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• Allergy
  Healthy Aging
  Asthma
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Workplace Health
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  House dust mite

  The house dust mite is a cosmopolitan guest in human habitation. Mites belong to the order same as spiders, and have existed for longer than insects. Dust mites flourish in the controlled environment ... > more
• Eye Care
  Perception
  Nervous System
  Stem Cells
  Biology
  Immune System
   
  

  Retina

  The retina is a thin layer of neural cells that lines the back of the eyeball of vertebrates and some cephalopods. In vertebrate embryonic development, the retina and the optic nerve originate as ... > more
• Computational Biology
  Computer Modeling
  Mathematical Modeling
  Computer Programming
  Genetics
  Biotechnology and Bioengineering
   

  Computational genomics

  Computational genomics is the study of deciphering biology from genome sequences using computational analysis, including both DNA and RNA. Computational genomics includes: bio-sequence analysis, gene ... > more
• Bacteria
  Microbiology
  Microbes and More
  Cell Biology
  Genetics
  Molecular Biology
   
  

  Endospore

  An endospore is a dormant, tough, non-reproductive structure produced by a small number of bacteria from the Firmicute family. The primary function of most endospores is to ensure the survival of a ... > more
• Evolution
  Evolutionary Biology
  Charles Darwin
  Biochemistry Research
  Genetics
  Ecology Research
   

  Genetic drift

  Genetic drift is the term used in population genetics to refer to the statistical drift over time of gene frequencies in a population due to random sampling effects in the formation of successive ... > more
• Prions
  Microbes and More
  Veterinary Medicine
  Genetics
  Genes
  Molecular Biology
   
  

  Prion

  A prion (short for proteinaceous infectious particle) is a unique type of infectious agent, as it is made only of protein. It is now commonly accepted that prions are responsible for a number of ... > more
• Eye Care
  Nervous System
  Neuropathy
  Disability
  Psychology Research
  Biology
   
  

  Optic nerve

  The optic nerve is the nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain. The optic nerve is composed of retinal ganglion cell axons and support cells. It leaves the orbit (eye) ... > more
• Chemistry
  Sports Science
  Organic Chemistry
  Biochemistry
  Inorganic Chemistry
  Materials Science
   
  

  Macromolecule

  The literal definition of the term macromolecule implies large molecule. In the context of science and engineering, the term may be applied to conventional polymers and biopolymers (such as DNA) as ... > more
• Biochemistry
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Organic Chemistry
  Genetics
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Protein

  Proteins are large organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together between the carboxyl atom of one amino acid and the amine nitrogen of another. This bond is ... > more
• Ecology Research
  Nature
  New Species
  Biology
  Extinction
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Biomass (ecology)

  In ecology, biomass refers to the cumulation of living matter. That is, it is the total living biological material in a given area or of a biological community or ... > more

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