Sentences with phrase «research in human biology»

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As we read this history, the furor over stem cells was fueled by numerous factors: the near - universal human desire for magic; patients» desperation in the face of illness and their hope for cures; the belief that biology can now do anything; the reluctance of scientists to accept any limits (particularly moral limits) on their research; the impact of big money from biotech stocks, patents, and federal funding; the willingness of America's elite class to use every means possible to discredit religion in general; and the need to protect the unlimited abortion license by accepting no protections of unborn human life.

In terms of scientific policy these figures seem to reflect a disproportionate emphasis on applied work and on the physical sciences, to the neglect of pure research and biology, as well as of the social fields whose growth is essential if technology is to contribute to human welfare.

To name just four academics sympathetic to sociobiology at work in the biology departments of American universities: Timothy Goldsmith of Yale teaches a course called «Biological Roots of Human Nature»; William Zimmerman of Amherst teaches the «Evolutionary Biology of Human Social Behavior»; David Sloan Wilson (Department of Biology, SUNY «Binghamton) researches the evolutionary basis of human behavior; and Randy Thornhill at the University of New Mexico coauthored the infamous book on the evolution of Human Nature»; William Zimmerman of Amherst teaches the «Evolutionary Biology of Human Social Behavior»; David Sloan Wilson (Department of Biology, SUNY «Binghamton) researches the evolutionary basis of human behavior; and Randy Thornhill at the University of New Mexico coauthored the infamous book on the evolution of Human Social Behavior»; David Sloan Wilson (Department of Biology, SUNY «Binghamton) researches the evolutionary basis of human behavior; and Randy Thornhill at the University of New Mexico coauthored the infamous book on the evolution of human behavior; and Randy Thornhill at the University of New Mexico coauthored the infamous book on the evolution of rape.

, Advances in experimental medicine and biology; integrating population outcomes, biological mechanisms and research methods in the study of human milk and lactation (2002/05/25 ed., pp.207 - 216).

Holding a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Baroda in India, he thought that his research on the «regression of feathers» in birds could add to the understanding of hair growth and loss in humans.

It is no secret that human biology and education measure time in different ways; however, «our ability to function optimally [and learn], varies with biological time rather than conventional social times», explain the team leading the research.

In the early 1970s, I majored in human biology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where my faculty adviser's research interest was in the biochemistry of schistosomeIn the early 1970s, I majored in human biology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where my faculty adviser's research interest was in the biochemistry of schistosomein human biology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where my faculty adviser's research interest was in the biochemistry of schistosomein Providence, Rhode Island, where my faculty adviser's research interest was in the biochemistry of schistosomein the biochemistry of schistosomes.

«Everything we talked about was about research directly on the embryo,» for example, to improve on infertility treatment or better understand cancer biology, says R. Alta Charo, a law professor and bioethicist at the University of Wisconsin Law School who was a member of the NIH Human Embryo Research Panel in the mid-1990s, which considered how embryos might be used in rresearch directly on the embryo,» for example, to improve on infertility treatment or better understand cancer biology, says R. Alta Charo, a law professor and bioethicist at the University of Wisconsin Law School who was a member of the NIH Human Embryo Research Panel in the mid-1990s, which considered how embryos might be used in rResearch Panel in the mid-1990s, which considered how embryos might be used in researchresearch.

«Rapamycin is already used in humans for unrelated things,» says Steven Austad, scientific director of the American Federation for Aging Research and chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham biology department.

The study published in the Biology Letters journal is part of a research project on human evolutionary biology led by Academy Professor Virpi Lummaa.

Vitaliy Borisov, Senior Researcher, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, A.N. Belozersky Research Institute physical and chemical biology employee, the Lomonosov Moscow State University and one of the authors, explains that breathing E. coli uses special enzymes, which are absent in the human body.

«Studying human islet cells has been a major challenge in the field of diabetes research for decades because the pancreas essentially digests itself shortly after a person's death,» said professor of developmental biology Seung Kim, MD, PhD.

A huge component of arctic research is biology — not the geographically isolated communities of life found in Antarctica, but a whole ecology, including human cultures.»

In a report that appears in PLOS BIOLOGY, Dr. Hugo Bellen and his colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital and BCM, and Dr. Chao Tong, at the Life Sciences Institute and Innovation Center for Cell Biology, Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, find that mutations of human homologs (genes that carry out similar functions) of cacophony and its partner straightjacket (Cacna1a and Cacna2d2 respectively) cause defects in autophagy in neuronIn a report that appears in PLOS BIOLOGY, Dr. Hugo Bellen and his colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital and BCM, and Dr. Chao Tong, at the Life Sciences Institute and Innovation Center for Cell Biology, Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, find that mutations of human homologs (genes that carry out similar functions) of cacophony and its partner straightjacket (Cacna1a and Cacna2d2 respectively) cause defects in autophagy in neuronin PLOS BIOLOGY, Dr. Hugo Bellen and his colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital and BCM, and Dr. Chao Tong, at the Life Sciences Institute and Innovation Center for Cell Biology, Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, find that mutations of human homologs (genes that carry out similar functions) of cacophony and its partner straightjacket (Cacna1a and Cacna2d2 respectively) cause defects in autophagy in neuronin Hangzhou, China, find that mutations of human homologs (genes that carry out similar functions) of cacophony and its partner straightjacket (Cacna1a and Cacna2d2 respectively) cause defects in autophagy in neuronin autophagy in neuronin neurons.

This new technology has major implications not just for plant biology, but also for cellular biology research in every type of organism, including humans.

With an M.A. in human genetics and molecular biology from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a B.S. in biochemistry from New Mexico State University, Cordova has held research internships at those institutions as well as at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and at the University of Texas - research internships at those institutions as well as at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and at the University of Texas - Research Center and at the University of Texas - Houston.

«The complexity of our biology resides not in the number of our genes but in the regulatory switches,» Eric Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute and collaborator on the ENCODE project, said in a press briefing September 5.

«Humans are crazy for Facebook, but our research suggests that primates have been relying on the face to tell friends from competitors for the last 50 million years and that social pressures have guided the evolution of the enormous diversity of faces we see across the group today,» said Michael Alfaro, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology in the UCLA College of Letters and Science and senior author of the study.

Few scientists had researched the protein's other potential roles in human biology.

«Studying the biology of MPA helps us understand what may be driving the increased rate of HIV infection seen in human research.

Take the most complex organ in the human body, superimpose the legacy of biology's biggest research project, and what have you got?

The research reveals how natural biology, through evolutionary experimentation, can teach us new things about how animals naturally cope with conditions that would cause disease in humans.

«Research on the ISS is being conducted in areas as diverse as high - energy particle physics, Earth remote sensing, protein crystallization, human physiology, radiation, plant cultivation experiments, fluids, combustion, materials science and biology,» she said.

«Spaceflight data is hard to come by; we should remember what's already been done, so we can make the most of new opportunities to do human research in space,» said corresponding author Dr. Virginia Wotring, associate professor of the Center for Space Medicine and pharmacology and chemical biology at Baylor College of Medicine.

Doudna, professor of chemistry and of cell and molecular biology at Berkeley, and an HHMI investigator, said that the research is a significant step forward in bringing the power of CRISPR / Cas9 editing to human biology and medicine.

On Capitol Hill last week, Weinberg, an expert in the molecular biology of cancer, pointed out to the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus that the major advances in understanding human cancer genetics had come, not from studying breast tissue, but from studying cow warts, worm vulvas, fruitfly retinas, and a chicken virus.

Founded by Paul F. Glenn in 1965, the mission of the Glenn Foundation For Medical Research is to extend the healthy years of life through research on mechanisms of biology that govern normal human aging and its related physiological decline, with the objective of translating research into interventions that will extend healthspan with lResearch is to extend the healthy years of life through research on mechanisms of biology that govern normal human aging and its related physiological decline, with the objective of translating research into interventions that will extend healthspan with lresearch on mechanisms of biology that govern normal human aging and its related physiological decline, with the objective of translating research into interventions that will extend healthspan with lresearch into interventions that will extend healthspan with lifespan.

In 2003 Dr. Nurse was named President of the Rockefeller University until 2011, when he was appointed the first ever Director and Chief Executive of the Francis Crick Institute in London, a biomedical research and discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying human health and illnesIn 2003 Dr. Nurse was named President of the Rockefeller University until 2011, when he was appointed the first ever Director and Chief Executive of the Francis Crick Institute in London, a biomedical research and discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying human health and illnesin London, a biomedical research and discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying human health and illness.

Each of the working groups is responsible for developing a proposal for a set of genomes to sequence that would advance knowledge in one of three important scientific areas: identifying areas in genetic research where the application of high - throughput sequencing resources would rapidly lead to significant medical advances; understanding of the human genome; and understanding the evolutionary biology of genomes.

«While we are only just beginning to understand the complex roles microbes play in human biology, it is clear specific changes in microbial flora are associated with — and sometimes cause or cure — disease in the host,» said Pollard while explaining her research focus.

The MGH Research Institute conducts the largest hospital - based research program in the nation, with an annual research budget of more than $ 800 million and major research centers in HIV / AIDS, cardiovascular research, cancer, computational and integrative biology, cutaneous biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative disorders, regenerative medicine, reproductive biology, systems biology, photomedicine and transplantation Research Institute conducts the largest hospital - based research program in the nation, with an annual research budget of more than $ 800 million and major research centers in HIV / AIDS, cardiovascular research, cancer, computational and integrative biology, cutaneous biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative disorders, regenerative medicine, reproductive biology, systems biology, photomedicine and transplantation research program in the nation, with an annual research budget of more than $ 800 million and major research centers in HIV / AIDS, cardiovascular research, cancer, computational and integrative biology, cutaneous biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative disorders, regenerative medicine, reproductive biology, systems biology, photomedicine and transplantation research budget of more than $ 800 million and major research centers in HIV / AIDS, cardiovascular research, cancer, computational and integrative biology, cutaneous biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative disorders, regenerative medicine, reproductive biology, systems biology, photomedicine and transplantation research centers in HIV / AIDS, cardiovascular research, cancer, computational and integrative biology, cutaneous biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative disorders, regenerative medicine, reproductive biology, systems biology, photomedicine and transplantation research, cancer, computational and integrative biology, cutaneous biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative disorders, regenerative medicine, reproductive biology, systems biology, photomedicine and transplantation biology.

«Stem cell biology has become one of the most exciting and promising areas of research, with real impact on how we treat human disease,» said Gladstone President R. Sanders Williams, MD. «With its meetings and journals, ISSCR has developed a significant role in communicating and promoting groundbreaking advances in the field.

CSHL is a private, non-profit research and education institution dedicated to exploring molecular biology and genetics in order to advance the understanding and ability to diagnose and treat cancers, neurological diseases, and other causes of human suffering.

February 2010 - Italian stem cell scientists challenge goverment EuroSyStem scientist Elena Cattaneo challenges Italian government - the story continues In the summer of 2009, three Italian stem celli scientists unsuccessfully challenged their government in the courts over its decision to exclude human embryonic stem cell research from a ministerial funding call for projects on stem cell biologIn the summer of 2009, three Italian stem celli scientists unsuccessfully challenged their government in the courts over its decision to exclude human embryonic stem cell research from a ministerial funding call for projects on stem cell biologin the courts over its decision to exclude human embryonic stem cell research from a ministerial funding call for projects on stem cell biology.

Founded by J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., the JCVI is home to approximately 300 scientists and staff with expertise in human and evolutionary biology, genetics, bioinformatics / informatics, information technology, high - throughput DNA sequencing, genomic and environmental policy research, and public education in science.

In all of our research areas we use integrated approaches, which include a wide range of techniques like biochemical, cellular, genetic, and organismal methods, to deepen our understanding of central processes in mammalian biology, which are highly significant for human healtIn all of our research areas we use integrated approaches, which include a wide range of techniques like biochemical, cellular, genetic, and organismal methods, to deepen our understanding of central processes in mammalian biology, which are highly significant for human healtin mammalian biology, which are highly significant for human health.

Since its founding in 1965 the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research («GFMR») has supported basic research to better understand the biology that governs normal human aging and its related physiological decline, with the objective of developing interventions that will extend the healthy years of humResearch («GFMR») has supported basic research to better understand the biology that governs normal human aging and its related physiological decline, with the objective of developing interventions that will extend the healthy years of humresearch to better understand the biology that governs normal human aging and its related physiological decline, with the objective of developing interventions that will extend the healthy years of human life.

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.

Mattias Jakobsson, at SciLifeLab and Uppsala University, has received the award in molecular biology for his research on human evolution.

Organ - Chips are micro-engineered systems that recreate living human biology and are being used in scientific research to recreate human - relevant biology.

Science - fisheries, natural resource management, fish behavior, fish biology, conservation; education - science, grades 6 - 12, biology, citizen science, public participation in research, model and systems thinking, evidence - based reasoning; social science - communication, anthropology, human dimensions, risk perception / communication.

«This success in obtaining public research funding reflects our shared passion for UCSF's mission as a public institution to uncover the fundamental mechanisms underlying human biology and disease while working to transform health worldwide.»

In their pursuit of cures for debilitating diseases, Gladstone scientists are approaching precision medicine from new angles, researching the microbiome and protein networks that are critical for human biology.

The JCVI teams are focused on a variety of genomic research areas including continued work in synthetic biology; sampling and analysis of the world's oceans, fresh water and soils to better understand the microbes living in these environments; and new analysis on the human genome in the hopes of discovering new insights into disease prevention and treatment.

The experienced and caring staff at AGI is dedicated to conducting humane research with nonhuman primates to advance knowledge in primate biology and to address human health concerns.

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.

«Martin Pera brings an unparalleled depth of expertise in embryonic and pluripotent stem cell biology to our faculty, complementing and broadening our emerging research emphasis on human genomic medicine,» said Edison Liu, M.D., president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory.

The start of Phase II coincided with the relocation of I - Stem in 1600 square meters, gradually extended to 2300, located within theGenopole campus I. Research space consists mainly pf confined Level II areas required for work on human cells and unconfined laboratories for biochemical experiments, molecular biology, histology and analyses.

My mom (a biology teacher) got me into science, dentistry, and research, while my dad (who was in human resources) fostered my love for working with people.

CUNY faculty advise students and conduct research in paleoanthropology, paleoprimatology, human and primate population genetics, primate behavior and nutritional ecology, hominin behavior and paleoecology, comparative and functional morphology, bioarchaeology, systematics, geometric morphometrics, forensic and skeletal biology, and conservation biology.