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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 23, 2021Cancer
In experiments with mice, researchers from the Netherlands have found that some antibiotics may be effective in tre ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 23, 2021Cancer
A new drug can kill between 95 and 100% of cancer cells in mice with human estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer. The ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 22, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
To study biology, researchers need models. Once those models might have been a bit limited to organisms like rats or mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2021Microbiology
As the climate warms and long-frozen surfaces begin to thaw, scientists are finding ancient animals and organisms. In so ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Conservation Biology reports the highest ever concentration of microplastics concentrating in d ...Written By: Samantha LottJUL 21, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have shown that it's possible to assess what organisms might be living in a particular habitat by collecting ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Even Giant Galapagos Tortoises, (seen here migrating in a photo by Juan Manuel GarcÃa) are not safe from the world's ant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2021Plants & Animals
Feral pigs are considered to be a destructive, menacing invasive species in several parts of the world including the sou ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2021Microbiology
Viral infections are difficult to treat - antibiotics only work against bacteria - and there are few effective antibodie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 18, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Genetic tools have enabled scientists to assess the evolution of humans through DNA, and researchers have shown that mod ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2021Plants & Animals
New research has found that temperature is the main driver behind an increased body size throughout human evolution.Written By: Brittany Kenyon-FlattJUL 17, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have been revealing the importance of gut bacteria; the huge numbers of bacterial species in our gastrointest ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2021Cancer
Exercise releases molecules into the bloodstream that reduce the growth of bowel cancer cells, say researchers from the ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 16, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
We now know that COVID-19 can cause a range of symptoms. Some of these problems are taking months to clear up in patient ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Exposure to toxic chemicals in childhood could have unlikely effects on personality, and behavioral traits in adulthood, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 15, 2021Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and, ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2021Earth & The Environment
For years, researchers have been warning about the environmental consequences of deforestation in Southeast Asia, an are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Microbiology
In nature, growing populations from bacterial colonies to humans tend to expand. In pulled expansions, the individuals a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed the first diagnostic “pen” that acts as a guide for surgeons, helping them distin ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 12, 2021Cardiology
The heart is a muscle, and the wall of the heart has several layers. In a condition called myocarditis, the middle layer ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2021
Cancer
In experiments with mice, researchers from the Netherlands have found that some antibiotics may be effective in tre
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 23, 2021
Cancer
A new drug can kill between 95 and 100% of cancer cells in mice with human estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 22, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
To study biology, researchers need models. Once those models might have been a bit limited to organisms like rats or mic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2021
Microbiology
As the climate warms and long-frozen surfaces begin to thaw, scientists are finding ancient animals and organisms. In so
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Conservation Biology reports the highest ever concentration of microplastics concentrating in d
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
JUL 21, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have shown that it's possible to assess what organisms might be living in a particular habitat by collecting
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even Giant Galapagos Tortoises, (seen here migrating in a photo by Juan Manuel GarcÃa) are not safe from the world's ant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2021
Plants & Animals
Feral pigs are considered to be a destructive, menacing invasive species in several parts of the world including the sou
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2021
Microbiology
Viral infections are difficult to treat - antibiotics only work against bacteria - and there are few effective antibodie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 18, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic tools have enabled scientists to assess the evolution of humans through DNA, and researchers have shown that mod
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2021
Plants & Animals
New research has found that temperature is the main driver behind an increased body size throughout human evolution.
Written By:
Brittany Kenyon-Flatt
JUL 17, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have been revealing the importance of gut bacteria; the huge numbers of bacterial species in our gastrointest
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2021
Cancer
Exercise releases molecules into the bloodstream that reduce the growth of bowel cancer cells, say researchers from the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 16, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
We now know that COVID-19 can cause a range of symptoms. Some of these problems are taking months to clear up in patient
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics are the parts of the genome that can affect the activity of genes but don't involve making changes to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Exposure to toxic chemicals in childhood could have unlikely effects on personality, and behavioral traits in adulthood,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 15, 2021
Immunology
Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and,
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Nature is in decline; the planet has lost a tremendous amount of biodiversity over the past few years due to human actio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2021
Earth & The Environment
For years, researchers have been warning about the environmental consequences of deforestation in Southeast Asia, an are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Microbiology
In nature, growing populations from bacterial colonies to humans tend to expand. In pulled expansions, the individuals a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Some life forms can enter a kind of dormant state, where they wait for the right conditions so they can reemerge; fungi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Plants & Animals
Before plants could be easily grown to produce delicious foods that we're all familiar with, they had to be domesticated
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed the first diagnostic “pen” that acts as a guide for surgeons, helping them distin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 12, 2021
Cardiology
The heart is a muscle, and the wall of the heart has several layers. In a condition called myocarditis, the middle layer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch