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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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JAN 23, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Snake venom is also a source of therapeutics, and a potential source of new medicines.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2020Earth & The Environment
Fifteen years ago, an international cohort of scientists and policy experts introduced the idea of assessing ecosystems ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 22, 2020Microbiology
Researchers have learned that the bacterium that causes bovine tuberculosis is able to survive and grow inside of amoeba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Giant squid, which can weigh over 900 kilograms and grow to thirteen meters, are the stuff of legend.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2020Microbiology
Usig cells harvested from frogs, researchers created tiny robots.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2020Earth & The Environment
The laws that apply to much of the world’s international waters are out of date – that’s why world lea ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 14, 2020Microbiology
Scientists have learned that when certain bacteria are paired together, they create patterns that look like flowers.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 12, 2020Plants & Animals
One would witness a plethora of exotic animals upon visiting the renowned Galápagos Islands, one of which might b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2020Earth & The Environment
Devastating wildfires continue to ravage the continent of Australia. The report from BBC News below, which aired earlier ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 08, 2020Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2020Microbiology
Humans might have a critical dependence on the microbes in their guts, but it seems that not all animals do.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2020Plants & Animals
Leaves are one of the most essential components of a proboscis monkey’s diet, and in some cases, getting to the ta ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 05, 2020Plants & Animals
If you were to ask a bunch of random people off the street to begin naming dinosaurs, then the infamous Tyrannosaurus re ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 30, 2019Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies made it possible for researchers to learn more about the vast community of microbes tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Most cell types have an appendage that appears to act like a kind of signaling hub called a cilium; it's capable of dete ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Microbiology
The winner of the Nikon Small World in Motion contest has captured a tiny animal called coral polyp as light levels go d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2019Plants & Animals
Staff caring for a pregnant 12-year-old black rhino named Doppsee at Lansing, Michigan’s Potter Park Zoo had a lot ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 23, 2019Microbiology
The Andes Mountain range runs along the edge of western South America. Microbial life has found a home high in those mou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
A century’s worth of microscopic shells has revealed that ocean acidification is occurring in California waters at ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 19, 2019Microbiology
This is the first time that investigators have gotten a complete, ancient human genome from anything but bones.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 16, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Fraser firs are farmed to supply us with great-smelling Christmas trees that hold their needles, but they are also susce ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2019Microbiology
Sleeping sickness is a threat to public health in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2019Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced "Mission: Iconic Reefs" ...Written By: Tiffany Dazet
JAN 23, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Snake venom is also a source of therapeutics, and a potential source of new medicines.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Fifteen years ago, an international cohort of scientists and policy experts introduced the idea of assessing ecosystems
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 22, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers have learned that the bacterium that causes bovine tuberculosis is able to survive and grow inside of amoeba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Giant squid, which can weigh over 900 kilograms and grow to thirteen meters, are the stuff of legend.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2020
Microbiology
Usig cells harvested from frogs, researchers created tiny robots.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2020
Earth & The Environment
The laws that apply to much of the world’s international waters are out of date – that’s why world lea
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 14, 2020
Microbiology
Scientists have learned that when certain bacteria are paired together, they create patterns that look like flowers.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 12, 2020
Plants & Animals
One would witness a plethora of exotic animals upon visiting the renowned Galápagos Islands, one of which might b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Devastating wildfires continue to ravage the continent of Australia. The report from BBC News below, which aired earlier
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 08, 2020
Microbiology
Zoonotic diseases are caused by infectious microorganisms like bacteria or viruses, and are passed between animals, incl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2020
Microbiology
Humans might have a critical dependence on the microbes in their guts, but it seems that not all animals do.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2020
Plants & Animals
Leaves are one of the most essential components of a proboscis monkey’s diet, and in some cases, getting to the ta
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
If you were to ask a bunch of random people off the street to begin naming dinosaurs, then the infamous Tyrannosaurus re
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 30, 2019
Microbiology
Advances in genetic technologies made it possible for researchers to learn more about the vast community of microbes tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Most cell types have an appendage that appears to act like a kind of signaling hub called a cilium; it's capable of dete
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Microbiology
The winner of the Nikon Small World in Motion contest has captured a tiny animal called coral polyp as light levels go d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2019
Plants & Animals
Staff caring for a pregnant 12-year-old black rhino named Doppsee at Lansing, Michigan’s Potter Park Zoo had a lot
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 23, 2019
Microbiology
The Andes Mountain range runs along the edge of western South America. Microbial life has found a home high in those mou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A century’s worth of microscopic shells has revealed that ocean acidification is occurring in California waters at
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 19, 2019
Microbiology
This is the first time that investigators have gotten a complete, ancient human genome from anything but bones.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 16, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Fraser firs are farmed to supply us with great-smelling Christmas trees that hold their needles, but they are also susce
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2019
Microbiology
Sleeping sickness is a threat to public health in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2019
Microbiology
Our world is teeming with bacteria and viruses, and in the oceans, their coexistence has them locked in an evolutionary
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Earlier this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced "Mission: Iconic Reefs"
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet