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Population science is a field of epidemiology focuses on why some populations are healthier than others. Population scientists use the information learned when comparing the health of populations to research ways to improve health.
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DEC 29, 2021Plants & Animals
Dog allergies are becoming increasingly common; some estimates suggest that 10-20% of the world’s population has s ...Written By: Ryan VingumDEC 23, 2021Cardiology
Small changes in the sequence of genes can have a variety of biological impacts. Mutations that alter only one base pair ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The UK Biobank is an unprecedented resource that has provided researchers with essential data from half a million people ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have given us unprecedented insight into the history of humanity. Researchers ha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 06, 2021Health & Medicine
Vaccines stimulate the immune system to defend us against serious infectious diseases. In addition, vaccination prevents ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioDEC 02, 2021Earth & The Environment
COVID-19 lockdowns made stark changes to Earth’s air pollution. In the early stages of the pandemic, people starte ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 28, 2021Microbiology
Accumulating evidence has suggested that the community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tracts of most organisms have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Research tools that are used to analyze gene expression have gotten cheaper, faster, and incredibly complex. An entire h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 23, 2021Microbiology
When the parasite Plasmodium falciparium is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans, it causes malaria. So what does it do ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2021Microbiology
Zoonosis is a serious health concern, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown. Viruses that infect one species can acquire ge ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2021Health & Medicine
First, there was the Human Genome Project, a monumental, international effort to map the entire human genome down to its ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 16, 2021Plants & Animals
The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most biodiverse locations on Earth, home to more than 3 million different species. I ...Written By: Ryan VingumNOV 02, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is an umbrella term for several age-related disorders that can cause cognitive problems such as dysfunction in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 01, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Osteoarthritis is a painful condition in which joints become inflamed, leading them to feel stiff or sore, especially in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 31, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The Silk Road has long been known as a trade route that connected different cultures, and one area now known as the Xinj ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 26, 2021Earth & The Environment
Soil quality is growing ever more important as we attempt to feed the growing world population. Our soils are being degr ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 25, 2021Plants & Animals
Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are common conditions that cause a range of morbidities, such as stro ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 22, 2021Genetics & Genomics
To clear a viral infection, the human body has to mount an effective immune response. After detecting the pathogen, immu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2021Plants & Animals
Processed foods—chips, soda, frozen meals, the kinds of foods designed to have a long shelf life and be easy to pr ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 18, 2021Earth & The Environment
Water quality changes all over the globe as humans change land use and develop communities near water. The increase in t ...Written By: Samantha LottOCT 17, 2021Genetics & Genomics
A new study has used computational tools to investigate evolution in the human genome that's occurred over the past 50,0 ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 17, 2021Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms. Luckily, most pose no threat to us. But some harmless bacteria have the potential t ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2021
Plants & Animals
Dog allergies are becoming increasingly common; some estimates suggest that 10-20% of the world’s population has s
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 23, 2021
Cardiology
Small changes in the sequence of genes can have a variety of biological impacts. Mutations that alter only one base pair
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The UK Biobank is an unprecedented resource that has provided researchers with essential data from half a million people
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Advances in DNA sequencing technologies have given us unprecedented insight into the history of humanity. Researchers ha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2021
Health & Medicine
Vaccines stimulate the immune system to defend us against serious infectious diseases. In addition, vaccination prevents
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
DEC 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
COVID-19 lockdowns made stark changes to Earth’s air pollution. In the early stages of the pandemic, people starte
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 28, 2021
Microbiology
Accumulating evidence has suggested that the community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tracts of most organisms have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The biology of organisms can be affected by environmental pressures through the genome. For example, if a genetic mutati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research tools that are used to analyze gene expression have gotten cheaper, faster, and incredibly complex. An entire h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some animals can produce offspring from an unfertilized egg in an asexual reproduction process known as parthogenesis. W
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 23, 2021
Microbiology
When the parasite Plasmodium falciparium is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans, it causes malaria. So what does it do
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2021
Microbiology
Zoonosis is a serious health concern, as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown. Viruses that infect one species can acquire ge
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
First, there was the Human Genome Project, a monumental, international effort to map the entire human genome down to its
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 16, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most biodiverse locations on Earth, home to more than 3 million different species. I
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
NOV 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Dementia is an umbrella term for several age-related disorders that can cause cognitive problems such as dysfunction in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Osteoarthritis is a painful condition in which joints become inflamed, leading them to feel stiff or sore, especially in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 31, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The Silk Road has long been known as a trade route that connected different cultures, and one area now known as the Xinj
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 26, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Soil quality is growing ever more important as we attempt to feed the growing world population. Our soils are being degr
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 25, 2021
Plants & Animals
Diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are common conditions that cause a range of morbidities, such as stro
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
To clear a viral infection, the human body has to mount an effective immune response. After detecting the pathogen, immu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2021
Plants & Animals
Processed foods—chips, soda, frozen meals, the kinds of foods designed to have a long shelf life and be easy to pr
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 18, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Water quality changes all over the globe as humans change land use and develop communities near water. The increase in t
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
OCT 17, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
A new study has used computational tools to investigate evolution in the human genome that's occurred over the past 50,0
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 17, 2021
Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms. Luckily, most pose no threat to us. But some harmless bacteria have the potential t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch