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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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AUG 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 20, 2020Plants & Animals
August 20th, 2020 is World Mosquito Day. Why celebrate an animal dubbed as one of the “world’s deadliest&rdq ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 18, 2020Health & Medicine
Even as countries are now gradually starting to reopen after lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Researche ...AUG 18, 2020Microbiology
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium: Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Its origins ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
It's been hypothesized that animals like the woolly mammoth, woolly rhinoceros and cave lion began to disappear at t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2020Microbiology
Microbes in our gastrointestinal tract may not only be closely linked to our health, but they may also be useful as a di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Once, it was thought that the tongue had zones that sensed different tastes. Researchers have learned a lot more about h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want answers for the one in every hundred mothers that lose a child to stillbirth.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are revealing more about the critical functios of the cerebellum, which is Latin for "little brain."Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 16, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria in the gut have a powerful influence on our health, in part because all of those microbes have genes of their o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 15, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the genome can sometimes have a huge impact, and researchers have found two that increase the risk of e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
There are several coronaviruses that we know about, and they cause a wide range of illnesses. Some, like SARS-CoV-2, are ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 13, 2020Plants & Animals
In 2007, an outbreak of yellow fever devastated the howler monkey population of El Parque El Piñalito. A genetic mutatio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists from Oxford University have shown that a single gene can make some strains of Staphylococcus aureus (the bact ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 11, 2020Microbiology
While we can exert a degree of control over our surroundings, we still share the world and our bodies with microbes.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2020Microbiology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, and it can infect immune cells called macrophages in the lungs that would normall ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
We have known for decades that lead harms the body. This work can help explain how that happens.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 07, 2020Cardiology
The time it takes for a person experiencing cardiac arrest to get help can make the difference between life and death.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 05, 2020Neuroscience
A new study from University College London (UCL) confirms that the brain steadily uses 20% of the body’s metabolic ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAUG 04, 2020Cancer
In an analysis of how regulators review pesticides for their potential to cause cancer, researchers at Silent Spring Ins ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 04, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists, for reasons that are unclear, mixed eggs and sperm from two different species of fish and ended up creating ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2020Chemistry & Physics
If this year has been nothing but stress and you are looking for a venue for some "serious" laughter, this is ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 03, 2020Earth & The Environment
Have you ever heard of biocrusts? No, it’s not a new kind of pizza crust. Biocrusts refer to a group of tiny deser ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Microplastics make headlines frequently these days, and a discovery from Arizona State University (ASU) researchers is b
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 20, 2020
Plants & Animals
August 20th, 2020 is World Mosquito Day. Why celebrate an animal dubbed as one of the “world’s deadliest&rdq
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
Even as countries are now gradually starting to reopen after lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Researche
...
AUG 18, 2020
Microbiology
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterium: Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Its origins ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
It's been hypothesized that animals like the woolly mammoth, woolly rhinoceros and cave lion began to disappear at t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2020
Microbiology
Microbes in our gastrointestinal tract may not only be closely linked to our health, but they may also be useful as a di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once, it was thought that the tongue had zones that sensed different tastes. Researchers have learned a lot more about h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers want answers for the one in every hundred mothers that lose a child to stillbirth.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers are revealing more about the critical functios of the cerebellum, which is Latin for "little brain."
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria in the gut have a powerful influence on our health, in part because all of those microbes have genes of their o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 15, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Small changes in the genome can sometimes have a huge impact, and researchers have found two that increase the risk of e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are several coronaviruses that we know about, and they cause a wide range of illnesses. Some, like SARS-CoV-2, are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2020
Plants & Animals
In 2007, an outbreak of yellow fever devastated the howler monkey population of El Parque El Piñalito. A genetic mutatio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists from Oxford University have shown that a single gene can make some strains of Staphylococcus aureus (the bact
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 11, 2020
Microbiology
While we can exert a degree of control over our surroundings, we still share the world and our bodies with microbes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2020
Microbiology
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, and it can infect immune cells called macrophages in the lungs that would normall
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
We have known for decades that lead harms the body. This work can help explain how that happens.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 07, 2020
Cardiology
The time it takes for a person experiencing cardiac arrest to get help can make the difference between life and death.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2020
Neuroscience
A new study from University College London (UCL) confirms that the brain steadily uses 20% of the body’s metabolic
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 04, 2020
Cancer
In an analysis of how regulators review pesticides for their potential to cause cancer, researchers at Silent Spring Ins
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 04, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists, for reasons that are unclear, mixed eggs and sperm from two different species of fish and ended up creating
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
If this year has been nothing but stress and you are looking for a venue for some "serious" laughter, this is
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 03, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Have you ever heard of biocrusts? No, it’s not a new kind of pizza crust. Biocrusts refer to a group of tiny deser
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan