Across the entire phylum of arthropods, there is something that unites almost all of them. Beyond their genetics and their physiology that places them within Arthropoda in the first place, there is yet another facet of their biology that is shared. And often not in a positive way. Your Actions Are Not Yours Wolbachia is […]
The scientific breakthroughs just keep on coming hard and fast. At least in the realm of science, when asked what time period you’d like to live in, the answer is always the here and now. If only the future was a possible option though, where we could see the true effects of the amazing innovations […]
CRISPR’s capabilities have been expanded once again, this time to be used to increase the amount of healthy fats in soybeans. Let’s skip right into the details for once without any backstory. To The Research! Researchers at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea have been working on their own variant of CRISPR […]
Not every tenet of science is set in stone. That’s often been seen in fields like physics and astronomy over the past few decades, where huge innovations and discoveries have been made. But biology isn’t isolated from these sorts of findings. Today’s topic of discussion is new research that calls one of the tenets of […]
Pesticides are a necessity in agriculture. Prior to the use of pesticides in any form, farmers would often find their livelihood under siege by pests from every type, fungi, insect, microbial, and other plants. Yields could drop precipitously from any severe infestation. Plants themselves also agree, with each type of plant producing dozens of pesticides […]
Proteins make up everything living that matters. Okay, sure, DNA actually makes up everything, but DNA just exists to transcribe and make proteins. It’s the proteins that actually get the work done. All the tiny cellular work that eventually causes macroscopic bodily changes. So, give proteins a little thank you every once in a while. […]
Welcome to Miniposts, a series of articles based on posts made to the Bioscription Facebook page. Due to their often lengthy nature, it was decided that reposting them to the main site was appropriate. Please go here to view the original post. What’s one of the best way to fight off diseases, like those caused […]
Welcome to Miniposts, a series of articles based on posts made to the Bioscription Facebook page. Due to their often lengthy nature, it was decided that reposting them to the main site was appropriate. Please go here to view the original post. A severe limitation on studying human cellular diseases is being able to investigate […]
A major concern related to the ever-increasing population of humanity globally is the also increasing amount of overfishing and over-usage of some environments for agriculture. The response to the former has been to push more for aquaculture, essentially fish farming, in order to allow oceanic and river fish environments to recover from the effects of […]
Smoking has long had a cultural history associated with weight loss. Even without understanding the biochemistry involved, ancient peoples and cultures all the way up to modern times have associated smoking with appetite suppression. Going off smoking has then often resulted in huge weight gain, related to a higher caloric intake afterward and a slower […]
