Epigenetics Articles

• Genetically Modified
  Agriculture and Food
  Food
  Nutrition
  Biotechnology
  Staying Healthy
   
  

  Genetically modified food

  A genetically modified food is a food product derived in whole or part from a genetically modified organism (GMO) such as a crop plant, animal or microbe such as yeast. Genetically modified foods ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Perception
  Psychology Research
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
   

  Olfaction

  Olfaction, the sense of odor (smell), is the detection of chemicals dissolved in air (or in water, by animals that live under water). In vertebrates smells are sensed by the olfactory epithelium ... > more
• Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Biotechnology
  Biochemistry Research
  Life Sciences
   
  

  Structural alignment

  Structural alignment is a form of sequence alignment based on comparison of shape. These alignments attempt to establish equivalences between two or more polymer structures based on their shape and ... > more
• Food Additives
  Human Biology
  Gastrointestinal Problems
  Nutrition
  Dentistry
  Biochemistry Research
   

  Saliva

  Saliva is the watery and usually somewhat frothy substance produced in the mouths of some animals, including humans. Produced in salivary glands, saliva is 98% water, but it contains many important ... > more
• Biodiversity
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Nature
  Extinction
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Biodiversity

  Biodiversity or biological diversity is the diversity of life. There are a number of definitions and measures of biodiversity. Biodiversity is commonly identified at three levels. First there is ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Brain Injury
  Perception
  Developmental Biology
  Molecular Biology
   

  Sensory neuron

  Sensory neurons are nerve cells within the nervous system responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses. For example, some sensory ... > more
• New Species
  Birds
  Nature
  Evolutionary Biology
  Microbiology
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Flamingo

  Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet in height, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. There are four species in the Americas while two exist in the Old World. ... > more
• Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Microbiology
  Developmental Biology
  Biology
   
  

  Eukaryote

  A eukaryote is an organism with a complex cell or cells, in which the genetic material is organized into a membrane-bound nucleus or nuclei. Eukaryotes (also spelled "eucaryotes") comprise animals, ... > more
• Evolution
  Evolutionary Biology
  Charles Darwin
  Origin of Life
  Nature
  Biology
   
  

  Evolution

  In biology, evolution is the change in the inherited traits of a population from generation to generation. These traits are the expression of genes that are copied and passed on to offspring during ... > more
• Nervous System
  Molecular Biology
  Cell Biology
  Sports Medicine
  Neuroscience
  Biology
   
  

  Chemical synapse

  Chemical synapses are specialized junctions through which cells of the nervous system signal to one another and to non-neuronal cells such as muscles or glands. A chemical synapse between a motor ... > more

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