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Human Biology
Human biology is the branch of biology that focuses on human beings and human populations; it encompasses all aspects of the human organism including genetics, ecology, anatomy and physiology, anthropology, and nutrition, among others. Human biology is related to other fields of biology such as medicine, primate biology, and biological anthropology.
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SEP 23, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Obesity is a public health problem that can increase an individual's risk of many other disorders...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Although scientists know a lot about the process of human embryo implantation, it had never been recorded in real time, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2025Genetics & Genomics
The human gastrointestinal tract is in a constant state of flux; it hosts a diverse and dynamic microbiome, and is const ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
It is so rare, only one person has it.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies have to sense our environment, and receptors are one part of the sensory experience of the body. Receptors, s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term for the inflammatory disorders Crohn's disease and ulcerative colit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
When tumors grow, they can shed DNA that is detectable in the blood.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Our immune systems don't always react in the right way, but scientists are learning more about why that happens...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 13, 2025Earth & The Environment
When we think of city air, we might consider the temperature, smell, wind speed, or even smoke levels. But we probably d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 09, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Bubonic plague has caused the deadliest pandemic in history: The Black Death, which killed as many as 50% of affected po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 04, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that T cells would only move into the brain in the case of a serious problem. New work shows otherwise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Scientists and clinicians still have a lot to learn about how sex differences impact human diseases, such as how they ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 28, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
While genetic testing has advanced, and has enabled clinicians and doctors to provide families with answers when medical ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2025Microbiology
Trillions of microbes live in the human gastrointestinal tract, where they play critical roles in our health and biology ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2025Genetics & Genomics
The liver plays a critical role in metabolism, and its activity is carefully controlled...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 21, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists learned about a decade ago that when children were given peanuts in the first few months of life, their chanc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2025Earth & The Environment
A new study has determined that a rapidly advancing cloud of gas from the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius overtook a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2025Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, a patient has been treated with a personalized CRISPR therapeutic that aims to cure their rare ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system can work in two ways: the innate immune system reacts to any foreign invaders that are identified by i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2025Microbiology
Measles is caused by a virus that is thought to be one of the most infectious pathogens ever known to humankind. Easy to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Sudden cardiac death causes about half of the roughly 500,000 cardiovascular deaths that happen every year in the US. Th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2025Genetics & Genomics
A group of all-women extreme divers can be seen hauling the day's catch out onto shore in this image by Melissa IlardoWritten By: Carmen LeitchMAY 07, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
It's long been assumed that when a parent cell divides into two daughter cells, the parents assumes a spherical shape, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 05, 2025Microbiology
The human body plays host to many microbes, and the communities that these microorganisms form are known as microbiomes. ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obesity is a public health problem that can increase an individual's risk of many other disorders...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Although scientists know a lot about the process of human embryo implantation, it had never been recorded in real time,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The human gastrointestinal tract is in a constant state of flux; it hosts a diverse and dynamic microbiome, and is const
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
It is so rare, only one person has it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our bodies have to sense our environment, and receptors are one part of the sensory experience of the body. Receptors, s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term for the inflammatory disorders Crohn's disease and ulcerative colit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
When tumors grow, they can shed DNA that is detectable in the blood.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Our immune systems don't always react in the right way, but scientists are learning more about why that happens...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2025
Earth & The Environment
When we think of city air, we might consider the temperature, smell, wind speed, or even smoke levels. But we probably d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 09, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Bubonic plague has caused the deadliest pandemic in history: The Black Death, which killed as many as 50% of affected po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 04, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that T cells would only move into the brain in the case of a serious problem. New work shows otherwise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists and clinicians still have a lot to learn about how sex differences impact human diseases, such as how they ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 28, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
While genetic testing has advanced, and has enabled clinicians and doctors to provide families with answers when medical
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2025
Microbiology
Trillions of microbes live in the human gastrointestinal tract, where they play critical roles in our health and biology
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The liver plays a critical role in metabolism, and its activity is carefully controlled...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists learned about a decade ago that when children were given peanuts in the first few months of life, their chanc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2025
Earth & The Environment
A new study has determined that a rapidly advancing cloud of gas from the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius overtook a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
In a major breakthrough, a patient has been treated with a personalized CRISPR therapeutic that aims to cure their rare
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
The immune system can work in two ways: the innate immune system reacts to any foreign invaders that are identified by i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2025
Microbiology
Measles is caused by a virus that is thought to be one of the most infectious pathogens ever known to humankind. Easy to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sudden cardiac death causes about half of the roughly 500,000 cardiovascular deaths that happen every year in the US. Th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
A group of all-women extreme divers can be seen hauling the day's catch out onto shore in this image by Melissa Ilardo
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 07, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's long been assumed that when a parent cell divides into two daughter cells, the parents assumes a spherical shape, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2025
Microbiology
The human body plays host to many microbes, and the communities that these microorganisms form are known as microbiomes.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch