Sentences with phrase «understood areas of biology»

Blakemore remarks, «Neuroscience remains one of the least understood areas of biology.»

«Clarifying why mutation rates vary is crucial for understanding all areas of biology,» says evolutionary biologist Michael Lynch of Arizona State University (ASU) here.

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If he can't understand basic biology and geology, what good can he do with the economy, or any other area of governing or making policy.

We don't do a lot of experiments in areas of biology that are fascinating and important to understand but relatively far removed from medicine.

Applying new math, Kristina Crona, an American University assistant professor who researches in the area of mathematical biology, and her colleagues show how ranking pathogen mutants can help scientists understand how mutants evolve to resist drug treatments.

«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.»

Because these organisms are excellent models for understanding stem cell biology, researchers were able to shed light on the earliest stages of follicle cell differentiation, a previously poorly understood area of developmental biology.

This led to development of newer technology, called single cell sequencing (SCS), that has had a major impact in many areas of biology, including cancer research, neurobiology, microbiology, and immunology, and has greatly improved understanding of certain tumor characteristics in cancer.

«I think mouse lemurs have great potential for our understanding of primate biology, behavior and conservation, in the same way that fruit flies and mice over the last 30 or 40 years have transformed our understanding of developmental biology and many other areas of biology and medicine,» Krasnow said.

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.

As Brenda and John pointed out, we are deeply, at least in my work, dependent on areas of inquiry such as neurophysiology, developmental neurobiology, basic cell biology, and genetics to help us understand the interesting patterns that we are uniquely in a position to observe.

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 health.

This two - volume reference integrates this exciting area of biology, combining the prerequisites for a general understanding of adult and embryonic stem cells, the tools, methods, and experimental protocols needed to study and characterize stem cells and progenitor populations, as well as a presentation by the world's experts of what is currently known about each specific organ system.

Our increased understanding in areas such as stem - cell biology, human immune systems, and identification of disease - specific biomarkers all have contributed significantly to that progress.

Although extensive efforts have been devoted to understanding the effect of hypoxia on tumor progression, two areas of tumor biology remain unclear.

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.

JCVI continues to lead the world in genomic science with new programs to improve understanding in the areas of genomic medicine, infectious disease, microbial and environmental genomics, synthetic biology, and informatics.

DR. CORSON: That is a little bit outside of my focus area, since we focus on the wet form of the disease, but I know there are some very exciting research projects coming out of a number of different centers in terms of understanding the underlying biology of the dry form of the disease, which has been a little bit harder to figure out than with the wet form.

I am a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS) and my way to understand biological phenomena is by mixing knowledge from the areas of biology, statistics, and computer programming.

The Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine's basic research program is targeted to understand the fundamental biology of stem cells and pluripotency, and consists of five research areas:

Higher degree qualified within fields that are relevant to your specific application in biology to ensure a full understanding of your area.