As the day gets shorter and the air turns cool and crisp chokecherries come into season. Now, during the last few months of September chokecherries are turning black on their vines; heavy with ripeness just waiting to be picked. The Chokecherry, or Prunus…
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An international research team has recently discovered that the climate change can contribute to a wide variety and a large number of marine species of animals and plants becoming homeless. The climate change is producing warmer temperatures for a longer period…
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The human mouth contains millions of bacteria, most of which do not cause a person any great harm. But the bacteria that naturally exist in the mouth can build up into a biofilm (living layer) called plaque if a person…
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Sharks are fish, and as such, they have a closed circulatory system (the blood never leaves the web of blood vessels). The blood is pumped through a singular loop throughout the body, to transport nutrients, gases, hormones, blood cells, nitrogen…
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Charles Darwin is well known as the father of evolutionary theory and the man who coined the term “evolution.” An interesting fact is that Darwin didn’t coin that term; philosopher Herbert Spenser did. In the original printings of Darwin’s ground-breaking…
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The Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) is considered to be of the bird cherry species, (meaning it has flowerous leaves and is deciduous)and can be found throughout the continent of North America. The average height of the Chokecherry is around 5 meters…
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Cells, whether it is animal, plant or bacteria, have many different parts or organelles. Each organelle has a different and important function within the cell. If any of the parts fail then the cell ceases to function and it begins…
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If you’ve taken a biology course, you’ve probably heard of these little guys. The name might be familiar, but how exactly do these tiny machines work? What are they for and where do they come from? First let’s talk about…
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Algae are a very large and diverse group of autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms. Algae, like plants, use the energy from the sun to carry on photosynthesis; however, unlike plants, algae don’t possess the roots, leaves or…
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Campylobacter jejuni is a gram negative bacterium, which is long, thin, spiral, with one flagella at either end, making it highly motile. It is thermophilic, and microaerophilic (prefers less than 10% O2 and more than 5% CO2). This bacterium lives…
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