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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 13, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There are billions of nucleotides in the human genome, and researchers once thought that there were as many as 100,000 p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm and egg cells, or gametes, are unusual. Egg cells are some of the largest cell types, and sperm are some of the sm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2022Microbiology
Many fibromyalgia patients spent years waiting for clinicians to acknowledge their condition, and researchers have been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 12, 2022Technology
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab have created a novel fabrication process to pro ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 11, 2022Immunology
New research has suggested that inflammation in the gut can reach far beyond the digestive system to affect other areas, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 10, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are often referred to as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Research has now found more evidence that Western diets that include high levels of red or processed meats, sugars, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere, even in our bodies. While some might be dangerous, many have beneficial, positive roles. Resear ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2022Immunology
Some common bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus have both harmless and pathogenic versions. While staph is often harmles ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been able to use animal models to study human disease, but there are clear limitations to that approach ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2022Immunology
Researchers have created a new 'universal' flu vaccine, which is directed against type A influenza viruses. It w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2022Neuroscience
European researchers analyzed the health records of about half the entire population of Denmark, which included 919,731 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Globally, temperatures are on the rise. Between the years of 2009 and 2019, glaciers around the world lost an average of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A newly-discovered signaling molecule known as SCUBE3 may be able to stimulate hair growth in those with androgenetic al ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 03, 2022Microbiology
Norovirus is a name for a group of viruses that causes stomach distress, like severe vomiting and diarrhea. The infectio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Though there is no standard of normal aging, people with HIV tend to get age-related diseases at younger ages compared t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Mammals, including humans, have at least two different types of fat tissue. White fat is the tissue where energy is prim ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUL 01, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Since the dawn of human history, we have always wondered how we got here. What processes took place that brought us from ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Written by John Winsor The scientific industry is massive, with millions of lab workers generating biohazard bags full o ...JUL 01, 2022Immunology
Smallpox is caused by the variola virus, which can be spread though infectious droplets that are exhaled as people talk, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 30, 2022Plants & Animals
Scientists have long wondered what Earth was like in its most nascent stage. More importantly, researchers have tried to ...Written By: Ryan VingumJUN 30, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that when people have a Zika or dengue virus infection, they release a molecule that can attract ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2022Neuroscience
University of Rochester researchers published a study in eLife in which they examined a novel neural mechanism involved ...Written By: Kerry CharronJUN 28, 2022Immunology
For centuries, the thymus was dismissed as a vestigial organ. But in the 60s, researchers suggested that it was actually ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There are billions of nucleotides in the human genome, and researchers once thought that there were as many as 100,000 p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sperm and egg cells, or gametes, are unusual. Egg cells are some of the largest cell types, and sperm are some of the sm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2022
Microbiology
Many fibromyalgia patients spent years waiting for clinicians to acknowledge their condition, and researchers have been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2022
Technology
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab have created a novel fabrication process to pro
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 11, 2022
Immunology
New research has suggested that inflammation in the gut can reach far beyond the digestive system to affect other areas,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 10, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
PFAS Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, such as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are often referred to as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Research has now found more evidence that Western diets that include high levels of red or processed meats, sugars, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere, even in our bodies. While some might be dangerous, many have beneficial, positive roles. Resear
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2022
Immunology
Some common bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus have both harmless and pathogenic versions. While staph is often harmles
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been able to use animal models to study human disease, but there are clear limitations to that approach
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2022
Immunology
Researchers have created a new 'universal' flu vaccine, which is directed against type A influenza viruses. It w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2022
Neuroscience
European researchers analyzed the health records of about half the entire population of Denmark, which included 919,731
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Globally, temperatures are on the rise. Between the years of 2009 and 2019, glaciers around the world lost an average of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A newly-discovered signaling molecule known as SCUBE3 may be able to stimulate hair growth in those with androgenetic al
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 03, 2022
Microbiology
Norovirus is a name for a group of viruses that causes stomach distress, like severe vomiting and diarrhea. The infectio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Though there is no standard of normal aging, people with HIV tend to get age-related diseases at younger ages compared t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mammals, including humans, have at least two different types of fat tissue. White fat is the tissue where energy is prim
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUL 01, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Since the dawn of human history, we have always wondered how we got here. What processes took place that brought us from
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Written by John Winsor The scientific industry is massive, with millions of lab workers generating biohazard bags full o
...
JUL 01, 2022
Immunology
Smallpox is caused by the variola virus, which can be spread though infectious droplets that are exhaled as people talk,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 30, 2022
Plants & Animals
Scientists have long wondered what Earth was like in its most nascent stage. More importantly, researchers have tried to
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
JUN 30, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have found that when people have a Zika or dengue virus infection, they release a molecule that can attract
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2022
Neuroscience
University of Rochester researchers published a study in eLife in which they examined a novel neural mechanism involved
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUN 28, 2022
Immunology
For centuries, the thymus was dismissed as a vestigial organ. But in the 60s, researchers suggested that it was actually
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch