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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 22, 2023Microbiology
Fungi are microbes that can have crucial roles in the environment, and common fungi can be found in many parts of the en ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
In the 1970s, an entirely new group of organisms that were not bacterial or eukaryotic was discovered - archaea. Some ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2023Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the University of Zurich and Pennsylvania State University have found that warmer temperatures are corre ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUN 11, 2023Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that a species of bacteria species, Selenomonas sputigena that plays a significant role in t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2023Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are small plastic particles less than five millimeters long. They can come from larger plastic pieces whic ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUN 05, 2023Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Biology Letters examines how the evolution of bivalves—which are a class of invertebra ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 02, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study provides evidence against the longstanding belief that imposing fishing bans in large areas of the ocean ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandMAY 31, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2023Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
Defaunation is the loss or decline of animal species around the world, a phenomenon which is accelerating in recent year ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandMAY 27, 2023Earth & The Environment
As fast fashion and production of goods ramps up around the world, textiles are an increasingly large portion of the was ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandMAY 25, 2023Microbiology
Plastic waste is a major problem around the world... But, one that microbes could help us tackle.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2023Microbiology
Sand flies transmit over 20 species of infectious Leishmania parasites, which infect macrophages and other immune cells. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2023Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 22, 2023Cannabis Sciences
Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic compound found in over 200 mushroom species, and the substance has significant therapeuti ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAY 20, 2023Technology
Can bacteria be engineered to monitor the environment and other applications? This is what a recent study published in N ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 15, 2023Microbiology
A major event in the evolution of organisms on earth was the development of complex, multicellular life forms made of eu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a device called CapScan that people can take like a pill, and it will move through the digesti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body is pulsing with electricity. Our nerves send electrical signals throughout the body as action potentials, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 03, 2023Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers from Binghamto ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 02, 2023Plants & Animals
How does urban honeybee-keeping impact wild bee populations? This is what a recent study published in Peerj hopes to add ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 02, 2023Plants & Animals
A new study by scientists at UC Santa Cruz found that male California sea lions have gotten larger o ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanAPR 29, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The Zoonomia project is an international effort to understand how a huge array of diverse creatures can arise from mamma ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 22, 2023
Microbiology
Fungi are microbes that can have crucial roles in the environment, and common fungi can be found in many parts of the en
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
In the 1970s, an entirely new group of organisms that were not bacterial or eukaryotic was discovered - archaea. Some ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from the University of Zurich and Pennsylvania State University have found that warmer temperatures are corre
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUN 11, 2023
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that a species of bacteria species, Selenomonas sputigena that plays a significant role in t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are small plastic particles less than five millimeters long. They can come from larger plastic pieces whic
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUN 05, 2023
Microbiology
Sargassum is a brown macroalgae that is abundant in the ocean. It has many appendages and 'berries' that are ful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Biology Letters examines how the evolution of bivalves—which are a class of invertebra
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 02, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study provides evidence against the longstanding belief that imposing fishing bans in large areas of the ocean
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
MAY 31, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Even as the world grapples with COVID-19, there has been another massive outbreak of a viral pathogen called H5N1 influe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2023
Microbiology
Microbes are vital partners for many species. There are gut microbiomes in a huge number of animals, for example, which
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Defaunation is the loss or decline of animal species around the world, a phenomenon which is accelerating in recent year
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
MAY 27, 2023
Earth & The Environment
As fast fashion and production of goods ramps up around the world, textiles are an increasingly large portion of the was
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
MAY 25, 2023
Microbiology
Plastic waste is a major problem around the world... But, one that microbes could help us tackle.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2023
Microbiology
Sand flies transmit over 20 species of infectious Leishmania parasites, which infect macrophages and other immune cells.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
DNA from the Nama people (photo by Justin Myrick-Tarrant) helped researchers develop a new theory of human evolution.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 22, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic compound found in over 200 mushroom species, and the substance has significant therapeuti
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 20, 2023
Technology
Can bacteria be engineered to monitor the environment and other applications? This is what a recent study published in N
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 15, 2023
Microbiology
A major event in the evolution of organisms on earth was the development of complex, multicellular life forms made of eu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a device called CapScan that people can take like a pill, and it will move through the digesti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human body is pulsing with electricity. Our nerves send electrical signals throughout the body as action potentials,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers from Binghamto
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 02, 2023
Plants & Animals
How does urban honeybee-keeping impact wild bee populations? This is what a recent study published in Peerj hopes to add
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 02, 2023
Plants & Animals
A new study by scientists at UC Santa Cruz found that male California sea lions have gotten larger o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
APR 29, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The Zoonomia project is an international effort to understand how a huge array of diverse creatures can arise from mamma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch