Sentences with phrase «biological level understanding»

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Visualizing cellular components and processes at the molecular level is important for understanding the basis of any biological activity.

Depression affects some 350 million people worldwide, costing billions in health care expenses and decreased work productivity, yet the illness is poorly understood on a biological level.

Future trials that dynamically measure additional biological information, such as cortisol levels (another marker of stress) and blood pressure, are now warranted to further advance our understanding of the relationship between stress and blighted urban environments.»

«A phylogeny and taxonomy is fundamental for all fields of biology that use lizards and snakes, to understand how to classify the species being studied, to interpret biological patterns in terms of relatedness, and even at a more basic level, to count how many species are in an area, for example, for conservation management purposes.»

Ibáñez considers that «this result confirms the need to dedicate more resources to basic research that advances knowledge of biological systems at the molecular level, in order to understand them better and thus be able to resolve the problems that arise in patients.»

Meanwhile the technologies needed to understand the regulation of fat accumulation in fat cells and thus the biological basis of obesity — specifically, techniques to accurately measure fatty acids and hormone levels in the blood — were not invented until the late 1950s.

First is a systems level, to understand how biological and molecular processes are integrated and affect each other.

Understanding mechanisms of vocal learning at a cellular level is a huge step toward being able to someday address the biological issues behind the behavioral issues,» said Sarah Bottjer, senior author of an article on the research that appears in the Journal of Neuroscience on Sept. 4.

Manipulating biological processes with minimal interference, from the cellular level to the behavior of whole organisms, is a burgeoning scientific effort to better understand how living things work and to develop more effective treatments for a range of medical disorders.

Research at EMSL, located on the PNNL campus, focuses principally on developing a molecular - level understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological processes that underlie the nations» most critical environmental and energy challenges.

Dr. Yu's research has evolved to understand interfacial phenomena at the fundamental atomic and molecular level that are relevant to the observed changes across multiple time and space scales in the environment, with implications in biological systems (e.g., biofilm and cell), aerosol, catalysis, and materials.

Understanding why this complexity is required, how and when distinct lipid molecules interact with proteins and how these interactions are in turn modulated by lipid metabolism will be critical for elucidating how biological membranes function on a molecular level.

Computational biology of today is a broad discipline that helps to bridge the world of single molecules and molecular assemblies with understanding biological processes in living systems at atomic level.

Systems biology is an approach to biomedical research in which scientists combine complex «omics» datasets to develop a more complete understanding of complex biological systems, such as the regulation of whole genome - level transcription, regulation of the 3D genome, the role of signaling and metabolic pathways in disease, and more.

These tools will help to better understand ongoing changes in chemical and biological state of the North Sea from alkalinity fluxes originating from the Wadden Sea over a synthesis model that integrates OA sensitivities at organism level into a North Sea ecosystem model (5.1) to an economical impact assessment.

We study learning and memory at the genetic level to understand the structure, regulation, evolution and biological function of genes that are required for normal learning and memory.

The goal of these integrated studies is to understand complex biological systems on a molecular level.

Dr. Jennifer Garrison is interested in understanding how neuropeptides control behavior at both the cell biological and neural circuit level.

In his role as chair of Structural Biology, Kalodimos will continue building a world class department that will provide researchers with the most advanced technologies to tackle important biological systems with the overarching goal to understand health and disease at a molecular level.

Scientists are now beginning to understand the links between stress, hormonal levels, inflammation and using yoga to fight disease on a biological level.

Perhaps the most notable of these at the international level is the Convention on Biological Diversity's Decision XIII / 14 para 6 which notes «that more transdisciplinary research and sharing of knowledge among appropriate institutions is needed in order to better understand the impacts of climate - related geoengineering on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, socio - economic, cultural and ethical issues and regulatory options.»

Researchers began to take an interest, struggling to understand how the level of carbon dioxide had changed in the past, and how the level was influenced by chemical and biological forces.

... [To understand why dwarf versions of the various animals appeared and then disappeared from the fossil record, Gingerich turned to colleagues at the University of Michigan Biological Station who are studying the effects of elevated carbon dioxide levels — associated with global warming — on plant growth.

Secondly, it is acknowledged that for understanding the determinants and development of behaviour and mental health information is needed at different levels, that is, social (e.g. socioeconomic background), psychological (e.g. temperament), and biological (HPA - function, DNA).18 Adherence to the second principle is demonstrated by the broad range of measures that has been included in the study (Table 2).