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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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DEC 09, 2019Plants & Animals
The Northern white rhino is already on the brink of extinction with just two living females in the world today. Sudan, t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 09, 2019Immunology
Group A Streptococcus (GAS), the bacterial species famous for sore throat infections, have a secret weapon for circumven ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 08, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The scientists are hopeful that this work will lead to new therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2019Plants & Animals
In the animal kingdom, wild creatures are quite literally hard-wired to locate suitable mates and work as quickly as pos ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 08, 2019Cancer
The controversy with marijuana is only likely to continue as research studies try to understand if marijuana use is asso ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Any type of organism that is not native to a location but ends up there anyway is considered an invasive species.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
Plastic litter is a global problem, and some of the tiniest culprits are not visible to the naked eye. These microplasti ...Written By: Tiffany DazetDEC 03, 2019Plants & Animals
Manatees are be a common sight for Floridians who reside close to rivers and other natural waterways, but there was once ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2019Earth & The Environment
Due to human expansion in agriculture and livestock, logging, gas and oil exploration, and infrastructure expansion, for ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 02, 2019Earth & The Environment
Large parts of the country are getting hit with the first big snowstorm of the year this week and if you travel the road ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 01, 2019Plants & Animals
Blue whales have a reputation for being massive, and as far as we know, they’re the largest living animal in exist ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 29, 2019Earth & The Environment
Caribou are one of the mystic animals of the Northern hemisphere, large ungulates known for their branched antlers and t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 25, 2019Plants & Animals
Fleas are known as one of the world’s peskiest insects, not only because they can compel you itch incessantly, but ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
The 'Devil Worm' was found in an aquifer and is the deepest animal that's been found living beneath the surface of the E ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are critical to biology, and are generated by vital, ancient cellular structures called ribosomes.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Different plants exhibit leaves with very diverse shapes, and now scientists know how nature does it.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
An effort to restore wetlands throughout the United States and the United Kingdom is currently underway. As part of the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 20, 2019Microbiology
Some illnesses can happen because a person is infected with more than one microbial pathogen, and these pathogens can in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Many of the clinically relevant antibiotics are sourced from natural substances, produced by bacteria. But because of th ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 19, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 18, 2019Microbiology
Even closely related bats may not have similar gut microbes, and these unusual mammals may not have the same relationshi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2019
Plants & Animals
The Northern white rhino is already on the brink of extinction with just two living females in the world today. Sudan, t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 09, 2019
Immunology
Group A Streptococcus (GAS), the bacterial species famous for sore throat infections, have a secret weapon for circumven
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 08, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The scientists are hopeful that this work will lead to new therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
In the animal kingdom, wild creatures are quite literally hard-wired to locate suitable mates and work as quickly as pos
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 08, 2019
Cancer
The controversy with marijuana is only likely to continue as research studies try to understand if marijuana use is asso
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Any type of organism that is not native to a location but ends up there anyway is considered an invasive species.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Plastic litter is a global problem, and some of the tiniest culprits are not visible to the naked eye. These microplasti
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
DEC 03, 2019
Plants & Animals
Manatees are be a common sight for Floridians who reside close to rivers and other natural waterways, but there was once
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Gene sequencing technologies have created a wealth of data, and scientists can now do more with all that information.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Due to human expansion in agriculture and livestock, logging, gas and oil exploration, and infrastructure expansion, for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 02, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Large parts of the country are getting hit with the first big snowstorm of the year this week and if you travel the road
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
Blue whales have a reputation for being massive, and as far as we know, they’re the largest living animal in exist
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 29, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Caribou are one of the mystic animals of the Northern hemisphere, large ungulates known for their branched antlers and t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 25, 2019
Plants & Animals
Fleas are known as one of the world’s peskiest insects, not only because they can compel you itch incessantly, but
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
The 'Devil Worm' was found in an aquifer and is the deepest animal that's been found living beneath the surface of the E
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are critical to biology, and are generated by vital, ancient cellular structures called ribosomes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Algae were the first pants on earth, and they lived underwater. How they managed to move onto land was largely a mystery
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Different plants exhibit leaves with very diverse shapes, and now scientists know how nature does it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
An effort to restore wetlands throughout the United States and the United Kingdom is currently underway. As part of the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 20, 2019
Microbiology
Some illnesses can happen because a person is infected with more than one microbial pathogen, and these pathogens can in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Many of the clinically relevant antibiotics are sourced from natural substances, produced by bacteria. But because of th
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 19, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Anyone that's owned dogs knows that they have a personality, and the same is true of mice.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 18, 2019
Microbiology
Even closely related bats may not have similar gut microbes, and these unusual mammals may not have the same relationshi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers were able to change the behavior of a type of carpenter ant, and now they know the biological basis for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch