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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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JUN 17, 2018Microbiology
People share many genes with other organisms, but our skin microbiome diverges.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Adults typically produce billions of new blood cells every day.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The ingredient of seashells is mostly calcium carbonate, the same chemical you can find in limestone, eggs shells, and g ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 11, 2018Microbiology
Microbes can pick up new pieces of genetic material; now it's been captured in action for the first time.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 06, 2018Plants & Animals
When someone asks you to name a life form that camouflages into its surroundings to avoid predation, you may be quick to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2018Videos
Sometimes in those rough moments when life just hits you with some growing pains, it's good to reme ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 31, 2018Genetics & Genomics
While investigating how the human brain evolved, scientists found a region of the genome about which little is known; th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2018Plants & Animals
Unraveling the mysteries of prehistoric life on Earth can be a daunting task. Researchers often derive clues from uneart ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 30, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Researchers investigated the potential connections between the endocannabinoid system and tumor cell growth inhibition i ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 29, 2018Plants & Animals
After analyzing 42 different sites scattered throughout the Neotropics, researchers from the University of Stirling disc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 28, 2018Plants & Animals
Stick insects look just like the naturally-occurring sticks and twigs that surround them in a forest. This is an aesthet ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 26, 2018Videos
Blowfish are known for their incredible defense mechanism: they can puff out into a spiky ball when threatened, as shown ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 24, 2018Microbiology
Scientists have recently learned more about HIV by studying the evolutionary race between a virus and an anti-viral prot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2018Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2018Plants & Animals
A clear majority of mammal species have been in decline throughout North America over the last several decades, but one ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
If you didn’t already know, China has a huge plan in the works. Called the Belt and Road initiative, the project i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 21, 2018Plants & Animals
Animal researchers have known for some time that different species of birds sometimes cooperate for mutual benefit in th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2018Earth & The Environment
Our protected lands are not as protected as we may think. A new study published in Science reveals that one-third of the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 21, 2018Plants & Animals
Many animals respond to an elevated predator presence by increasing their group size. After all, there’s power in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 21, 2018Cancer
The malarial parasite expresses a protein, VAR2CSA, that binds to chondroitin sulfate (CS) found on both placental and c ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 19, 2018Videos
In recent years, scientists have turned to a new kind of research model: organoids. They are a miniature, simplified ver ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2018
Microbiology
People share many genes with other organisms, but our skin microbiome diverges.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Adults typically produce billions of new blood cells every day.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The ingredient of seashells is mostly calcium carbonate, the same chemical you can find in limestone, eggs shells, and g
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 11, 2018
Microbiology
Microbes can pick up new pieces of genetic material; now it's been captured in action for the first time.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 06, 2018
Plants & Animals
When someone asks you to name a life form that camouflages into its surroundings to avoid predation, you may be quick to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2018
Videos
Sometimes in those rough moments when life just hits you with some growing pains, it's good to reme
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
While investigating how the human brain evolved, scientists found a region of the genome about which little is known; th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2018
Plants & Animals
Unraveling the mysteries of prehistoric life on Earth can be a daunting task. Researchers often derive clues from uneart
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 30, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers investigated the potential connections between the endocannabinoid system and tumor cell growth inhibition i
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 29, 2018
Plants & Animals
After analyzing 42 different sites scattered throughout the Neotropics, researchers from the University of Stirling disc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Our gut microbiota is unique, but many organisms are shared across populations of people. Early research shows a connec
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 28, 2018
Plants & Animals
Stick insects look just like the naturally-occurring sticks and twigs that surround them in a forest. This is an aesthet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 26, 2018
Videos
Blowfish are known for their incredible defense mechanism: they can puff out into a spiky ball when threatened, as shown
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists have recently learned more about HIV by studying the evolutionary race between a virus and an anti-viral prot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2018
Plants & Animals
Bats have earned the reputation as a type of naturally-existing mosquito population control in some parts of the world b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2018
Plants & Animals
A clear majority of mammal species have been in decline throughout North America over the last several decades, but one
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
If you didn’t already know, China has a huge plan in the works. Called the Belt and Road initiative, the project i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 21, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animal researchers have known for some time that different species of birds sometimes cooperate for mutual benefit in th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Our protected lands are not as protected as we may think. A new study published in Science reveals that one-third of the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 21, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many animals respond to an elevated predator presence by increasing their group size. After all, there’s power in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
The malarial parasite expresses a protein, VAR2CSA, that binds to chondroitin sulfate (CS) found on both placental and c
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 19, 2018
Videos
In recent years, scientists have turned to a new kind of research model: organoids. They are a miniature, simplified ver
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some say that eating insects is the way of the future. It was also probably the way of the past.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch