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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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FEB 13, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing a dangerous infection by a fungal yeast that often devastates hospital patients is now faster and more effici ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 12, 2018Plants & Animals
The lack of sunlight on the ocean floor forces deep-sea fish to contend with frigid temperatures, but that doesn’t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 12, 2018Plants & Animals
Polar bears are large animals and require vast amounts of energy to survive. Sadly, they might not be catching enough pr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 09, 2018Immunology
It is the immune system’s duty to distinguish helpful bacteria from harmful bacteria. Thanks to millions of years ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 08, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Brief discussion on medical marijuana standards or testing requirements and if they deter or encourage the legitimacy of ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanFEB 07, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
When levels of a molecule called CoQ were boosted, it reversed pre-diabetes.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 07, 2018Neuroscience
Researching some neurological conditions can be difficult. Diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Chronic Tr ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 06, 2018Genetics & Genomics
What was probably an accident at a pet store has perhaps led us to the plot of a terrible movie: mutant crayfish are poi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 06, 2018Cardiology
Scientists believe that noise-induced heart disease could be part of the reason heart disease is the number one cause of ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 05, 2018Plants & Animals
Spiders, love them or hate them, can be found all around the globe today. On the other hand, discovering some of the ear ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2018Genetics & Genomics
At some point organisms changed, and grew from a single cell into one made up of many cells. But how that happened is no ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2018Microbiology
As babies crawl around on floors, the action kicks up a lot of stuff. Skin cells, dirt, bacteria, pollen and fungal spor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2018Plants & Animals
Leatherback sea turtles are some of the world’s largest, and they exist all around the globe. Nevertheless, United ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Organisms that live on the edges of existence, extremophiles, provide some insight into evolution and metabolism, and ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2018Plants & Animals
Staff from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park endured an emotional rough patch on Thursday following the death of one of the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Research shows how a bacterial pathogen that is resistant to antibiotics could potentially gain the ability to produce a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2018Immunology
For the first time, scientists have observed in real-time the ability of bacteria within a colony to collectively predic ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have discovered a family of viruses that seem to have an essential role in maintaining ocean health.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
You might not think of trees as being a fire hazard, but new research from a peatland in Alberta, Canada shows otherwise ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 22, 2018Cancer
Nicotine, a stimulant in tobacco, has been found to be as addictive as many "hard" and illegal drugs like cocaine, heroi ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 22, 2018Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes the güiña wildcat of Chile (Leopard ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 21, 2018Earth & The Environment
Mudslides have devastated Santa Barbara County in California after heavy rains in January resulted in tearing off the to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 18, 2018Earth & The Environment
Does climate change keep you up at night? Between thinking about wildfires and ocean acidification and starving polar be ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Back in 2015, a population of roughly 200,000 saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) dropped dead in Kazakhstan for seemingly ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diagnosing a dangerous infection by a fungal yeast that often devastates hospital patients is now faster and more effici
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
The lack of sunlight on the ocean floor forces deep-sea fish to contend with frigid temperatures, but that doesn’t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
Polar bears are large animals and require vast amounts of energy to survive. Sadly, they might not be catching enough pr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2018
Immunology
It is the immune system’s duty to distinguish helpful bacteria from harmful bacteria. Thanks to millions of years
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 08, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Brief discussion on medical marijuana standards or testing requirements and if they deter or encourage the legitimacy of
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
FEB 07, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
When levels of a molecule called CoQ were boosted, it reversed pre-diabetes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 07, 2018
Neuroscience
Researching some neurological conditions can be difficult. Diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Chronic Tr
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 06, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
What was probably an accident at a pet store has perhaps led us to the plot of a terrible movie: mutant crayfish are poi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 06, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists believe that noise-induced heart disease could be part of the reason heart disease is the number one cause of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
Spiders, love them or hate them, can be found all around the globe today. On the other hand, discovering some of the ear
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
At some point organisms changed, and grew from a single cell into one made up of many cells. But how that happened is no
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2018
Microbiology
As babies crawl around on floors, the action kicks up a lot of stuff. Skin cells, dirt, bacteria, pollen and fungal spor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2018
Plants & Animals
Leatherback sea turtles are some of the world’s largest, and they exist all around the globe. Nevertheless, United
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Organisms that live on the edges of existence, extremophiles, provide some insight into evolution and metabolism, and ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2018
Plants & Animals
Staff from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park endured an emotional rough patch on Thursday following the death of one of the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Research shows how a bacterial pathogen that is resistant to antibiotics could potentially gain the ability to produce a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2018
Immunology
For the first time, scientists have observed in real-time the ability of bacteria within a colony to collectively predic
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered a family of viruses that seem to have an essential role in maintaining ocean health.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You might not think of trees as being a fire hazard, but new research from a peatland in Alberta, Canada shows otherwise
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2018
Cancer
Nicotine, a stimulant in tobacco, has been found to be as addictive as many "hard" and illegal drugs like cocaine, heroi
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 22, 2018
Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes the güiña wildcat of Chile (Leopard
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 21, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Mudslides have devastated Santa Barbara County in California after heavy rains in January resulted in tearing off the to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 18, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Does climate change keep you up at night? Between thinking about wildfires and ocean acidification and starving polar be
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Back in 2015, a population of roughly 200,000 saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) dropped dead in Kazakhstan for seemingly
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard