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2021Microbiology
Sourdough bread has a unique taste because it's not made with years from a packet; it's made with wild yeast that gr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Long ago, aquatic animals adapted to live on land, and this initial group of land-dwelling vertebrates are known as tetr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine in collabora ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 10, 2021Plants & Animals
Say “hello!” to the nano-chameleon, a top contender for the world’s smallest reptile. According to the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Many ocean species use sound to communicate and survive. Sound is a crucial communication method since vision is limited ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 03, 2021Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 02, 2021Immunology
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria, often given a bad rap thanks to its association with food poisoning. But c ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2021Microbiology
Spirochetes are a type of free-living, spiral-shaped bacteria, some of which are harmless and others that can cause dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Microbiology
The gut microbiome is made up of a huge number of different microbial species, and scientists are learning more about ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Earth & The Environment
Important new information on coral spawning can now be found all in one place, reports a recent study published in Natur ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 31, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2021Earth & The Environment
An invasive evergreen tree, known as Prosopis juliflora, is quite the thirsty species. Prosopis has taken over large swa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2021Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2021Earth & The Environment
Just like eavesdropping neighbors, scientists from Quebec's Université-Laval are peeping in on the shocking s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 26, 2021Earth & The Environment
A recent report released from The Microbiology Society features soil health as one of the most urgent areas of concern. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 23, 2021Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
We’ve heard it before: the lands occupied and stewarded by Indigenous peoples are crucial biodiversity hotspots. N ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2021Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 21, 2021Earth & The Environment
An exciting development in conservation comes in the form of an automated system that captures high-resolution satellite ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses that infect bacteria are called phages, and scientists have been interested in whether they can be used to targe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Cancer
Introducing new microorganisms to the gut microbiome can improve patients’ response to immunotherapy, suggests res
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Stem cells can be used to create simplified versions of human organs called organoids, enabling researchers to study how
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria have colonized nearly every environment on Earth, including the human body. While most of the microbes we encou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2021
Microbiology
It seems that if we don't eat healthy foods as children, it can have a lifelong, negative impact on our health and w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2021
Microbiology
Sourdough bread has a unique taste because it's not made with years from a packet; it's made with wild yeast that gr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Long ago, aquatic animals adapted to live on land, and this initial group of land-dwelling vertebrates are known as tetr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine in collabora
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 10, 2021
Plants & Animals
Say “hello!” to the nano-chameleon, a top contender for the world’s smallest reptile. According to the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Many ocean species use sound to communicate and survive. Sound is a crucial communication method since vision is limited
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 03, 2021
Cancer
New research from a 20-year long study on California sea lions shows cause for alarm for both ecologists and oncologists
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 02, 2021
Immunology
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped bacteria, often given a bad rap thanks to its association with food poisoning. But c
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2021
Microbiology
Spirochetes are a type of free-living, spiral-shaped bacteria, some of which are harmless and others that can cause dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is made up of a huge number of different microbial species, and scientists are learning more about ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Important new information on coral spawning can now be found all in one place, reports a recent study published in Natur
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists and archaeologists have long sought to learn when humans started consuming milk. They have tried to use indir
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2021
Earth & The Environment
An invasive evergreen tree, known as Prosopis juliflora, is quite the thirsty species. Prosopis has taken over large swa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2021
Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Just like eavesdropping neighbors, scientists from Quebec's Université-Laval are peeping in on the shocking s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A recent report released from The Microbiology Society features soil health as one of the most urgent areas of concern.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 23, 2021
Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
We’ve heard it before: the lands occupied and stewarded by Indigenous peoples are crucial biodiversity hotspots. N
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2021
Plants & Animals
Earlier this week, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation reported that the western monarch butterfly populati
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 21, 2021
Earth & The Environment
An exciting development in conservation comes in the form of an automated system that captures high-resolution satellite
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan