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NOV 06, 2023Genetics & Genomics
How did cats evolve into so many different species, like tigers, panthers, and domestic cats? A new study has explored c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are a kind of mobile genetic material; in nature, they can change places in within the ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 25, 2023Microbiology
The human gut microbiome has a crucial connection to our health and well-being, but it is a complex entity made up of ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2023Microbiology
Mycena fungi are more commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, and they survive by consuming dead trees and plants. New resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2023Neuroscience
Eating a Mediterranean diet may increase levels of certain gut bacteria that are linked to fewer PTSD symptoms. The corr ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 18, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Broadly, we know what aging is; our bodies get older as time goes on and they begin to decline in a variety of ways. Fro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2023Cancer
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is a common form of skin cancer often caused by chronic exposure to ultraviolet ...Written By: Greta AnneOCT 13, 2023Microbiology
There is so much we don't know about microbes, even while these organisms are the most numerous on the planet. A rec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2023Microbiology
Bedbug is an umbrella term for about 90 bug species in the Cimicidae family. Only a few of these species commonly bite h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2023Microbiology
New details have been revealed about how coronaviruses enter cells. This work used cutting edge microscopy and computati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The human gut microbiome is known to have a significant influence on many aspect of our health. Usually, when people thi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2023Microbiology
Kids are told to scrub behind their ears and between their toes, and for good reason. New research has investigated the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2023Microbiology
As the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated, pathogens that move in airborne particles can be a serious threat to human health. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2023Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, in which the gastrointestinal tra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
When a scientists is working with RNA in the lab, they have to take a lot of precautions because RNA degrades so easily. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2023Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that brown rats living near Atlanta, Georgia are carrying a parasite called rat lungworm, or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2023Earth & The Environment
Some scientists have suggested that a sixth mass extinction is underway on Earth. A new study has confirmed those findin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 19, 2023Microbiology
We share our world, and our bodies, with microbes. Researchers have been learning a lot more about how specific species ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecography examines how climate change could impact how birds and bats could become more prev ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 13, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
What’s the story behind DNA melting temperature analysis? UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy can be used to assess ...Sponsored By: Thermo Fisher ScientificSEP 11, 2023Microbiology
There are some bacteria that researchers are very familiar with. Some of them are common environmental microbes with str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2023Microbiology
Our bodies are host to trillions of microbes, many of which live in our gastrointestinal tract. Those gut microbes are c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 30, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Current Biology discusses an almost perfectly preserved, 520-million-year-old arthropod foss ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 30, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
At least 50 different animals including dogs, cats, raccoons, and white-tailed deer can be infected with the virus that ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
How did cats evolve into so many different species, like tigers, panthers, and domestic cats? A new study has explored c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are a kind of mobile genetic material; in nature, they can change places in within the ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 25, 2023
Microbiology
The human gut microbiome has a crucial connection to our health and well-being, but it is a complex entity made up of ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2023
Microbiology
Mycena fungi are more commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, and they survive by consuming dead trees and plants. New resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2023
Neuroscience
Eating a Mediterranean diet may increase levels of certain gut bacteria that are linked to fewer PTSD symptoms. The corr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 18, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Broadly, we know what aging is; our bodies get older as time goes on and they begin to decline in a variety of ways. Fro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2023
Cancer
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is a common form of skin cancer often caused by chronic exposure to ultraviolet
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
OCT 13, 2023
Microbiology
There is so much we don't know about microbes, even while these organisms are the most numerous on the planet. A rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2023
Microbiology
Bedbug is an umbrella term for about 90 bug species in the Cimicidae family. Only a few of these species commonly bite h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2023
Microbiology
New details have been revealed about how coronaviruses enter cells. This work used cutting edge microscopy and computati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human gut microbiome is known to have a significant influence on many aspect of our health. Usually, when people thi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2023
Microbiology
Kids are told to scrub behind their ears and between their toes, and for good reason. New research has investigated the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2023
Microbiology
As the COVID-19 pandemic illustrated, pathogens that move in airborne particles can be a serious threat to human health.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2023
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, in which the gastrointestinal tra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
When a scientists is working with RNA in the lab, they have to take a lot of precautions because RNA degrades so easily.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2023
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that brown rats living near Atlanta, Georgia are carrying a parasite called rat lungworm, or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Some scientists have suggested that a sixth mass extinction is underway on Earth. A new study has confirmed those findin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 19, 2023
Microbiology
We share our world, and our bodies, with microbes. Researchers have been learning a lot more about how specific species
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Ecography examines how climate change could impact how birds and bats could become more prev
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 13, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
What’s the story behind DNA melting temperature analysis? UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy can be used to assess
...
Sponsored By:
Thermo Fisher Scientific
SEP 11, 2023
Microbiology
There are some bacteria that researchers are very familiar with. Some of them are common environmental microbes with str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2023
Microbiology
Our bodies are host to trillions of microbes, many of which live in our gastrointestinal tract. Those gut microbes are c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 30, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Current Biology discusses an almost perfectly preserved, 520-million-year-old arthropod foss
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 30, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
At least 50 different animals including dogs, cats, raccoons, and white-tailed deer can be infected with the virus that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch