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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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OCT 29, 2019Microbiology
Instead of designing a new flu vaccine every year, researchers have made a breakthrough that may lead to a single vaccin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 29, 2019Earth & The Environment
Is Napier grass the win-win that East Africa is looking for? The native grass species has the potential to boost nutriti ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 28, 2019Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 28, 2019Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 27, 2019Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that whaling is frowned upon both by conservationists and the law, but there was once a time in the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 23, 2019Microbiology
Research has shown that drugs can change the community of gut microbes that we carry and which has a powerful impact on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well establish ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 22, 2019Microbiology
An international team of researchers has learned more about how a stingless bee relies on several different fungi to sur ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2019Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2019Plants & Animals
For the first time, swine have been observed (and recorded) making use of tools to make their lives easier. Tool usage, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 19, 2019Microbiology
Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 15, 2019Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science takes a deeper look on the impacts of climate change on the lobster ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 14, 2019Immunology
Vaccines to prevent Ebola are still in their infancy, with experimental-only versions being used only in the most dire o ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 13, 2019Microbiology
Now a team of scientists has found a molecule in human breast milk that may reduce the risk of illness and disease.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Most women know that their fertility begins to decline as they age. Now researchers are learning more about the physiolo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 07, 2019Cancer
In a recent paper published in Nature paper, researchers from the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in NYC re ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 06, 2019Plants & Animals
Meet the Picathartes, a bird species that resides in the Congo and has done such for more than 44 million years. These b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Research from the University of Arizona provides another call for alarm regarding the climate crisis: more rainfall, whi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 01, 2019Microbiology
The gut microbes we carry are impacted by many factors, including our diet.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2019Neuroscience
Despite our increasing knowledge of the human brain, evolution and general biological processes, one thing has remained ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 01, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The term compound eye refers to the unique visual organs that can be found in many insects (hence the nickname "bug ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding how and when and why certain genes are or are not active is a critical aspect of biomedical research.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to SpaceX lately, then you’ve undoubtedly caught wind of the plethora of ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 29, 2019
Microbiology
Instead of designing a new flu vaccine every year, researchers have made a breakthrough that may lead to a single vaccin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 29, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Is Napier grass the win-win that East Africa is looking for? The native grass species has the potential to boost nutriti
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 28, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Based on parameters set by the Australian and Queensland Governments, a significant pesticide reduction target for water
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 28, 2019
Microbiology
Fungal colonies were cultured from samples collected in various marine environments. Image by: Lorna M.Y. Mitchison-Fiel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 27, 2019
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that whaling is frowned upon both by conservationists and the law, but there was once a time in the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 23, 2019
Microbiology
Research has shown that drugs can change the community of gut microbes that we carry and which has a powerful impact on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Spadefoot toads are known to be shape-shifters; they can rapidly change their behavior and physiology to adapt to enviro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Yale University have solved a mystery that has plagued scientists for decades. It’s well establish
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 22, 2019
Microbiology
An international team of researchers has learned more about how a stingless bee relies on several different fungi to sur
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2019
Microbiology
After observing unusual microorganisms that had been collected in Curaçao, researchers saw a strange thing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2019
Plants & Animals
For the first time, swine have been observed (and recorded) making use of tools to make their lives easier. Tool usage,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 19, 2019
Microbiology
Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 15, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science takes a deeper look on the impacts of climate change on the lobster
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 14, 2019
Immunology
Vaccines to prevent Ebola are still in their infancy, with experimental-only versions being used only in the most dire o
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 13, 2019
Microbiology
Now a team of scientists has found a molecule in human breast milk that may reduce the risk of illness and disease.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Most women know that their fertility begins to decline as they age. Now researchers are learning more about the physiolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 07, 2019
Cancer
In a recent paper published in Nature paper, researchers from the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in NYC re
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
Meet the Picathartes, a bird species that resides in the Congo and has done such for more than 44 million years. These b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Research from the University of Arizona provides another call for alarm regarding the climate crisis: more rainfall, whi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 01, 2019
Microbiology
The gut microbes we carry are impacted by many factors, including our diet.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2019
Neuroscience
Despite our increasing knowledge of the human brain, evolution and general biological processes, one thing has remained
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 01, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The term compound eye refers to the unique visual organs that can be found in many insects (hence the nickname "bug
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Understanding how and when and why certain genes are or are not active is a critical aspect of biomedical research.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been paying any attention to SpaceX lately, then you’ve undoubtedly caught wind of the plethora of
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard