Sentences with phrase «on the biology of»

I'd talk about the latest research on the biology of adversity and describe the doctors and mentors and teachers and children I encountered in my reporting.

It lends further credence to the theory that it's a LACK of exposure to certain allergens that increases the likelihood of severe allergies rather than an over-exposure or too early exposure... And if it works for peanuts perhaps it will work for other allergies as well... This could — IF it pans out — really shed a ton of light on the biology of allergies.

In order to find out if this was really the case, the systems biologist Dr Sebastian Beggel, who has worked extensively on the biology of amphipods for a long time, carried out a standardized laboratory test together with his working group in Weihenstephan.

«What we really want to do in this workshop is think about the future,» said John Priscu of Montana State University, an expert on the biology of cold climates who is co-chairing the workshop.

They thought that unique yellow might depend not on the biology of the eye but on the color of the natural world.

Building upon their earlier research on the biology of fat metabolism, Joslin scientists discovered that microRNAs - small RNA molecules that play important roles in regulation in many types of tissue — play a major role in the distribution and determination of fat cells and whole body metabolism.

«What I tell people,» says Steven Austad, an expert on the biology of aging at the University of Texas Health Science Center, «is that if you want to live to be a healthy 80 - year - old, you have to eat right and exercise, et cetera.

The work, which was propelled by technologies that enable the detailed analysis of even a handful of cells, opens a critical window on the biology of the disease and suggests a strategy for the development of more precise, powerful treatments.

«Our results reflect the importance of lifelong follow - up for individuals diagnosed as having MGUS, independent of risk score, and highlight the need for better risk models based on the biology of the disease.

«If you can get a better handle on the biology of the primary tumor, and the elements of the tumor that may be more or less dangerous, then you don't need to worry about testing every single metastasis for treatment decisions.»

Habitual bipedal locomotion is a defining feature of modern humans compared with other primates, and the evolution of this behaviour in our clade would have had profound effects on the biologies of our fossil ancestors and relatives.

Dr. Leshner is the author of a textbook on the relationship between hormones and behavior, and has published over 150 papers for both the scientific and lay communities on the biology of behavior, science and technology policy, science education, and public engagement with science.

Dr. Yaffe's research focuses on the biology of the complex signaling pathways that cells use to respond to DNA damage and inflammation, particularly the role of protein kinases and modular binding domains in tumor development and anti-cancer therapeutics.

Related sites Web site for the Department of Energy program that supports Venter and other genome - related projects Series of lectures on the biology of phages (PDF)

And many exchanges were heated because, despite 150 years of research on the biology of evolution, scientists still disagree about how and why multicellular creatures and plants emerged from ancient oceans that teemed with robust and self - reliant single - celled entities.

The piece was on the biology of lung cancer, which I had written during my studies.

Clark and other leaders in the field have for years informally lobbied E.C. bureaucrats to bolster financial support of research on the biology of aging.

Drawing upon his old connections at Cambridge and beyond, Clark is one of a cadre of European scientists who've been fostering international research collaborations on the biology of aging.

The journal received a Silver award for the cover design of its 4 December 2015 special section on the biology of aging.

If confirmed, the link between neural noise and psychosis could shed light on the biology of some of the symptoms associated with schizophrenia.

At the symposium, Matthew Teasdale, a postdoc in Dan Bradley's lab at Trinity College in Dublin, reported on the biology of another valuable text: the York Gospels, thought to have been written around 990 C.E. DNA from this book's eraser shavings showed that, aside from some sheep, its pages were mostly calfskin — mainly from female calves, which was unexpected because cows were usually allowed to grow up to bear offspring.

In the video he talks about his work on the biology of the metastatic process — research that may contribute to improving patients» lives.

Update: In an e-mail, a spokesman for Veridex said the collaboration with Mass General is «is just beginning,» so there are «no details about what this future system will look like,» except that it will be small enough to sit on a lab bench and will be able to zero in on the biology of rare cells.

The laboratory broadly focuses on the biology of sporadic and hereditary colon and rectal cancer development, progression, and response to therapy.

The new center, which will be administered through MIT's Center for Cancer Research (CCR), will focus on the biology of cancer metastasis.

Reflections on the biology of Haemophilus influenzae: its commensal and pathogenic behaviour

In addition, UC San Diego Medical Center's clinical research programs are at the forefront of discovering new information on the biology of organ rejection, organ preservation and long - term medical management for transplant recipients.

For the first 20 years of his career, Dr. Anderson's research focused on the biology of neural stem cells and their role in brain development.

The centre aims to integrate, coordinate and promote research at the University of Milan on the biology of both adult and embryonic stem cells and their possible applications in medicine, pharmacology, toxicology and veterinary use.

We are investigating the evolutionary origins of this phenomenon, which appears to be derived from past interspecific hybridisation events, using various molecular genetic markers and the consequences on the biology of the species.

The first of this week's review articles from the lab of Umberto Galderisi (Campania University, Naples, Italy) discusses the effects of low dose ionizing radiation (LDIR) on the biology of stem cell compartments.

This lecture recognizes the senior author of the most impactful study on the biology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions published during the two calendar years preceding the AAIC meeting.

A vast amount of very good scientific work has been completed on the biology of HIV and the various avenues open for vaccine development.

Long an advocate of progressive ideas and causes, he has focused on providing legal services to business that focus on the biology of aging and regenerative medicine.

He was elected as a Pew Fellow in marine conservation for his work in the Patagonian Sea, where he focuses on the biology of marine mammals at Peninsula Valdes, in Argentina.

«What we want is to live longer, healthily,» Steven Austad, Ph.D., said, speaking at a recent course on the biology of aging at the MDI Biological Laboratory on Mount Desert Island.

Modulatory influence of unsaturated fatty acids on the biology of tumour necrosis factor - alpha

My favorite collaboration between an expert and a dating site remains the inimitable Dr. Helen Fisher, who serves as leading expert on the biology of love and attraction for Chemistry.com, but I'm excited to see more professionals in various dating and relationships fields lend their support to the online dating movement.

According to the Center on the Developing Child, «extensive research on the biology of stress now shows that healthy development can be derailed by excessive or prolonged activation of stress response systems in the body and brain.»

More detailed information on the biology of the brown dog tick is available at the University of Florida Entomology Department.

Current prevalence of adult Uncinaria spp. in northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) and California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) pups on San Miguel Island, California, with notes on the biology of these hookworms.

The news media stigmatize radiation as a much greater risk than it is, based on the biology of what ionizing radiation can do to human health, in many many ways, and it that overall alarmism influences the way people respond to this threat.

A significant emphasis is on the biology of fearful memory, which we dissect using Pavlovian conditioning paradigms.

Not exact matches

Are those differences due to pure discrimination on the part of school administrators, or is there some biology at play here?

Advances in molecular biology and bioinformatics have led to an explosion of research on the causes of hearing loss and how to fix it with drugs or gene therapy.

«The idea of being able to use biology to design and engineer living things that can do things like cure disease or eliminate organ waiting lists, or even revert climate change, or help us live on other planets — that's more what was exciting about it,» he says.

• Andreessen Horowitz raised $ 450 million for second bio fund, focusing on the intersection of biology and engineering.

In the new issue of Inc., I talked to the billionaire venture capitalist about why he's been putting so much of his time and money into biotech startups, particularly those focused on health and human biology.

Today, alongside the debut of this Fortune cover story, we kick off our third annual Brainstorm Health conference — which embarks on the very same crusade: to reveal how a revolutionary kind of analytics and other technologies are together solving some of biology's deepest, darkest secrets.

Beyond his quinoa projects, Friedberg is exploring other ways to make protein more efficiently — all focused on the intersection of software, biology, and chemistry.