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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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AUG 10, 2016Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria can treat cancer? Well, in a roundabout way, at least. Since the 1970s, Mycobacterium bovis h ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 09, 2016Plants & Animals
Humans have been using tools for thousands of years; we’ve found ways to craft them out of the elements that make ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
In a blog post by Carrie Wolinetz, the Associate Director for Science Policy, the NIH has announced that it is consideri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2016Plants & Animals
During a survey of the ocean waters surrounding Alaska, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 07, 2016Microbiology
The Silk Road has been implicated in the transmission of infectious disease, and it’s no longer an educated guess. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2016Plants & Animals
Fossils uncovered from the ocean floor in Marble Canyon, a location in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canad ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 03, 2016Microbiology
The Olympic Games are underway in Rio, and Guanabara Bay is host to the sailing events. What’s lurking in those wa ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 03, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to understand the role of so-called junk DNA. Made up of long stretches of non-coding ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2016Plants & Animals
Although you and I are born with a specific gender and have to stick with it for the rest of our lives, some animal spec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2016Plants & Animals
Turtles have shells that they can hide inside of when they feel like they’re in danger or when they are feeling an ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2016Plants & Animals
Australia Zoo’s rescue team came across something incredible when they were out doing their jobs. What originally ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 31, 2016Plants & Animals
One of the things that scares almost anyone about the ocean is the presence of sharks. Despite the fact that shark attac ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 30, 2016Videos
Sharks are vital to maintaining the marine ecosystem. Yet, many people are afraid of them and hold a lot of misconceptio ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUL 30, 2016Earth & The Environment
“Ecosystems don’t collapse, they shift from one steady state to another, and that’s simply what happen ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 29, 2016Cancer
Cancer is thought to be an affliction of modern age – a result of exposure to environmental and dietary carcinogen ...JUL 27, 2016Plants & Animals
In June of 2014, a strange beaked whale-like carcass washed up on the shore of Alaska’s Bering Sea, just out of th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 27, 2016Microbiology
Researchers have unveiled details about the last universal common ancestor to all life on Earth, with the acronym LUCA. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 26, 2016Microbiology
Fungal infections, often thought of as minor issues that are easily treatable, can actually be deadly for vulnerable peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 25, 2016Plants & Animals
It’s no doubt that the world eats a whole lot of fish, but the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organiza ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 25, 2016Earth & The Environment
The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive (AATA) has a common mission: to curb climate change. But with it, they have an uncomm ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 25, 2016Microbiology
A new study published in Science has shown that the bacteria in our guts has been with us a long time, and coevolved alo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have been hard at work developing artificial replicas of cel ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2016Health & Medicine
You have probably heard of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzhe ...Written By: Cassidy Reich
AUG 10, 2016
Microbiology
Did you know that bacteria can treat cancer? Well, in a roundabout way, at least. Since the 1970s, Mycobacterium bovis h
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 09, 2016
Plants & Animals
Humans have been using tools for thousands of years; we’ve found ways to craft them out of the elements that make
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a blog post by Carrie Wolinetz, the Associate Director for Science Policy, the NIH has announced that it is consideri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
During a survey of the ocean waters surrounding Alaska, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 07, 2016
Microbiology
The Silk Road has been implicated in the transmission of infectious disease, and it’s no longer an educated guess.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2016
Plants & Animals
Fossils uncovered from the ocean floor in Marble Canyon, a location in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canad
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 03, 2016
Microbiology
The Olympic Games are underway in Rio, and Guanabara Bay is host to the sailing events. What’s lurking in those wa
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 03, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have long sought to understand the role of so-called junk DNA. Made up of long stretches of non-coding
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2016
Plants & Animals
Although you and I are born with a specific gender and have to stick with it for the rest of our lives, some animal spec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 03, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2016
Plants & Animals
Turtles have shells that they can hide inside of when they feel like they’re in danger or when they are feeling an
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2016
Plants & Animals
Australia Zoo’s rescue team came across something incredible when they were out doing their jobs. What originally
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 31, 2016
Plants & Animals
One of the things that scares almost anyone about the ocean is the presence of sharks. Despite the fact that shark attac
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 30, 2016
Videos
Sharks are vital to maintaining the marine ecosystem. Yet, many people are afraid of them and hold a lot of misconceptio
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUL 30, 2016
Earth & The Environment
“Ecosystems don’t collapse, they shift from one steady state to another, and that’s simply what happen
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 29, 2016
Cancer
Cancer is thought to be an affliction of modern age – a result of exposure to environmental and dietary carcinogen
...
JUL 27, 2016
Plants & Animals
In June of 2014, a strange beaked whale-like carcass washed up on the shore of Alaska’s Bering Sea, just out of th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 27, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers have unveiled details about the last universal common ancestor to all life on Earth, with the acronym LUCA.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 26, 2016
Microbiology
Fungal infections, often thought of as minor issues that are easily treatable, can actually be deadly for vulnerable peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 25, 2016
Plants & Animals
It’s no doubt that the world eats a whole lot of fish, but the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organiza
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 25, 2016
Earth & The Environment
The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive (AATA) has a common mission: to curb climate change. But with it, they have an uncomm
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 25, 2016
Microbiology
A new study published in Science has shown that the bacteria in our guts has been with us a long time, and coevolved alo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have been hard at work developing artificial replicas of cel
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2016
Health & Medicine
You have probably heard of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzhe
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich