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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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MAR 19, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gastrointestinal tract are intimately connected to our health, and the drugs we take impac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Palm trees are somewhat iconic for tropical climates, but a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports highli ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2018Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2018Earth & The Environment
Want to save the bees? Stop cutting your lawn. According to a new study published in Biological Conservation, suburban r ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 15, 2018Genetics & Genomics
RNA defects can cause various diseases, and now researchers have found a bacterial enzyme that targets RNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2018Technology
Knowing when and how much to water a plant year-round can be challenging.Written By: Julia TraversMAR 12, 2018Videos
Thousands of animals are considered "endangered" species, and it seems like more are being added to that list with each ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2018Plants & Animals
Poaching is a widespread issue affecting elephants in Central Africa, but a new paper published in the journal Conservat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Our inner ears contain roughly 30,000 tiny hair cells that work to detect sound waves as well as to translate these wave ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 11, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
An estimated 116,000 people are waiting for new organs.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2018Earth & The Environment
Tongass National Forest is the last remaining National Forest that still allows clear-cut old-growth logging. And that h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 08, 2018Cardiology
There needs to be just the right amount of fats in the heart for optimal function - not too much and not too little. In ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 08, 2018Plants & Animals
New research published in the journal The Auk: Ornithological Advances this week by a team of international researchers ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 07, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic tests for the Zika virus are only reliable in the three weeks following initial infection. That is, until now ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 05, 2018Plants & Animals
As an animal evolves, it can sometimes fork into two separate species. Also known as speciation, this phenomenon depends ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2018Plants & Animals
Tardigrades are some of the most durable life forms on the planet, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that scien ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
New research by scientists at the Institut Pasteur has indicated that cells that are not dividing can acquire a certain ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2018Plants & Animals
While humans communicate with one another using spoken words, many animals signal to one another with physical gestures. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 27, 2018Microbiology
Scientists at the UCSD were surprised to see what happened when a so-called predatory bacterium was grown next to some p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 26, 2018Plants & Animals
When you hear the term ‘marine animals,’ countless examples come to mind, including fish, seabirds, and whal ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2018Plants & Animals
With their needle-ridden backs, hedgehogs are easily identifiable. Many consider them to be cute, while some even keep t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 25, 2018Earth & The Environment
In early January one of the largest oil spills in decades occurred in the East China Sea after an oil tanker and another ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 23, 2018Videos
You may have heard of our microbiome by now; it is the community of microbes that lives on and inside of us. As genetics ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria that live in our gastrointestinal tract are intimately connected to our health, and the drugs we take impac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Palm trees are somewhat iconic for tropical climates, but a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports highli
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2018
Microbiology
It’s estimated that by 2050, there will be almost 10 billion people on the planet, and they will all need to be fe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Want to save the bees? Stop cutting your lawn. According to a new study published in Biological Conservation, suburban r
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 15, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
RNA defects can cause various diseases, and now researchers have found a bacterial enzyme that targets RNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2018
Technology
Knowing when and how much to water a plant year-round can be challenging.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 12, 2018
Videos
Thousands of animals are considered "endangered" species, and it seems like more are being added to that list with each
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
Poaching is a widespread issue affecting elephants in Central Africa, but a new paper published in the journal Conservat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Our inner ears contain roughly 30,000 tiny hair cells that work to detect sound waves as well as to translate these wave
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 11, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
An estimated 116,000 people are waiting for new organs.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Tongass National Forest is the last remaining National Forest that still allows clear-cut old-growth logging. And that h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 08, 2018
Cardiology
There needs to be just the right amount of fats in the heart for optimal function - not too much and not too little. In
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 08, 2018
Plants & Animals
New research published in the journal The Auk: Ornithological Advances this week by a team of international researchers
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 07, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnostic tests for the Zika virus are only reliable in the three weeks following initial infection. That is, until now
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
As an animal evolves, it can sometimes fork into two separate species. Also known as speciation, this phenomenon depends
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2018
Plants & Animals
Tardigrades are some of the most durable life forms on the planet, so it shouldn’t come as any surprise that scien
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
New research by scientists at the Institut Pasteur has indicated that cells that are not dividing can acquire a certain
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2018
Plants & Animals
While humans communicate with one another using spoken words, many animals signal to one another with physical gestures.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 27, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists at the UCSD were surprised to see what happened when a so-called predatory bacterium was grown next to some p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
When you hear the term ‘marine animals,’ countless examples come to mind, including fish, seabirds, and whal
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
With their needle-ridden backs, hedgehogs are easily identifiable. Many consider them to be cute, while some even keep t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 25, 2018
Earth & The Environment
In early January one of the largest oil spills in decades occurred in the East China Sea after an oil tanker and another
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 23, 2018
Videos
You may have heard of our microbiome by now; it is the community of microbes that lives on and inside of us. As genetics
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a process called phagocytosis, a cell ingests another cell, and that is thought to be central to the development of c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch