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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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JUN 03, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The Salmonella bacterium is a common cause of foodborne illness, and it isn't unusual to find strains of the microbe in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2022Genetics & Genomics
There are about three billion bases in the human genome, and each letter is either an adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 01, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
How To Ship Your Lab Material Legally and Prevent Molecular Damage Written by Scott Weitze Shipping biological and molec ...MAY 31, 2022Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2022Neuroscience
Different parts of the brain have been carefully mapped, so we have some idea of what parts of the brain are used to per ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria, organelles popularly known as powerhouses, are found in every cell, and they are crucial to cell function. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2022Earth & The Environment
Climate change is very real and is happening literally before our very eyes. With recent studies indicating a growing fe ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 28, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Scientists changed biomedical engineering and took gene editing to a new level when they created CRISPR-Cas9, which util ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Some species of lizards can detach their tails from their bodies when they feel threatened. This common defense mechanis ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizMAY 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The words “molecular biology” might sound intimidating to most, but it’s not quite as bad as you think ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 24, 2022Genetics & Genomics
You may have heard of haploid and diploid species, which carry one set of unpaired chromosomes, or two sets chromosomes, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2022Health & Medicine
Since the onset of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have been trying to determine why COVID-19 is more severe in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2022Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
An antibiotic known as clofoctol has shown promise in treating SARS-CoV-2 in mice. The corresponding study was published ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 19, 2022Neuroscience
Diets rich in fruits and vegetables may help reduce inattention issues in children with Attention deficit hyperactivity ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 17, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Labroots’ virtual events are a fantastic way to network and learn about others’ work. These events feature p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned a lot about individual genes, especially those that are connected to human disease. And while we ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2022Neuroscience
With neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques, researchers have gained new insights into dreaming. Scientists ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 16, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Gulf War illness (GWI) is an umbrella term that describes an array of chronic symptoms that have impacted an estimated 2 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2022Immunology
Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a promising therapy for those suffering from toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by a parasite l ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 12, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The genetic mutations that have been studied the most are those that have been linked to human disease, but what about m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Proline is an amino acid that is required for a variety of essential functions. Researchers have now found that proline ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
The composition of the gut microbiome is predictive of patient responses to statins. The corresponding study was publish ...Written By: Annie Lennon
JUN 03, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Salmonella bacterium is a common cause of foodborne illness, and it isn't unusual to find strains of the microbe in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
There are about three billion bases in the human genome, and each letter is either an adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 01, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
How To Ship Your Lab Material Legally and Prevent Molecular Damage Written by Scott Weitze Shipping biological and molec
...
MAY 31, 2022
Microbiology
Even this juvenile nudibranch from Quadra Island, British Columbia, has a microbiome. / Image credit: Niels Van Steenkis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2022
Neuroscience
Different parts of the brain have been carefully mapped, so we have some idea of what parts of the brain are used to per
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondria, organelles popularly known as powerhouses, are found in every cell, and they are crucial to cell function.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 29, 2022
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is very real and is happening literally before our very eyes. With recent studies indicating a growing fe
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 28, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists changed biomedical engineering and took gene editing to a new level when they created CRISPR-Cas9, which util
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Some species of lizards can detach their tails from their bodies when they feel threatened. This common defense mechanis
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
MAY 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The words “molecular biology” might sound intimidating to most, but it’s not quite as bad as you think
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 24, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
You may have heard of haploid and diploid species, which carry one set of unpaired chromosomes, or two sets chromosomes,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2022
Health & Medicine
Since the onset of the pandemic, researchers and clinicians have been trying to determine why COVID-19 is more severe in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2022
Microbiology
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
An antibiotic known as clofoctol has shown promise in treating SARS-CoV-2 in mice. The corresponding study was published
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 19, 2022
Neuroscience
Diets rich in fruits and vegetables may help reduce inattention issues in children with Attention deficit hyperactivity
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 17, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Labroots’ virtual events are a fantastic way to network and learn about others’ work. These events feature p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned a lot about individual genes, especially those that are connected to human disease. And while we
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2022
Neuroscience
With neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques, researchers have gained new insights into dreaming. Scientists ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 16, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Gulf War illness (GWI) is an umbrella term that describes an array of chronic symptoms that have impacted an estimated 2
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2022
Immunology
Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have discovered a promising therapy for those suffering from toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by a parasite l
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 12, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The genetic mutations that have been studied the most are those that have been linked to human disease, but what about m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Proline is an amino acid that is required for a variety of essential functions. Researchers have now found that proline
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The composition of the gut microbiome is predictive of patient responses to statins. The corresponding study was publish
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon