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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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OCT 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can transmit the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite to humans. Malaria was estimated to have caused the deat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2020Plants & Animals
A team of researchers and personnel on military bases have reported in a project in which they looked for an emerging fu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Terahertz waves sit in the far infrared/microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and can be generated by power ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2020Microbiology
Flaviviruses like dengue, West Nile, Zika, Japanese Encephalitis, and yellow fever infect over 400 million people a year ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The NMDA receptor is known to play a crucial role in memory, and synaptic plasticity - where neurons change, altering ne ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2020Microbiology
Rubella is a contagious, airborne viral infection that can lead to rash, fever, and sore throat. It's especially dangero ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to selectively target certain cancer cells with CRISPR.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 09, 2020Plants & Animals
Over the past decade, humpback whales have become increasingly common in waters known as the New York-New Jersey Bight. ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 07, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have confirmed previous studies that have suggested that some cases of cerebral palsy are due to a genetic mu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2020Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There are different types of dementia, a term for a loss of cognitive function, including Alzheimer's disease and Le ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2020Cardiology
The work may help explain why men and women are at risk for different diseases and often respond to different treatments ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Our cells carry special structures called organelles, with each different organelle performing various specialized, crit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2020Microbiology
Not all viruses affect animal cells; some viruses can infect bacteria. Humans are known to carry vast numbers of microor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many drugs can have a wide range of impacts on the patients that take them; doctors often have to adjust a person's dosa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for cocaine addiction, which affects millions of people around the world and has a high relapse ra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
During development and throughout our lives, cells have to 'know' where to go to form the right structures and properly ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2020Microbiology
Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae. Cholera has been a scourge throughout human history, and i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2020Cancer
One key to understanding cancer metabolomics lies in the ability to accurately replicate the natural environment of the ...Sponsored By: Human Metabolome TechnologiesSEP 30, 2020Microbiology
Schistosomiasis doesn't get much research attention, but it affects around 240 million people around the world, killing ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 30, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Genetic research has upended what we thought was true of Vikings. These seafaring invaders left archeological sites thro ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Portsmouth and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, highlights the concern that global farmin ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 29, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been trying to find out why some people get such severe illness from SA ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can transmit the malaria-causing Plasmodium parasite to humans. Malaria was estimated to have caused the deat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2020
Plants & Animals
A team of researchers and personnel on military bases have reported in a project in which they looked for an emerging fu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Terahertz waves sit in the far infrared/microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, and can be generated by power
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2020
Microbiology
Flaviviruses like dengue, West Nile, Zika, Japanese Encephalitis, and yellow fever infect over 400 million people a year
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The NMDA receptor is known to play a crucial role in memory, and synaptic plasticity - where neurons change, altering ne
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2020
Microbiology
Rubella is a contagious, airborne viral infection that can lead to rash, fever, and sore throat. It's especially dangero
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to selectively target certain cancer cells with CRISPR.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 09, 2020
Plants & Animals
Over the past decade, humpback whales have become increasingly common in waters known as the New York-New Jersey Bight.
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have confirmed previous studies that have suggested that some cases of cerebral palsy are due to a genetic mu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There are different types of dementia, a term for a loss of cognitive function, including Alzheimer's disease and Le
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2020
Cardiology
The work may help explain why men and women are at risk for different diseases and often respond to different treatments
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our cells carry special structures called organelles, with each different organelle performing various specialized, crit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2020
Microbiology
Not all viruses affect animal cells; some viruses can infect bacteria. Humans are known to carry vast numbers of microor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many drugs can have a wide range of impacts on the patients that take them; doctors often have to adjust a person's dosa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for cocaine addiction, which affects millions of people around the world and has a high relapse ra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
During development and throughout our lives, cells have to 'know' where to go to form the right structures and properly
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2020
Microbiology
Cholera is an intestinal infection caused by Vibrio cholerae. Cholera has been a scourge throughout human history, and i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2020
Cancer
One key to understanding cancer metabolomics lies in the ability to accurately replicate the natural environment of the
...
Sponsored By:
Human Metabolome Technologies
SEP 30, 2020
Microbiology
Schistosomiasis doesn't get much research attention, but it affects around 240 million people around the world, killing
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 30, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Genetic research has upended what we thought was true of Vikings. These seafaring invaders left archeological sites thro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Portsmouth and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, highlights the concern that global farmin
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 29, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used imaging tools to show that Parkinson's disease may actually be two different diseases, one that st
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Since the start of the pandemic, scientists have been trying to find out why some people get such severe illness from SA
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch