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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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MAR 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
We've heard a lot about how important carbon and water are to life, but sulfur? Researchers think that sulfur may have a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some genes don't stay in the same place in the genome. Sometimes called jumping genes or transposons, this genetic mater ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2021Microbiology
Eczema is a skin condition that causes a chronic, itchy rash. The most common form of the disorder, atopic dermatitis, i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2021Plants & Animals
Fish may seem to just swim around without much thought or character. But new research reported in Ecology and Evolution ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2021Cancer
New research published in the journal Cancer Research describes the process by which iron can trigger cell death in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 24, 2021Microbiology
Using metagenomics tools, which sequence all of the viral material in a sample, researchers have investigated the viruse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 19, 2021Earth & The Environment
Why are some areas of the world more biodiverse than others? In an effort to understand what factors contribute to the u ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 19, 2021Plants & Animals
Although not entirely accurate, romantic sentiments such as "you're my lobster" or "you're my pen ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 18, 2021Health & Medicine
Polish researchers have published a study that shows potential benefits of components of the cannabis family (cannabis a ...Written By: Angela DowdenFEB 18, 2021Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 17, 2021Microbiology
There are species of bacteria that grow into centimeters-long colonies that have a cable shape and share a common coat. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 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 Leitch
MAR 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
We've heard a lot about how important carbon and water are to life, but sulfur? Researchers think that sulfur may have a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some genes don't stay in the same place in the genome. Sometimes called jumping genes or transposons, this genetic mater
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2021
Microbiology
Eczema is a skin condition that causes a chronic, itchy rash. The most common form of the disorder, atopic dermatitis, i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2021
Plants & Animals
Fish may seem to just swim around without much thought or character. But new research reported in Ecology and Evolution
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2021
Cancer
New research published in the journal Cancer Research describes the process by which iron can trigger cell death in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 24, 2021
Microbiology
Using metagenomics tools, which sequence all of the viral material in a sample, researchers have investigated the viruse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Why are some areas of the world more biodiverse than others? In an effort to understand what factors contribute to the u
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 19, 2021
Plants & Animals
Although not entirely accurate, romantic sentiments such as "you're my lobster" or "you're my pen
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 18, 2021
Health & Medicine
Polish researchers have published a study that shows potential benefits of components of the cannabis family (cannabis a
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
FEB 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
In a discovery touted as a "fortunate accident," scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) stumbled u
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 17, 2021
Microbiology
There are species of bacteria that grow into centimeters-long colonies that have a cable shape and share a common coat.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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