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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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DEC 04, 2017Microbiology
Fermentation can be described as a process that uses bacteria to make energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 04, 2017Earth & The Environment
In a new study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists shed light on the oceanic conditions that have allowe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 04, 2017Videos
A group of scientists have identified three new Pseudotrichonympha species from the hind gut of termites. These parabasa ...Written By: Sarah HertrichDEC 04, 2017Videos
Jealousy is a powerful emotion. When we feel threatened or think that someone else has something we deserve and want, it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 02, 2017Videos
Humans have some distinctive characteristics that separate us from other primates. A project of UC San Diego is CARTA, t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Clostridium difficile infections are very serious. One effective, but strange treatment for the illness has been confirm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2017Microbiology
As many of us are aware, the antimicrobial resistance crisis is now regarded as a global public health threat. Bacterial ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 30, 2017Plants & Animals
Although uncommon, there are a handful of incidents where animal researchers get a chance to study interspecific relatio ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 30, 2017Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 29, 2017Plants & Animals
Modern discoveries indicate that many dinosaurs might have been feathered like birds rather than scaly as popular Hollyw ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2017Plants & Animals
A European predatory bird known as the red kite (Milvus milvus) weathered difficult times in the 80’s. After a clo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 28, 2017Microbiology
Extreme microbes are organisms that can survive and even thrive in extreme environments. Extreme thermophiles are bacter ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Man’s best friend isn’t just cute and cuddly, but dogs also make for powerful tracking tools. Law enforcemen ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 26, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
As a species, humans have close living relatives in other primates. Researchers have been looking at the things that mak ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2017Microbiology
A prion is an infectious agent responsible for several neurodegenerative diseases including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (C ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 22, 2017Earth & The Environment
Breaking news from Nebraska on Monday regarding a vote in favor of the expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline brings cont ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 22, 2017Microbiology
Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of bacterial illness in the United States as well as other parts of the world. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 21, 2017Videos
The praying mantis is well-known for two things: 1) the posture that makes it look like the insect is praying, and 2) th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 21, 2017Plants & Animals
Albatrosses all around the world are in trouble. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognize ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 18, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 16, 2017Microbiology
Candida auris is a type of yeast identified as an opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe illness in hospitalized p ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 14, 2017Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2017Plants & Animals
If you follow animal conservation, then you might be familiar with the vaquita. It’s an elusive porpoise native to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 10, 2017Technology
"We have demonstrated that smart greenhouses can capture solar energy for electricity without reducing plant growth, whi ...Written By: Julia Travers
DEC 04, 2017
Microbiology
Fermentation can be described as a process that uses bacteria to make energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 04, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In a new study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists shed light on the oceanic conditions that have allowe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 04, 2017
Videos
A group of scientists have identified three new Pseudotrichonympha species from the hind gut of termites. These parabasa
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
DEC 04, 2017
Videos
Jealousy is a powerful emotion. When we feel threatened or think that someone else has something we deserve and want, it
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 02, 2017
Videos
Humans have some distinctive characteristics that separate us from other primates. A project of UC San Diego is CARTA, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Clostridium difficile infections are very serious. One effective, but strange treatment for the illness has been confirm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2017
Microbiology
As many of us are aware, the antimicrobial resistance crisis is now regarded as a global public health threat. Bacterial
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 30, 2017
Plants & Animals
Although uncommon, there are a handful of incidents where animal researchers get a chance to study interspecific relatio
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 30, 2017
Microbiology
Brachyspira pilosicoli is a slow growing spirochete that was first isolated from a pig in the United Kingdom in 1980. Sp
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 29, 2017
Plants & Animals
Modern discoveries indicate that many dinosaurs might have been feathered like birds rather than scaly as popular Hollyw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2017
Plants & Animals
A European predatory bird known as the red kite (Milvus milvus) weathered difficult times in the 80’s. After a clo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 28, 2017
Microbiology
Extreme microbes are organisms that can survive and even thrive in extreme environments. Extreme thermophiles are bacter
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Man’s best friend isn’t just cute and cuddly, but dogs also make for powerful tracking tools. Law enforcemen
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 26, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
As a species, humans have close living relatives in other primates. Researchers have been looking at the things that mak
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2017
Microbiology
A prion is an infectious agent responsible for several neurodegenerative diseases including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (C
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 22, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Breaking news from Nebraska on Monday regarding a vote in favor of the expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline brings cont
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 22, 2017
Microbiology
Salmonella enterica is the leading cause of bacterial illness in the United States as well as other parts of the world.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 21, 2017
Videos
The praying mantis is well-known for two things: 1) the posture that makes it look like the insect is praying, and 2) th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Albatrosses all around the world are in trouble. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognize
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 18, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes with edited genomes have been created in the lab, with the aim of reducing disease and controlling mosquito p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2017
Microbiology
Candida auris is a type of yeast identified as an opportunistic pathogen that can cause severe illness in hospitalized p
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 14, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
People who doubt evolution need only look around to see examples of it in action.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you follow animal conservation, then you might be familiar with the vaquita. It’s an elusive porpoise native to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 10, 2017
Technology
"We have demonstrated that smart greenhouses can capture solar energy for electricity without reducing plant growth, whi
...
Written By:
Julia Travers