… Ernst Mayr coined the term Biological Species Concept that was subsequently widely embraced by the scientific community. The definition stated that "Species are groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively…

… simply because her name was never mentioned or credited by anyone, with having to help discover DNA structure. "She died proud of her world reputation both in coal studies and in virus research" no matter how much of her work she was cheated on. Social…

… are looking for ways to use the cells to make medicines and use cells to benefit the medicine industry. Some areas on which cell research are being carried on are Hybridomas, Tissue Culture etc. Hybridomas are "cells that result from fusion of two…

… this chapter there will be a discussion about Amebiasis as an infection. It will include: a look at the parasite, who can get Amebiasis, how to diagnose and treat an infection, and how one gets the disease. CAUSAL AGENT: Amebiasis is caused by the…

… by Spanish sailors on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean at about 1600. It was supposedly extinct in 1662 (although many suggest it could have been around up to 30 years later). Such a rapid extinction can only have been caused by one thing:…

… forward for the mass-extinction about 65 million years ago at the end of the cretaceous period that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs: These range from disease to tropical cyclones and even alien abductions have been suggested. However the most…

… Causes: The gene that causes the disease is found at the tip of chromosome-4. It leads to damage to some of the nerve cells in the brain. It is not known what the gene's usual function is and how it causes the disease. <Tab/>The…

… Moravia. It is now the Czech Republic. When he was 22, he entered the Augustinian Monastery of St. Thomas at Brunn.         The Augustinian monastery was established in Moravia in 1350. The monks at the monastery included philosophers,…

… sea otter is the smallest marine mammal and the largest member of the weasel family. There are three sub-species of sea otters: Southern sea otters, Northern, and the Russian. This report explains why these three sub-species and sea otters…

… with the modern apes, such as the gorilla and chimpanzee. We know this from the many characteristics that are shared between apes and man. Apart from obvious anatomical and behavioral similarities, the two groups also have many blood proteins and…