Until such time as we can precisely mimic
human and animal biology, and their diseases and treatments, either on a computer or using some other kind of substitute, animal research will continue to be vital to medical advancement.
These animal models have added huge volumes to our understanding of
human and animal biology, and will continue to add to our knowledge for many years to come.
Not exact matches
There is simply NO evidence of massive information - adding,
animal - benefiting mutations anywhere in
biology that could prompt the descendents of a single «prehistoric» reptile to morph into
human beings
and all 5,500 species of mammalia.
But have not those cosmologies that describe the universe as mostly blind, dead, loveless matter
and those
biologies that conceive all
animal life as ruthless power struggles vehemently denied the possibility
and relevance of love for
human life?
Popper indeed believes that the reduction of chemistry to physics, of
biology to chemistry, of
animal conscious or subconscious experience to
biology,
and of consciousness itself
and the creativeness of the
human mind to
animal experience, are all problems the complete success of which seems most unlikely if not impossible.
The amazing advances in molecular
biology blur the traditional hierarchical distinctions between man,
animal, plant
and mineral;
and the neurophysiological «explanation» of
human consciousness in terms of the components
and machinations of the brain even more dramatically illustrates how pure «matter» has assumed dominance in any attempt to make sense of our universe
and its manifestations.
The reduction of chemistry to physics, of
biology to chemistry, of
animal conscious or subconscious experience to
biology,
and of consciousness itself
and the creativeness of the
human mind to
animal experience, are all problems that are unlikely if not impossible to succeed.
Of course, reality is a lot more complicated than this rough caricature —
biology is NOT destiny for
animals with a complex brain,
and human instincts are filtered through layer upon layer of culture
and other learned behavior.
In 1859, Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory reinforced the conception that
animals could serve as models for
humans in the study of
biology and physiology.
This book is perfect for
biology students
and teachers, as well as anybody interested in the inner workings of
humans and other
animals.
Safer Medicines has put these concerns to the UK Department of Health
and the prime minister — to be told that «
human biology - based tests are not better able to predict adverse drug reactions in
humans than
animal tests».
New tests based on
human biology can predict many adverse reactions that
animal tests fail to do,
and could, for example, have detected the risk signals produced by Vioxx, which in
animal studies appeared to be safe,
and even beneficial to the heart.
WeizMass
and MatchWeiz are not limited to the study of plant metabolites but may also be used to investigate the
biology of other living systems, including
animal and human metabolism.
The ability to manufacture proteins, which at present are very difficult or even impossible to produce, in large quantities
and in their native form, rapidly
and inexpensively, will have an enormous impact in all sectors of
biology (biotechnology, nutrition, pharmacy,
human and animal health care,
and, in the near future, nanotechnology).
She earned her Bachelor's Degree in
biology from GoucherCollege
and her Master's Degree in environmental science
and natural resource policy from YaleUniversity, where she was a Dodge Fellow in
Human -
Animal Ecology.
We —
human and nonhuman
animals alike — do seem to have a shared ability, grounded in our
biology and helped along by evolutionary pressures, to tell apart «some»
and «many» or even small amounts of something.
Included are talks on mechanisms of aging in a wide range of established
and non-traditional
animal models with the key objective to enhance understanding of the basic
biology behind experimental
and lifestyle manipulations thought to have direct translational application to
human aging.
Dr. Yamanaka's iPS discovery, first completed with
animal cells in 2006
and with
human cells in 2007, has since altered the fields of cell
biology and stem cell research — opening promising new prospects for drug discovery, personalized medicine
and tissue regeneration.
Mining the genome of the disease - transmitting tsetse fly, researchers have revealed the genetic adaptions that allow it to have such unique
biology and transmit disease to both
humans and animals.
Students receive training with a «systems»
biology approach through courses, bench work, lab discussions
and publications spanning a broad range of muscle -
biology questions using studies at the level of single cells, tissues,
animals and humans.
We also encourage the submission of manuscripts that pertain to related areas of research but have broad implications for immune responses in all aspects of
human and experimental
animal biology.
• Addressing the
human - specific nature of antibodies is possible using Organ - Chips that recreate the complexity of
human biology, since novel antibody targets are not expressed in
animals and therefore require alternatives to current preclinical experimental methods.
About the «
Human Emulation System» Powered by Organs - On - Chips Technology Based on the Organs - on - Chips technology, Emulate has created a new living Human Emulation System ™ that provides a real - time window into the inner workings of human biology and disease — offering researchers a new technology designed to predict human response with greater precision and detail than today's cell culture or animal - based experimental tes
Human Emulation System» Powered by Organs - On - Chips Technology Based on the Organs - on - Chips technology, Emulate has created a new living
Human Emulation System ™ that provides a real - time window into the inner workings of human biology and disease — offering researchers a new technology designed to predict human response with greater precision and detail than today's cell culture or animal - based experimental tes
Human Emulation System ™ that provides a real - time window into the inner workings of
human biology and disease — offering researchers a new technology designed to predict human response with greater precision and detail than today's cell culture or animal - based experimental tes
human biology and disease — offering researchers a new technology designed to predict
human response with greater precision and detail than today's cell culture or animal - based experimental tes
human response with greater precision
and detail than today's cell culture or
animal - based experimental testing.
My training includes a five - year undergraduate degree in
animal physiology from one of Germany's leading universities for
biology (University of Tübingen, Germany), training in the conduct of
human psychophysical experiments
and in cognitive neuroscience from one of the world's major centres for cognitive neuroscience (Masters on
human face recognition at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics under Profs. Nico Troje, Heinrich Bülthoff
and Dezsö Varjú)
and training in coral reef
biology and ecology from the University of Queensland (PhD on visual ecology of reef fish) under Prof. Justin Marshall
and Prof. Jack Pettigrew).
Our platform is designed to emulate
human biology more accurately than current cell culture or
animal models,
and we are currently working with a diverse group of partners to test the way drugs, foods,
and chemicals affect
human health.
Repair; The
biology of aging convincingly shows nutrient sensors including insulin for glucose
and mTOR for protein, control a genetic pathway that is almost universally conserved among all
animal life from single celled yeast onward to
humans.
It is clear from the anthropological record, evolutionary
biology and basic anatomy
humans are acid digesters, not hindgut or ruminant digesters
and thus evolved to be fat burning
animals which are uniquely capable of metabolizing sugar on those seasonal occasions where fruits, berries or tubers were ripe.
•
Biology: The term
biology comes from the Greek, meaning study of life; therefore, this field of learning concerns plants
and animals and how the
human body works.
She is currently working toward a degree in global studies
and biology, with a focus on social justice
and human /
animal / environmental rights.
The interdisciplinary field of
animal behavior combines
biology and psychology for the translation of
animal actions
and movements into a way that
humans can understand.
She has expertise in the
biology of the whole
animal, spontaneous disease manifestations in both
human and non-
human animals,
and in experimental disease models in the laboratory setting.
Faculty research both
animal and human health, with an emphasis on infectious diseases
and immunology; cancer; neuroscience; musculoskeletal
biology and orthopedics;
and animal welfare science
and the
human -
animal bond.
Areas of concentration in the College of Veterinary Medicine include immunology
and infectious diseases, cancer, neuroscience, musculoskeletal
biology and orthopedics,
and animal welfare
and human -
animal bond.
Dr. Marc Bekoff — professor emeritus of ecology
and evolutionary
biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder,
and co-founder (with primatologist Jane Goodall) of Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals — argues that the same brain mechanisms that control moral behavior in
humans also control such behavior in other mammals.
The course provides hands - on experience in identifying
and characterizing disease - causing agents of
humans and animals; participants also visit the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, the school's veterinary anatomy laboratory, Sacramento Zoo, UC Davis Medical Center
and other sites to learn how their
biology studies connect with
animal,
human and environmental health.
«This whole notion of the
human -
animal bond goes so much deeper than how you choose a pet,» said Eric Strauss, a
biology professor at Loyola Marymount University
and the research paper's lead author.
«Drawing on substantial research in
animal behavior, evolutionary
biology,
and years of personal experience, Coren demonstrates that the average house dog can understand language at about the level of a two - year - old
human.
With a bachelor of science degree in environmental studies
and biology from Hobart
and William Smith Colleges, Hilary plans to pursue a master's degree in anthrozoology, the study of
human animal interactions, with a focus on applied behavior analysis.
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Submitted artwork should reflect the artist's effort to explore, through a combination of independent research
and collaboration with scientific experts, the basic
biology of their selected
animal or
animals, its urban ecology,
and the ways it interacts with
humans.
Drawing from studies on
animal theory,
biology, ethology, philosophy, anthropology
and literature, each participant presents their own take on locating the
human and other
animals within worlds that we have come to call «nature»
and «culture».
• Knowledge of raw materials, quality control, production processes,
and cost control • Familiar with the equipment
and techniques necessary for growing
and harvesting raw ingredients
and foods for
human consumption • Proficient in U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA National Nutrient Database
and PathogenTracker • Good understanding of
biology, especially
animal and plant organisms
and their cells, functions,
and interactions with one another • Excellent communication skills
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