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• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Charles Darwin
  Nature
  Human Evolution
  Early Humans
   
  

  Parallel evolution

  Parallel evolution is the independent evolution of similar traits, starting from a similar ancestral condition. Frequently this is the situation in more closely related lineages, where several ... > more
• Organic
  Soil Types
  Fungus
  Geochemistry
  Acid Rain
  Microbiology
   
  

  Soil life

  Soil life is a collective term for all the organisms living within the soil. In a balanced soil, plants grow in an active and vibrant environment. Without the activities of soil organisms, dead ... > more
• Biochemistry Research
  Human Biology
  Genes
  Genetics
  Molecular Biology
  Biology
   
  

  Molecular biology

  Molecular biology is the study of biology at a molecular level. The field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry. Molecular biology chiefly ... > more
• Eye Care
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Disability
  Cosmetic Surgery
   
  

  Pupil

  In the eye, the pupil is the opening in the middle of the iris. It appears black because most of the light entering it is absorbed by the tissues inside the eye. In humans and many animals (but few ... > more
• Insects (and Butterflies)
  Sports Medicine
  Cats
  Healthy Aging
  Triglycerides
  Animals
   
  

  Flea

  Flea is the common name for any of the small wingless insects of the order Siphonaptera. Fleas are external parasites, living by hematophagy off the blood of mammals and birds. In most cases, fleas ... > more
• Mammals
  Endangered Animals
  Nature
  Wild Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  Extinction
   
  

  Tasmanian Devil

  The Tasmanian Devil, also referred to simply as 'the devil', is a carnivorous marsupial now found only in the Australian island state of ... > more
• Animals
  Mammals
  Cows, Sheep, Pigs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Dogs
  Food
   
  

  Guinea pig

  Guinea pigs (also called cavies) are rodents belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, the animals are not pigs, nor do they come from Guinea. They are social, ... > more
• Genes
  Human Biology
  Genetics
  Biochemistry Research
  Gene Therapy
  Evolution
   
  

  Gene

  A gene is a locatable region of genomic sequence, corresponding to a unit of inheritance, which is associated with regulatory regions, transcribed regions and/or other functional sequence regions. ... > more
• Developmental Biology
  Human Biology
  Biochemistry Research
  Genetics
  Biology
  Molecular Biology
   

  Developmental biology

  Developmental biology is the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop. Modern developmental biology studies the genetic control of cell growth, differentiation and "morphogenesis," ... > more
• Fitness
  Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Fibromyalgia
  Muscular Dystrophy
  Life Sciences
   
  

  Skeletal muscle

  Skeletal muscle is a type of striated muscle, attached to the skeleton. Skeletal muscles are used to facilitate movement, by applying force to bones and joints; via contraction. They generally ... > more
• Cats
  Mammals
  Endangered Animals
  Wild Animals
  Nature
  Animals
   
  

  Puma

  The Puma (Puma concolor), also known as the Cougar or Mountain Lion, is a large, solitary cat found in the Americas. It has a vast range, from Yukon Territory in Canada to the southern Andes of South ... > more
• Early Humans
  Human Evolution
  Origin of Life
  Evolution
  Nature
  Evolutionary Biology
   
  

  Timeline of evolution

  This timeline of the evolution of life outlines the major events in the development of life on the planet Earth. Dates given are estimates based on scientific evidence. In biology, evolution is the ... > more

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