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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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JAN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are often studied within a small context, such as their behavior within a pathway or behavior under specific co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, proteins often have a variety of roles. New details have emerged about one particular protein called Nrf2, it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
New sperm have to be continuously made for successful human reproduction. Scientists sought to learn more about the mech ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Chemists working at the University of Oregon have created a new kind of molecule with the aim that when broken down by t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Gene Pathway Regulates Growth and Development of the Cerebral CortexWritten By: Jennifer EllisDEC 29, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Deep in our gastrointestinal tract, a community of microbes lives in symbiosis with our bodies. That community, called t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2016Neuroscience
When you can’t use the real thing, many times a model of it will do. When it’s in the lab, for biology and m ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 27, 2016Immunology
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) step in to mute the immune system after it has mounted a response against whatever foreign in ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 27, 2016Cancer
In a small fraction of cancer cases, doctors can’t trace the origin of the metastatic cancer because, mysteriously ...DEC 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Growing old has always been a question of not if, but when. This cellular inevitability may not have to be the case, how ...DEC 27, 2016Plants & Animals
Killer whales have a good reputation with humans as being large and friendly sea mammals, and they’ve been known t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 27, 2016Neuroscience
Some people claim, “I never forget a face” and while this might be true for some, it’s actually the br ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 26, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found more evidence that RNA that does not code for pro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2016Health & Medicine
The same cells that help arteries contract and relax to push blood to the heart and brain fall victim to malfunctioning, ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 25, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Exercise is generally seen as good for the body, but new work from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine demonstrate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2016Health & Medicine
Sunlight gives us more than vitamin D, a new study shows. Through a completely separate pathway, sunlight prompts immune ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 21, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
The movement of tumor cells is dangerous to human health; metastatic cancer can migrate to adjacent tissue and even othe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2016Microbiology
The first fecal transplant was done in humans in 1958, but has garnered a lot of interest as a beneficial therapeutic in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
JUPITER, FL – December 21, 2016 – In a new study, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 19, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
There are vast swaths of genomic regions that don't code for protein, once nicknamed and thought of as junk DNA and RNA. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2016Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Females carry two X chromosomes, and the genes of one of those chromosomes cannot be expressed during development or myr ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proteins are often studied within a small context, such as their behavior within a pathway or behavior under specific co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In cells, proteins often have a variety of roles. New details have emerged about one particular protein called Nrf2, it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
New sperm have to be continuously made for successful human reproduction. Scientists sought to learn more about the mech
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Chemists working at the University of Oregon have created a new kind of molecule with the aim that when broken down by t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Gene Pathway Regulates Growth and Development of the Cerebral Cortex
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
DEC 29, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Deep in our gastrointestinal tract, a community of microbes lives in symbiosis with our bodies. That community, called t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2016
Neuroscience
When you can’t use the real thing, many times a model of it will do. When it’s in the lab, for biology and m
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 27, 2016
Immunology
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) step in to mute the immune system after it has mounted a response against whatever foreign in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 27, 2016
Cancer
In a small fraction of cancer cases, doctors can’t trace the origin of the metastatic cancer because, mysteriously
...
DEC 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Growing old has always been a question of not if, but when. This cellular inevitability may not have to be the case, how
...
DEC 27, 2016
Plants & Animals
Killer whales have a good reputation with humans as being large and friendly sea mammals, and they’ve been known t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 27, 2016
Neuroscience
Some people claim, “I never forget a face” and while this might be true for some, it’s actually the br
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 26, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found more evidence that RNA that does not code for pro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2016
Health & Medicine
The same cells that help arteries contract and relax to push blood to the heart and brain fall victim to malfunctioning,
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 25, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Exercise is generally seen as good for the body, but new work from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine demonstrate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
A diet that contains a lot of fat is known to be a poor choice for good heath in part because it can cause metabolic syn
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2016
Health & Medicine
Sunlight gives us more than vitamin D, a new study shows. Through a completely separate pathway, sunlight prompts immune
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 21, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
The movement of tumor cells is dangerous to human health; metastatic cancer can migrate to adjacent tissue and even othe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2016
Microbiology
The first fecal transplant was done in humans in 1958, but has garnered a lot of interest as a beneficial therapeutic in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUPITER, FL – December 21, 2016 – In a new study, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 19, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are vast swaths of genomic regions that don't code for protein, once nicknamed and thought of as junk DNA and RNA.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2016
Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Females carry two X chromosomes, and the genes of one of those chromosomes cannot be expressed during development or myr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch