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  Instinct

  Instinct is the inherent disposition of a living organism toward a particular behavior. Instincts are generally inherited patterns of responses or reactions to certain kinds of stimuli. Instinctive ... > more
• Brain Tumor
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  Tumor

  Tumor (American English) or tumour (British English) originally means "swelling", and is sometimes still used with that meaning. Tumor meaning swelling is one of the five classical characteristics of ... > more
• Fish
  Cell Biology
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  Antifreeze protein

  Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) and Antifreeze glycoproteins (AFGPs) are produced as a specialised adaptation by certain fish, insects, plants and bacteria. AFPs and AFGPs are capable of lowering the ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Healthy Aging
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  Nervous System
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Psychology Research
   
  

  Oxytocin

  Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. In women, it is released mainly after distension of the cervix and vagina during labor, and after stimulation of the ... > more
• Developmental Biology
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
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  Mammalian embryogenesis

  Mammalian embryogenesis is the process of cell division and cellular differentiation which leads to the development of a mammalian embryo. A mammal develops from a single cell called a zygote, which ... > more
• Cholesterol
  Heart Disease
  Triglycerides
  Diet and Weight Loss
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  Cholesterol

  Cholesterol is a sterol and a lipid found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. Cholesterol plays a central role in many biochemical ... > more
• Cloning
  Healthy Aging
  Human Biology
  Epigenetics Research
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Epigenetics
   

  Human cloning

  Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of an existing, or previously existing, human being or growing cloned tissue from that individual. The term is generally used to refer to ... > 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
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  Origin of life

  Research into the origin of life is a limited field of research despite its profound impact on biology and human understanding of the natural ... > more
• Mating and Breeding
  Genetics
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Inbreeding

  Mammals, most other animals, and higher plants as well, have ways to minimize inbreeding. An inbred individual is likely to possess several physical and health defects, in addition to higher ... > more

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