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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 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 LeitchFEB 23, 2018Technology
Approximately 60 to 270 million sharks are killed by fishing activities annually.Written By: Julia TraversFEB 23, 2018Technology
Hedgehog Street is a UK-based charity that seeks to protect and increase the native population of the beloved hedgehog.Written By: Julia TraversFEB 21, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Eerie and distinctive, the smell of a dead body comes mainly from small molecules known as diamines, products of degrada ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 20, 2018Plants & Animals
You’ve already heard the stories about how sea ice loss impacts polar bears in the Arctic, but have you heard the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2018Plants & Animals
Recent genetic research concerning sixgill sharks from both Atlantic and Indo-Pacific waters has revealed that the two p ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 19, 2018Plants & Animals
A new paper published in the journal Current Biology underscores how Bornean orangutans appear to be in grave danger. Im ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 18, 2018Chemistry & Physics
A chemical and physical process makes the wood as strong as some industrial metals and alloyWritten By:FEB 17, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Cuttlefish are extraordinary animals; they can transform in myriad ways. Scientists have learned more about the processe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2018Plants & Animals
When people get hurt, others often come to their rescue with medical attention. On the other hand, this type of behavior ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 14, 2018Genetics & Genomics
As various food crops were domesticated and now, are mass produced, there has been a significant reduction in the number ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 13, 2018Plants & Animals
When someone does something thoughtful for you, are you more inclined to help them with something in return? Most people ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
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
FEB 23, 2018
Technology
Approximately 60 to 270 million sharks are killed by fishing activities annually.
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 23, 2018
Technology
Hedgehog Street is a UK-based charity that seeks to protect and increase the native population of the beloved hedgehog.
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 21, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Eerie and distinctive, the smell of a dead body comes mainly from small molecules known as diamines, products of degrada
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
You’ve already heard the stories about how sea ice loss impacts polar bears in the Arctic, but have you heard the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
Recent genetic research concerning sixgill sharks from both Atlantic and Indo-Pacific waters has revealed that the two p
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 19, 2018
Plants & Animals
A new paper published in the journal Current Biology underscores how Bornean orangutans appear to be in grave danger. Im
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 18, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
A chemical and physical process makes the wood as strong as some industrial metals and alloy
Written By:
FEB 17, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cuttlefish are extraordinary animals; they can transform in myriad ways. Scientists have learned more about the processe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
When people get hurt, others often come to their rescue with medical attention. On the other hand, this type of behavior
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 14, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
As various food crops were domesticated and now, are mass produced, there has been a significant reduction in the number
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 13, 2018
Plants & Animals
When someone does something thoughtful for you, are you more inclined to help them with something in return? Most people
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard