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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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JUL 16, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
We carry many genes for ribosomes in case we need backup copies - those parts of the genome tend to suffer damage.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2018Plants & Animals
In an unfortunate turn of events this weekend, Alabama-based animal conservationists report finding a deceased Kemp&rsqu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 14, 2018Microbiology
Scientists are growing concerned about a common sexually transmitted infection that not many people know about - MG or M ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS), scheduled for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology, show ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 12, 2018Videos
For some people, summer comes with a risk of many itchy nuisances, including poison ivy.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2018Neuroscience
Dementia is a growing problem for healthcare providers, patients, and families. It’s estimated that 47 million peo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 11, 2018Genetics & Genomics
The story of human evolution is still being written.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive type that can be fatal; there were few treatments for the disease. That may have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2018Neuroscience
When researching diseases that affect the brain, it's difficult to ethically use human patients. There are experimen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 08, 2018Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Gender is a known factor in the development of neurological disorders. Now scientists think they know why.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Videos
Researchers have found that junk food stimulates neurons in our brains that cause a sense of reward.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now identified two combinations of small molecules that tamp down a protein called STING.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists want to learn more about the role of a specific protein in neurodegenerative disease that comes from impact t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2018Cardiology
A new way to prevent heart attack from turning into heart failure relies on heart cells made from human embryonic stem c ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 04, 2018Videos
There is still a debate about whether or not viruses are a form of life, and we really don't know where they came from.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Smoking and exposure to paints had a massive impact when combined with genetic risk factors.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2018Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease has no cure and no well-understood cause. Experts know that tangles of tau protein that develop ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 03, 2018Microbiology
Zika virus might still be impacting pregnancies.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2018Immunology
There’s a new therapeutic approach to boosting the weakened immune system that develops naturally with age, but it ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUL 16, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
We carry many genes for ribosomes in case we need backup copies - those parts of the genome tend to suffer damage.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2018
Plants & Animals
In an unfortunate turn of events this weekend, Alabama-based animal conservationists report finding a deceased Kemp&rsqu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 14, 2018
Microbiology
Scientists are growing concerned about a common sexually transmitted infection that not many people know about - MG or M
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Recent research in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome (FXS), scheduled for publication in Neuropsychopharmacology, show
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 12, 2018
Videos
For some people, summer comes with a risk of many itchy nuisances, including poison ivy.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
New techniques that can make stem cells could have a big impact on therapeutics.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2018
Neuroscience
Dementia is a growing problem for healthcare providers, patients, and families. It’s estimated that 47 million peo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 11, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
The story of human evolution is still being written.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Patients with a severe kind of heart disease can't always take a drug that keep their cholesterol in check.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive type that can be fatal; there were few treatments for the disease. That may have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2018
Neuroscience
When researching diseases that affect the brain, it's difficult to ethically use human patients. There are experimen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 08, 2018
Microbiology
A compound that is naturally made by a bacterium called Francisella tularensis can impair the immune response.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Gender is a known factor in the development of neurological disorders. Now scientists think they know why.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Videos
Researchers have found that junk food stimulates neurons in our brains that cause a sense of reward.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now identified two combinations of small molecules that tamp down a protein called STING.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists want to learn more about the role of a specific protein in neurodegenerative disease that comes from impact t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2018
Cardiology
A new way to prevent heart attack from turning into heart failure relies on heart cells made from human embryonic stem c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 04, 2018
Videos
There is still a debate about whether or not viruses are a form of life, and we really don't know where they came from.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Smoking and exposure to paints had a massive impact when combined with genetic risk factors.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Microbiology
Our GI tract pays host to trillions of microbes, which have been shown to play a highly influential role in our health a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2018
Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease has no cure and no well-understood cause. Experts know that tangles of tau protein that develop
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 03, 2018
Microbiology
Zika virus might still be impacting pregnancies.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Koalas are fascinating animals, and their populations have proven difficult to manage. New work will change that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2018
Immunology
There’s a new therapeutic approach to boosting the weakened immune system that develops naturally with age, but it
...
Written By:
Kara Marker