Sentences with phrase «understood on a biological level»
Depression affects some 350 million people worldwide, costing billions in health care expenses and decreased work productivity, yet the illness is poorly understood on a biological level.
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Understanding mechanisms of vocal learning at a cellular level is a huge step toward being able to someday address the biological issues behind the behavioral issues,» said Sarah Bottjer, senior author of an article on the research that appears in the Journal of Neuroscience on Sept. 4.
Research at EMSL, located on the PNNL campus, focuses principally on developing a molecular - level understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological processes that underlie the nations» most critical environmental and energy challenges.
Understanding why this complexity is required, how and when distinct lipid molecules interact with proteins and how these interactions are in turn modulated by lipid metabolism will be critical for elucidating how biological membranes function on a molecular level.
The goal of these integrated studies is to understand complex biological systems on a molecular level.
Scientists are now beginning to understand the links between stress, hormonal levels, inflammation and using yoga to fight disease on a biological level.
Perhaps the most notable of these at the international level is the Convention on Biological Diversity's Decision XIII / 14 para 6 which notes «that more transdisciplinary research and sharing of knowledge among appropriate institutions is needed in order to better understand the impacts of climate - related geoengineering on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, socio - economic, cultural and ethical issues and regulatory options.»
... [To understand why dwarf versions of the various animals appeared and then disappeared from the fossil record, Gingerich turned to colleagues at the University of Michigan Biological Station who are studying the effects of elevated carbon dioxide levels — associated with global warming — on plant growth.