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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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JAN 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 BouchardJAN 16, 2018Plants & Animals
A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series by researchers from the University of Miami undersco ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 16, 2018Immunology
Scientists are looking for a new and improved vaccine to prevent tuberculosis (TB). Fortunately, a new approach might en ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 15, 2018Plants & Animals
Chameleons are perhaps one of the world’s most widely-recognized lizard species, primarily because of their renown ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 15, 2018Earth & The Environment
An Iranian oil tanker that crashed into a Hong Kong-registered vessel on January 7 has been ablaze since and has now sun ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2018Plants & Animals
Many animal conservation efforts involve preventing human interaction whenever possible, and a new study published in th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Montana researchers have discovered an extreme change in bacteria that lived within cic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 08, 2018Immunology
The Zika virus is notorious for its deleterious effects on pregnancy, whether through causing miscarriages or birth defe ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 08, 2018Cardiology
Energy production in heart cells, like all other cells, takes place in the mitochondria, the organelles famous for being ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 08, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There are six different forms of the actin protein in people, and they carry out vital functions. Two are almost the sam ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2018Videos
Sharks are some of the largest fish in the oceans, and many species intimidate humans with their massive razor-sharp tee ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Worms that can reproduce by fertilizing themselves might have lost around a quarter of their genome to do so.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The use of epigenetic profiling for diagnostics and predictive therapy is on the rise, here are 5 recommendations as th ...Written By: Courtney Schaal
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
JAN 16, 2018
Plants & Animals
A new study published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series by researchers from the University of Miami undersco
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 16, 2018
Immunology
Scientists are looking for a new and improved vaccine to prevent tuberculosis (TB). Fortunately, a new approach might en
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 15, 2018
Plants & Animals
Chameleons are perhaps one of the world’s most widely-recognized lizard species, primarily because of their renown
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 15, 2018
Earth & The Environment
An Iranian oil tanker that crashed into a Hong Kong-registered vessel on January 7 has been ablaze since and has now sun
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2018
Plants & Animals
Many animal conservation efforts involve preventing human interaction whenever possible, and a new study published in th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of Montana researchers have discovered an extreme change in bacteria that lived within cic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 08, 2018
Immunology
The Zika virus is notorious for its deleterious effects on pregnancy, whether through causing miscarriages or birth defe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 08, 2018
Cardiology
Energy production in heart cells, like all other cells, takes place in the mitochondria, the organelles famous for being
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 08, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There are six different forms of the actin protein in people, and they carry out vital functions. Two are almost the sam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2018
Videos
Sharks are some of the largest fish in the oceans, and many species intimidate humans with their massive razor-sharp tee
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Worms that can reproduce by fertilizing themselves might have lost around a quarter of their genome to do so.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The use of epigenetic profiling for diagnostics and predictive therapy is on the rise, here are 5 recommendations as th
...
Written By:
Courtney Schaal