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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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SEP 15, 2017Microbiology
Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFBs) are exactly what they sound like - a group of bacteria defined by their morphology ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 15, 2017Microbiology
A new type of enzyme has been discovered in hundreds of bacterial species, and researchers say it helps reveal how bacte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2017Videos
While they look fierce and are deadly, scorpions actually can play a role in fighting cancer. Research is ongoing into h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 15, 2017Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially announced this week that the snow leopard ( ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2017Plants & Animals
The night parrot is an elusive nocturnal bird that’s native to select parts of Australia. While it has been spotte ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2017Plants & Animals
Giant panda lovers have a reason to feel a little melancholy this week, as the world’s oldest captive giant panda ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2017Microbiology
Our bodies have an internal clock, the circadian rhythm, and it appears that some pathogens behave differently depending ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2017Plants & Animals
Squirrels are known for their love of nuts; they pick up all different kinds from the ground and then cache them away fo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 13, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter, ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
While the changes were small, investigators believe they have found evidence that humans are still undergoing evolutiona ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Elementa has taken a look at the seasonality of sea surface temperature trends alon ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 12, 2017Videos
Have you ever tried to grow a plant from the seeds in your pepper or green bean or avocado? Unless your veggie is an hei ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 12, 2017Plants & Animals
Animal poachers commonly target rhinos because of the large horns situated on their heads. The horns carry high monetary ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
Who knew that looking at old nautical charts could be the key to understanding the evolution of coral reef loss through ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 10, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B from University of California Santa Barbara researchers ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 09, 2017Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are among some of the world’s most precious insects, not just because they’re beautiful ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 08, 2017Plants & Animals
Several animals, including bats, use a navigation technique known as echolocation, which utilizes high-frequency sound e ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 07, 2017Cardiology
A lot of things go wrong during sepsis, but one of the worst is heart complications. In the past researchers determined ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 07, 2017Microbiology
Our innate immune system has a lot of ways to deal with invading pathogens - macrophages gobble up bacteria, for one. Bu ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 07, 2017Plants & Animals
When you’re trying to learn about animal behavior, what better way than to set up various camera traps around thei ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 06, 2017Earth & The Environment
A forest reserve in Malaysia offers the perfect example of how biodiversity can thrive even in the smallest of territori ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 05, 2017Plants & Animals
If you were to seek a list of some of the world’s most poisonous animal species, you’d be hard-pressed not t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 04, 2017Plants & Animals
While there’s scientific evidence highlighting how male birds in monogamous mating systems attract female mates by ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 03, 2017Microbiology
I always jump at the chance to learn about a new microbe, and I’ve got a soft spot for protists - you know, the li ...Written By: Kerry Evans
SEP 15, 2017
Microbiology
Segmented filamentous bacteria (SFBs) are exactly what they sound like - a group of bacteria defined by their morphology
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 15, 2017
Microbiology
A new type of enzyme has been discovered in hundreds of bacterial species, and researchers say it helps reveal how bacte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2017
Videos
While they look fierce and are deadly, scorpions actually can play a role in fighting cancer. Research is ongoing into h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 15, 2017
Plants & Animals
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially announced this week that the snow leopard (
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
The night parrot is an elusive nocturnal bird that’s native to select parts of Australia. While it has been spotte
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2017
Plants & Animals
Giant panda lovers have a reason to feel a little melancholy this week, as the world’s oldest captive giant panda
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2017
Microbiology
Our bodies have an internal clock, the circadian rhythm, and it appears that some pathogens behave differently depending
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
Squirrels are known for their love of nuts; they pick up all different kinds from the ground and then cache them away fo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 13, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
While the changes were small, investigators believe they have found evidence that humans are still undergoing evolutiona
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Elementa has taken a look at the seasonality of sea surface temperature trends alon
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 12, 2017
Videos
Have you ever tried to grow a plant from the seeds in your pepper or green bean or avocado? Unless your veggie is an hei
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 12, 2017
Plants & Animals
Animal poachers commonly target rhinos because of the large horns situated on their heads. The horns carry high monetary
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Who knew that looking at old nautical charts could be the key to understanding the evolution of coral reef loss through
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 10, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B from University of California Santa Barbara researchers
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 09, 2017
Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are among some of the world’s most precious insects, not just because they’re beautiful
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 08, 2017
Plants & Animals
Several animals, including bats, use a navigation technique known as echolocation, which utilizes high-frequency sound e
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 07, 2017
Cardiology
A lot of things go wrong during sepsis, but one of the worst is heart complications. In the past researchers determined
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 07, 2017
Microbiology
Our innate immune system has a lot of ways to deal with invading pathogens - macrophages gobble up bacteria, for one. Bu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 07, 2017
Plants & Animals
When you’re trying to learn about animal behavior, what better way than to set up various camera traps around thei
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 06, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A forest reserve in Malaysia offers the perfect example of how biodiversity can thrive even in the smallest of territori
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you were to seek a list of some of the world’s most poisonous animal species, you’d be hard-pressed not t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 04, 2017
Plants & Animals
While there’s scientific evidence highlighting how male birds in monogamous mating systems attract female mates by
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 03, 2017
Microbiology
I always jump at the chance to learn about a new microbe, and I’ve got a soft spot for protists - you know, the li
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans