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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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JUL 25, 2023Microbiology
There are potentially hundreds if not thousands of microbial species in the average human gut microbiome. That microbial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Two live tangled individuals of freshwater hairworm, can be seen in this image by Gonzalo GiribetWritten By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2023Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Melbourne, Australia have found evidence that ambient air pollution affects the fitness of insect specie ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUL 11, 2023Genetics & Genomics
We still don't know a lot about how bacteria and viruses relate to one another in built environments such as buildings a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how movements throughout the 36 ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 10, 2023Microbiology
A few years ago, scientists discovered that a species of bacteria called Geobacter carried an appendage that could condu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2023Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Current Biology examines how ticks use static electricity to find hosts to acts as parasites ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 06, 2023Cannabis Sciences
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) has awarded a ...Written By: Kerry CharronJUL 01, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at Virginia Tech looked at the giant salamanders known as “hellbenders.” Scien ...Written By: Amelia RhodelandJUN 30, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene editing system originated in bacteria, or prokaryotic cells. Now scientists have identified a similar sy ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2023Microbiology
Mosquitoes in many places in the world including South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa carry Plasmodium parasites that cause ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 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 Leitch
JUL 25, 2023
Microbiology
There are potentially hundreds if not thousands of microbial species in the average human gut microbiome. That microbial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Two live tangled individuals of freshwater hairworm, can be seen in this image by Gonzalo Giribet
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Scientists from Melbourne, Australia have found evidence that ambient air pollution affects the fitness of insect specie
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUL 11, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
We still don't know a lot about how bacteria and viruses relate to one another in built environments such as buildings a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how movements throughout the 36
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 10, 2023
Microbiology
A few years ago, scientists discovered that a species of bacteria called Geobacter carried an appendage that could condu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2023
Plants & Animals
A recent study published in Current Biology examines how ticks use static electricity to find hosts to acts as parasites
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 06, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) has awarded a
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUL 01, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study by researchers at Virginia Tech looked at the giant salamanders known as “hellbenders.” Scien
...
Written By:
Amelia Rhodeland
JUN 30, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
The CRISPR gene editing system originated in bacteria, or prokaryotic cells. Now scientists have identified a similar sy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2023
Microbiology
Mosquitoes in many places in the world including South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa carry Plasmodium parasites that cause
...
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