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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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DEC 31, 2018Genetics & Genomics
This study is the largest of its kind, and assessed genetic data from over 426,000 people, which is stored in the UK Bio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2018Videos
The gut microbiome is a very complex thing that requires research combining many fields of study.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2018Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry the same genes in our genome, small variations within those genes can cause huge biological changes.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There has been considerable debate about the safety of marijuana, which has only increased since the drug has been legal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people will soon experience the intoxication that comes with imbibing alcohol. Researchers have learned more about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2018Microbiology
HIV is still a global health problem, even though antiretroviral drugs have completely changed outcomes for those that a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have long been seeking to understand aging. Researchers found age-related changes in cell-free DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for Huntington's disease at this time, and the scientists hope that this work will lead to one.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
There's nothing particularly striking about planarians on first glance, but they can regrow their whole body from a bit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2018Videos
An ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease has caused a reported 560 likely cases of the disease (512 have been confirme ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2018Microbiology
The bacteria of the gut microbiome have a powerful influence on human health, and new research has elucidated one mechan ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2018Microbiology
The gut microbiome has many important functions, including helping us digest food. But it has to protect itself from the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Videos
It may be possible to swab a dog's cheek and do a genetic test to see if it would make a good service dog.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
As people get older, some remain healthy while others begin to get chronically ill.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Genetic research has moved beyond the single mutation that causes a disease. Scientists want to know more about traits t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2018Cardiology
Ingesting dangerous levels of water is a problem faced most frequently by long-distance runners. One study found that as ...Written By: Abbie ArceDEC 19, 2018Microbiology
Researchers have used powerful technologies to assess bacterial infection on the cellular level.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Securing information is a difficult prospect as computers become more powerful. Engineers have turned to biology.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2018Health & Medicine
Mastitis, occurring in approximately 1-3% of new mothers, is an unexpected bump in the road for those with newbor ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 18, 2018Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that dolphins are some of the ocean’s most intelligent creatures, and perhaps unsurprisingly, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 18, 2018Immunology
Many immunological technologies are only as good as the antibody being used for antigen detection. As such, there is eno ...Written By: Hilary ThompsonDEC 18, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Some people have a green thumb, but that doesn't mean that plants enjoy feeling it.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2018Health & Medicine
Gender dysphoria is a distressing conflict for a person whose sexual identity is different than that assigne ...Written By: Dena ArutaDEC 17, 2018Genetics & Genomics
People have been desperate to learn more about the potential causes of autism, and researchers have been making some pro ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This study is the largest of its kind, and assessed genetic data from over 426,000 people, which is stored in the UK Bio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2018
Videos
The gut microbiome is a very complex thing that requires research combining many fields of study.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
While we all carry the same genes in our genome, small variations within those genes can cause huge biological changes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There has been considerable debate about the safety of marijuana, which has only increased since the drug has been legal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people will soon experience the intoxication that comes with imbibing alcohol. Researchers have learned more about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2018
Microbiology
HIV is still a global health problem, even though antiretroviral drugs have completely changed outcomes for those that a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have long been seeking to understand aging. Researchers found age-related changes in cell-free DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for Huntington's disease at this time, and the scientists hope that this work will lead to one.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
There's nothing particularly striking about planarians on first glance, but they can regrow their whole body from a bit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2018
Videos
An ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus disease has caused a reported 560 likely cases of the disease (512 have been confirme
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2018
Microbiology
The bacteria of the gut microbiome have a powerful influence on human health, and new research has elucidated one mechan
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2018
Microbiology
The gut microbiome has many important functions, including helping us digest food. But it has to protect itself from the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Videos
It may be possible to swab a dog's cheek and do a genetic test to see if it would make a good service dog.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
As people get older, some remain healthy while others begin to get chronically ill.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic research has moved beyond the single mutation that causes a disease. Scientists want to know more about traits t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2018
Cardiology
Ingesting dangerous levels of water is a problem faced most frequently by long-distance runners. One study found that as
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 19, 2018
Microbiology
Researchers have used powerful technologies to assess bacterial infection on the cellular level.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Securing information is a difficult prospect as computers become more powerful. Engineers have turned to biology.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2018
Health & Medicine
Mastitis, occurring in approximately 1-3% of new mothers, is an unexpected bump in the road for those with newbor
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 18, 2018
Plants & Animals
It’s no secret that dolphins are some of the ocean’s most intelligent creatures, and perhaps unsurprisingly,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 18, 2018
Immunology
Many immunological technologies are only as good as the antibody being used for antigen detection. As such, there is eno
...
Written By:
Hilary Thompson
DEC 18, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Some people have a green thumb, but that doesn't mean that plants enjoy feeling it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2018
Health & Medicine
Gender dysphoria is a distressing conflict for a person whose sexual identity is different than that assigne
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
DEC 17, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
People have been desperate to learn more about the potential causes of autism, and researchers have been making some pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch