Sentences with phrase «normal human variation»

Although these bones are unusually thick — a fact initially used to argue for their prehistoric origin — De Groote says they aren't outside the range of normal human variation.

Not exact matches

The scientists looked for mutations, or abnormal changes in the DNA, and filtered out normal variations in genes that commonly occur among humans.

The obligately anaerobic bacterium Bacteroides fragilis, an opportunistic pathogen and inhabitant of the normal human colonic microbiota, exhibits considerable within - strain phase and antigenic variation of surface components.

Dr. Vijayanand also oversees a large - scale effort to map epigenomic modifications in more than a dozen different types of human immune cells from normal individuals to understand how epigenetic variations cause susceptibility to disease.

His research group provided the first genome - wide view of segmental duplications within human and other primate genomes and he is a leader in an effort to identify and sequence normal and disease - causing structural variation in the human genome.

Vijay also oversees a large - scale effort to map epigenomic modifications in more than a dozen different types of human immune cells from normal individuals to understand how epigenetic variations cause susceptibility to disease.

Genetic epidemiology combines the genetic method with the epidemiological method to study genetic variation in human populations and their relation with normal and pathological phenotypical changes.

«GTEx will begin to provide researchers with a comprehensive view of genetic variation and a more precise understanding of how it affects genes critical to the normal function of tissues and organs,» said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. «This resource will add a new dimension to our understanding of human biology and the mechanisms that lead to disease.»

The human body is not perfectly symmetrical, and therefore normal variations exist in muscle function and strength.

But there remains a vocal defense of the old orthodoxy — climate variation is normal and human activity can play no role.

If the answer is no, the next question is whether or not human activity can meaningfully avert this change outside of the normal variation.

In my experience, normal resting human subjects have this much variation in body temperature over the course of a normal day so without seeing the data, I'm skeptical.

CAMFT reaffirms that same - sex sexual attractions, feelings, and behaviors are normal and positive variations of human sexuality regardless of sexual orientation identity.ii