• Priority will be given to graduate students, post-docs and researchers in biology, genetics, microbiology, archaeology, bioarchaeology, or related disciplines, who are not currently working with aDNA, but who wish to get exposed to state-of-the-art methods and tools in the field for future research. (archaeological.org)
  • Our titles include the Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences , EPJ B-Condensed Matter and Complex Systems , EPJ E-Soft Matter and Biological Physics and the reference work Semiconductor Physics . (springer.com)
  • Students may specialize either in one discipline or combine disciplines such as Ecology & Evolution, Biomedical Sciences, or Biomolecular Sciences. (masterstudies.com)
  • The knowledge can be applied to address research questions in biological disciplines like Ecology and Evolution, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Biomedical Sciences. (masterstudies.com)
  • We often work at the interface with other disciplines such as the physical sciences, supported by outstanding research infrastructure in genomics, bioimaging and mass spectrometry, and plant and animal growth facilities. (dur.ac.uk)
  • Institute of Science in Society and Department of Biological Sciences, Open University, U.K. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • eLS, formerly known as The Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, is the largest single reference work ever published in the biological sciences. (lu.se)
  • Researchers now have access to large datasets, which are driving new insights in disciplines ranging from biology to ecology to economics. (santafe.edu)
  • to ecology, evolution and the environment. (dur.ac.uk)
  • He has moved between disciplines that include historical linguistics, archaeology, natural history and the psychology of creative thinking, as well as other subjects connected with biological and cultural evolution and with learning. (cerncourier.com)
  • Ancient DNA has gained traction as an innovative tool in the disciplines of evolutionary biology and archaeology, as it can provide complementary, often previously unknown, insights into the human past. (archaeological.org)
  • Students can choose from a variety of courses related to Biological Anthropology ( ANP ), Cultural Anthropology & Archaeology ( ANT ), and Human Evolutionary Biology ( EBH ). (stonybrook.edu)
  • This latest reference work in anthropology differs positively from recent encyclopedic surveys of the discipline through its use of 15 themes illustrating major areas of current inquiry. (sagepub.com)
  • These traits developed via interactions of both biological evolution and cultural evolution, and they've been confirmed by a wide body of research (anthropology, MRI scans, psychological testing, etc. (motherjones.com)
  • Therefore, it is not uncommon to hear references to "gender" by professionals from numerous disciplines, including medicine, psychology, anthropology, and social science. (medscape.com)
  • It is a sub-discipline of both physiology and evolutionary biology. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution, Theodosius Dobzhansky (1973). (evostudies.org)
  • There is much we still do not know about biology, and labeling something as "poor design" often occurs when biological mechanisms are misunderstood (I will provide historical examples). (evolutionnews.org)
  • Despite little acknowledgement, the discipline of engineering (including the design of PRANCE ) depends on intelligent design and foresight for all novel large scale innovations, thus testifying that no sophisticated machines outside of biology have an origin aside from intelligent design. (evolutionnews.org)
  • Given that biology contains the "most sophisticated machines we know of," a consistent explanation derived from observations of human engineering would be that biological machines are also the result of intelligent design. (evolutionnews.org)
  • Synthetic biology is a field of biological science that involve engineering principles to redesign organisms to give them new abilities. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • These repositories form the basis for the implementation of synthetic biology applications such as protein expression, directed evolution, and metabolic engineering. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • Synthetic biology involves researches on micro-organism to perform the desired function or produce a biological desired substance. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • It integrates with research advances in multiple disciplines and links up laws of physics, evolution in biology, and harmonious development of human society. (preprints.org)
  • BIOL 11000/11100 is a two-semester principles of biology sequence that introduces students to the major concepts of the discipline, with emphasis on the experimental and logical basis of the information presented. (purdue.edu)
  • This program focusses on plant biology, evolution and biodiversity. (lu.se)
  • The general aim of the course is to enable students to understand the aims, theories, models and methodologies of contemporary evolutionary biology, and how these are applied to different biological systems. (lu.se)
  • Realization of this goal would have transformative implications on several disciplines of science: biochemistry, molecular biology, biomedicine, biotechnology and nanotechnology. (lu.se)
  • In addition to research literature, you will find textbooks that introduce you to biological processes and their physical fundamentals. (springer.com)
  • The genetic study of certain quantitative traits in growth curves as a function of time has recently been of major scientific interest to explore the developmental evolution processes of biological subjects. (bepress.com)
  • involving biological development and What went without comment, and pathological processes. (who.int)
  • Many biological processes are controlled by large multi-component protein assemblies, the size and complexity of which typically precludes the determination of their high-resolution structures. (lu.se)
  • Systematics and taxonomy are the biological disciplines that address the description of species, their relationships, and evolution. (naturkundemuseum-bw.de)
  • 2016). In addition, Vihinen has introduced widely followed guidelines, recommendations and policies, he has founded a new sub-discipline of immunome, and introduced systematics to biological prediction methods and their assessment. (lu.se)
  • The training program is designed to provide individualized education in modern microbiology and to prepare students for independent careers as leaders in microbiology and related disciplines, including but not limited to virology, bacteriology, and parasitology. (yale.edu)
  • Macrophysiology has emerged as a sub-discipline, in which practitioners attempt to identify large-scale patterns in physiological traits (e.g. patterns of co-variation with latitude) and their ecological implications. (wikipedia.org)
  • The growth of evolutionary physiology is also reflected in the emergence of sub-disciplines, such as evolutionary endocrinology, which addresses such hybrid questions as "What are the most common endocrine mechanisms that respond to selection on behavior or life-history traits? (wikipedia.org)
  • Looking at human sickness and healing through the lens of evolutionary theory, Horacio Fàbrega, Jr. presents not only the vulnerability to disease and injury but also the need to show and communicate sickness and to seek and provide healing as innate biological traits grounded in evolution. (ucpress.edu)
  • So why am I skeptical in particular about the idea that conservative attitudes toward science as a discipline arise from one or more of these innate cognitive traits? (motherjones.com)
  • From lesions to viral clones: biological and molecular diversity amongst autochthonous Brazilian vaccinia virus. (cdc.gov)
  • The interdisciplinarity is also evident in the thematic breadth of our biophysics books: they are dedicated to cell structure, neuronal signal transmission, biological membranes, evolution, immunology and much more. (springer.com)
  • We hence establish the CBE evolutionary theory (CBEET) which reinterprets the major aspects of evolution in a comprehensive and comprehensible way. (preprints.org)
  • The encyclopeida cover a multitude of applications in diverse disciplines such as biotechnology, medicine, agro-food and petrochemical industries, environmental protection, as well as drinking water supply. (lu.se)
  • We use the designed assemblies as model system to understand protein assembly formation and the evolution of protein complexes as well as to design functional proteins for use in biotechnology and nanotechnology. (lu.se)
  • The breadth of his approach is illustrated by his books The Art of Genes and Cells to Civilizations (shortlisted for the 2013 Royal Society popular science book prize) in which he shows how a common set of principles may underlie biological transformations from evolution and development to learning and cultural change. (genetics.org.uk)
  • An understanding of the mechanisms that underlie these features is of fundamental importance for all biological disciplines. (lu.se)
  • As a recent PhD graduate myself, I identify with much of what DeBenedictis is trying to do and am equally enthusiastic about advancing applications of biological research. (evolutionnews.org)
  • With a spectrum of research directions ranging from interactions between archaic human groups and the role of human mobility in cultural evolution, to the reconstruction of past disease epidemics and human biological adaptations through time, this field has been undergoing rapid methodological and conceptual advancements over the last decade. (archaeological.org)
  • Improving control of antibiotic resistant gonorrhea by integrating research agendas across disciplines: key questions arising from mathematical modeling. (cdc.gov)
  • Moreover, the disciplines of conducting research, a proven ability to address a major scientific challenge and to communicate results are invaluable transferrable skills. (bvsalud.org)
  • Biophysics is still a young discipline that combines physics, chemistry, medicine and engineering. (springer.com)
  • Our titles include EPJ E - Soft Matter and Biological Physics , the European Biophysical Journal, the series Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering and the Encyclopedia of Biophysics . (springer.com)
  • The approach introduced in the class can be applied to any discipline, says Zenil, from biological evolution to finance to physics to psychology. (santafe.edu)
  • He began in physics and then went into computer science - where he revolutionized the field - and now he has begun to bring his algorithms to bear on the study of evolution. (edge.org)
  • The books illustrate Enrico's drive to integrate ideas across disciplines and to communicate science to a broad audience. (genetics.org.uk)
  • This course provides a survey of fundamental biological principles for non-science majors. (abtech.edu)
  • Species is the most fundamental taxonomic category used in all biological classification. (cdc.gov)
  • We welcome new members to our team, bringing new approaches to answering biological questions. (dur.ac.uk)
  • Over 500 doctoral scientists have now signed a statement publicly expressing their skepticism about the contemporary theory of Darwinian evolution. (physiciansforlife.org)
  • Discovery Institute first published its Scientific Dissent From Darwinism list in 2001 to challenge false statements about Darwinian evolution made in promoting PBS's 'Evolution' series. (physiciansforlife.org)
  • But certain biological structures also have property P, so they, too, must be inaccessible to a Darwinian mechanism. (arn.org)
  • As for the logical point, irreducible complexity clearly cannot close off all possible avenues of Darwinian evolution. (arn.org)
  • Ironically, unlike the Southern Baptist Convention (which is predominantly European American and was founded on segregationist principles), the NBC hasn't invested a great deal of energy in the Evolution/Creation debate. (evostudies.org)
  • Dr. Dugan was an assistant professor of viral genomics at the J. Craig Venter Institute from 2010 to 2012, where she focused on influenza and vector-borne viral genomics, viral evolution and synthetic influenza vaccine development. (cdc.gov)
  • Beyond neodarwinist synthesis, the Experimental Analysis of Behavior still does not have a biological basis for the test of the Skinner hypothesis about the selection of operant behavior as an analogue of natural selection. (bvsalud.org)
  • Highlight exhibits such as a black jaguar, the first taxidermied panda ever shown in a German museum and the world's most beautiful Tasmanian tiger now lure us to eye level with exciting topics on the evolution of life and biodiversity. (naturkundemuseum-bw.de)
  • Specifically its fundamentalist views make it more difficult to attract talented African American students into careers in science (specifically those disciplines in science that may contradict fundamentalist doctrine, e.g. (evostudies.org)
  • After doing wonderful things in computer science, he got interested in evolution, and I think he's now on the road to becoming one of our major evolutionary theorists. (edge.org)
  • After all, mainstream conservative Europeans don't deny climate science and conservative Catholics don't deny evolution. (motherjones.com)
  • What's more, conservative suspicion toward both evolution and climate science is pretty easy to explain. (motherjones.com)
  • the scandal of bad science and big business in xenotransplantation, biological weapons and many more. (i-sis.org.uk)
  • The course makes use of a wide range of examples to illustrate how different biological systems, models, methods, and types of data can reveal how evolution works. (lu.se)
  • Evolution of Sickness and Healing is a theoretical work on the grand scale, an original synthesis of many disciplines in social studies of medicine. (ucpress.edu)
  • This linking of sickness and healing, as inseparable facets of a unique human adaptation developed during the evolution of the hominid line, offers a new vantage point from which to examine the institution of medicine. (ucpress.edu)
  • To show how this complex, integrated adaptation for sickness and healing lies at the root of medicine, and how it is expressed culturally in relation to the changing historical contingencies of human societies, Fàbrega traces the characteristics of sickness and healing through the early and later stages of social evolution. (ucpress.edu)
  • We further deduce three progressive mechanisms of evolution including natural selection from the driving force. (preprints.org)
  • You will learn about the mechanisms that are involved in plant evolution, distribution and diversity, as well as how mating systems and population structure influence gene flow and genetic diversity in plants. (lu.se)
  • As the name implies, evolutionary physiology is the product of what were at one time two distinct scientific disciplines. (wikipedia.org)
  • Shortly thereafter, selection experiments and experimental evolution became increasingly common in evolutionary physiology. (wikipedia.org)
  • As a hybrid scientific discipline, evolutionary physiology provides some unique perspectives. (wikipedia.org)
  • The empirical point: Certain biological structures are awfully complicated. (arn.org)
  • Skinner believed that this analogy would be enough to sort the behavioral disciplines into three explanatory levels: phylogenetic, ontoge- netic and cultural. (bvsalud.org)
  • Skinner creía que esta analogía sería suficiente para ordenar las disciplinas conductuales en tres niveles explicativos: filoge- nético, ontogenético y cultural. (bvsalud.org)
  • The harmony between Mutation Theory and Mendel model of heredity, the simplicity of the experimental method and the vast accumulation of supporting data, explain the big impact in the biological world [ 3 ]. (intechopen.com)
  • Throughout his career, his aim has been to combine experimental, theoretical and data analysis methods to obtain holistic understanding of biological and medical problems. (lu.se)
  • Our goal is to use high-resolution structural modeling techniques guided by constraints taken from lower resolution experimental data to generate structural models of important biological protein assemblies for which high resolution structural determination is unfeasible. (lu.se)
  • Antagonistic coevolution of parasite infectivity and host resistance may alter the biological functionality of species, yet these dynamics in nature are still poorly understood. (jyu.fi)
  • 2007) and its properties including e.g. evolution, interactions and networks in immunity. (lu.se)
  • Ultimately, it examines how an evolutionary perspective can be applied to phenomena at all levels of biological organisation, from molecules to ecosystems. (lu.se)
  • Establishing a theoretical base and framework for future studies in this new field of 'medical evolution,' the book is important and will be read and referred back to for years to come. (ucpress.edu)
  • Studies on evolution have made significant progress in multiple disciplines, but evolutionary theories remain scattered and controversial. (preprints.org)
  • Current studies are devoted into analysis of variations and their effects, including prediction method development, and systems biological studies. (lu.se)
  • These data validate what I have always known, African Americans are ½ as likely as the general population to accept evolution as a valid explanation and 1.4 times more likely to accept the Biblical account. (evostudies.org)
  • Influenza A virus evolution and spatio-temporal dynamics in Eurasian wild birds: a phylogenetic and phylogeographical study of whole-genome sequence data. (cdc.gov)
  • Since viruses, like other biological entities, are concrete objects located in time and space, their classification is a purely conceptual construction, based on the use of abstract categories that have no spatiotemporal localization ( 1 ) . (cdc.gov)
  • Petr Kropotkin proposed the theory of Pleistocene ice age, alternative theories of evolution based on embryology, and he advocated anarchist and communist social doctrines in Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. (asu.edu)
  • That's the topic raised in a recent TEDx talk by Dr. Erika DeBenedictis, an MIT doctoral graduate in biological engineering. (evolutionnews.org)
  • This concept changes with the first scientific ideas of organic evolutions and heredity. (intechopen.com)
  • Signers include 154 biologists, the largest single scientific discipline represented on the list, as well as 76 chemists and 63 physicists. (physiciansforlife.org)
  • He currently spearheads the Evolution of Human Languages Program at the Santa Fe Institute, which he co-founded. (cerncourier.com)
  • Evidence for the critical role of a secondary site rpoB mutation in the compensatory evolution and successful transmission of an MDR tuberculosis outbreak strain. (cdc.gov)
  • If he wishes to make a purely empirical point, then he wastes his time to bring in the notion of irreducible complexity when what he really means is simply that the evolutionary pathways of certain biological objects have yet to be adequately explained. (arn.org)