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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 11, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Household pets may act as a reservoir for mcr-1, a gene that is resistant to a last-resort antibiotic, colistin. The fin ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 11, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 09, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a "wearable" patch to detect the gaseous substances plants emit when diseased or stressed,Written By: Anne MedinaJUL 08, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Children with Down syndrome have a significantly higher likelihood myeloid leukemia occurring in the first five years of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2021Plants & Animals
This image by researcher Viktor Radermacher shows the Heterodontosaurus tucki & a digital reconstruction of the fossil w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been investigating whether silent mutations have a biological impact. We know that proteins are made of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2021Cardiology
Changes in a person's financial state have been recognized as a major cause of stress . Now researchers have found inves ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
The perineuronal net is known to play a crucial role in memory. This structure surrounds certain neurons, encasing their ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In the 60s, neuroscientists proposed that specific brain cells were connected to the recognition of specific objects, us ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2021Cardiology
Heart disease is a major killer, and high blood pressure is a major risk factor. About 65 percent of American adults hav ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
In human cells, lengthy strands of DNA have to be carefully organized and compacted so they'll fit into the nucleus; our ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Folate is necessary for a healthy pregnancy; low folate levels can lead to neural tube defects. A lack of folate, a nutr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2021Earth & The Environment
The heat wave that has been devastating communities in western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States may ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Rett syndrome is a neurological disorder that mostly affects girls; affected individuals develop normally until they're ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Fish can serve as good research models. They can develop quickly, outside of the mother where they can be observed. Some ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2021Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
With newborn screenings, clinicians can now identify newly born infants that carry genetic mutations that will lead to d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2021Immunology
Eating too much sugar and fat can have a dramatic impact on the gut microflora, which in turn can flare up inflammatory ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 30, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The common, two-stranded helical structure of DNA was discovered over one hundred years ago. Many researchers would go o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 29, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems that people have known for a long time, and research has suggested that stress can cause hair to turn gray. Now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 28, 2021Microbiology
According to WHO there have been six cholera pandemics since the pathogen emerged from the Ganges river delta sometime i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2021Earth & The Environment
Some have suggested that excess atmospheric carbon can promote plant growth, and maybe bigger plants would take up more ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2021Microbiology
The many microbes in our gastrointestinal tract affect us, and they, in turn, are affected by what we eat. Scientists ar ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUL 11, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Household pets may act as a reservoir for mcr-1, a gene that is resistant to a last-resort antibiotic, colistin. The fin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 11, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's been thought that songbirds are unable to taste sugar. Songbirds lack a protein that's crucial for many animals inc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 09, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have developed a "wearable" patch to detect the gaseous substances plants emit when diseased or stressed,
Written By:
Anne Medina
JUL 08, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Children with Down syndrome have a significantly higher likelihood myeloid leukemia occurring in the first five years of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2021
Plants & Animals
This image by researcher Viktor Radermacher shows the Heterodontosaurus tucki & a digital reconstruction of the fossil w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have been investigating whether silent mutations have a biological impact. We know that proteins are made of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2021
Cardiology
Changes in a person's financial state have been recognized as a major cause of stress . Now researchers have found inves
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
The perineuronal net is known to play a crucial role in memory. This structure surrounds certain neurons, encasing their
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In the 60s, neuroscientists proposed that specific brain cells were connected to the recognition of specific objects, us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2021
Cardiology
Heart disease is a major killer, and high blood pressure is a major risk factor. About 65 percent of American adults hav
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
In human cells, lengthy strands of DNA have to be carefully organized and compacted so they'll fit into the nucleus; our
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Folate is necessary for a healthy pregnancy; low folate levels can lead to neural tube defects. A lack of folate, a nutr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The heat wave that has been devastating communities in western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States may
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Rett syndrome is a neurological disorder that mostly affects girls; affected individuals develop normally until they're
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Fish can serve as good research models. They can develop quickly, outside of the mother where they can be observed. Some
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2021
Microbiology
This image by Dominik Göldner, BGAEU, shows the skull of a hunter gatherer that was recovered from a site in present-day
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
With newborn screenings, clinicians can now identify newly born infants that carry genetic mutations that will lead to d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2021
Immunology
Eating too much sugar and fat can have a dramatic impact on the gut microflora, which in turn can flare up inflammatory
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 30, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The common, two-stranded helical structure of DNA was discovered over one hundred years ago. Many researchers would go o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Microbiology
Viruses are not the only microbes that can cause serious public health problems. Researchers have been warning about a p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 29, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It seems that people have known for a long time, and research has suggested that stress can cause hair to turn gray. Now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 28, 2021
Microbiology
According to WHO there have been six cholera pandemics since the pathogen emerged from the Ganges river delta sometime i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Some have suggested that excess atmospheric carbon can promote plant growth, and maybe bigger plants would take up more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2021
Microbiology
The many microbes in our gastrointestinal tract affect us, and they, in turn, are affected by what we eat. Scientists ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch