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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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FEB 11, 2025Microbiology
New research from scientists at Northwester University looked at the impact of juice-only diets, and the results showed ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2025Genetics & Genomics
The human genome can have some quirky features, like copy number variation. When this happens, an individual carries, or ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2025Earth & The Environment
Plastic materials are in widespread use, and this tough stuff sticks around in the environment. When plastic packaging, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Transcription factors are proteins that can bind to DNA and affect the expression of genes; some are known as master reg ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Ancient viruses are embedded everywhere in the human genome. It's thought that about 8% of the human genome...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 27, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Although scientists can learn a lot from cell culture and animal models, they cannot truly substitute for all parts of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2025Microbiology
Researchers have learned more about how beneficial bacteria in the gut microbiome can help protect against infection. Th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2024Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that anywhere from 3 to 7% of school-age children may have dyslexia, a neruodevelopmental issue that affe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study has shown that people who have asthma or sniffling caused by allergies also carry a different set of fungi i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2024Microbiology
In recent decades, scientists have revealed the importance of the human microbiome - the vast community of microbes that ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate-based herbicides are among the most commonly applied herbicides in the world. Glyphosate takes aim at a plant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 12, 2024Microbiology
Urological diseases such as urinary tract infections (UTI) and kidney stones are a serious burden and are considered the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization is investigating a mysterious illness now known as Disease X, which has sickened hundreds ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Sickle cell disease refers to a group of genetic diseases that impact a protein that ferries oxygen through the blood. T ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2024Genetics & Genomics
The expression of genes has to be very carefully controlled by cells; serious problems can arise when genes are expresse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
High temperatures are known to be a killer, and historically, it is not unusual for extreme heat to cause tens of thousa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is an incredible technique that was developed in the 1980s. It uses radio waves, giant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
A collection of over forty new studies about the Human Cell Atlas has now been published. This work encompasses the effo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The significance of the human gut microbiome, a vast community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, has been known ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2024Microbiology
Oropouche virus (OROV) was first identified in a human patient in 1955 in a fevered charcoal worker on Trinidad, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 05, 2024Microbiology
New studies have provided novel insights into long COVID, which continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The ex ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 23, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental condition that can be diagnosed at any age, although ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a po ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2025
Microbiology
New research from scientists at Northwester University looked at the impact of juice-only diets, and the results showed
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome can have some quirky features, like copy number variation. When this happens, an individual carries, or
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Plastic materials are in widespread use, and this tough stuff sticks around in the environment. When plastic packaging,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Transcription factors are proteins that can bind to DNA and affect the expression of genes; some are known as master reg
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Ancient viruses are embedded everywhere in the human genome. It's thought that about 8% of the human genome...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 27, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Although scientists can learn a lot from cell culture and animal models, they cannot truly substitute for all parts of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2025
Microbiology
Researchers have learned more about how beneficial bacteria in the gut microbiome can help protect against infection. Th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Can a kind of genetic favoritism explain why some people carry disease-causing mutations, but do not have a disease?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
It's estimated that anywhere from 3 to 7% of school-age children may have dyslexia, a neruodevelopmental issue that affe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A new study has shown that people who have asthma or sniffling caused by allergies also carry a different set of fungi i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2024
Microbiology
In recent decades, scientists have revealed the importance of the human microbiome - the vast community of microbes that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate-based herbicides are among the most commonly applied herbicides in the world. Glyphosate takes aim at a plant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 12, 2024
Microbiology
Urological diseases such as urinary tract infections (UTI) and kidney stones are a serious burden and are considered the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization is investigating a mysterious illness now known as Disease X, which has sickened hundreds
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Sickle cell disease refers to a group of genetic diseases that impact a protein that ferries oxygen through the blood. T
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
The expression of genes has to be very carefully controlled by cells; serious problems can arise when genes are expresse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
High temperatures are known to be a killer, and historically, it is not unusual for extreme heat to cause tens of thousa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is an incredible technique that was developed in the 1980s. It uses radio waves, giant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
A collection of over forty new studies about the Human Cell Atlas has now been published. This work encompasses the effo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The significance of the human gut microbiome, a vast community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, has been known
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2024
Microbiology
Oropouche virus (OROV) was first identified in a human patient in 1955 in a fevered charcoal worker on Trinidad, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 05, 2024
Microbiology
New studies have provided novel insights into long COVID, which continues to affect millions of people worldwide. The ex
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental condition that can be diagnosed at any age, although
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch