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• Neuroscience
  Brain Injury
  Intelligence
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Psychology
  Mice
   
  

  Brain

  In animals, the brain, or encephalon, is the control center of the central nervous system. In most animals, the brain is located in the head, protected by the skull and close to the primary sensory ... > more
• STD
  Sexual Health
  HIV and AIDS
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Infectious Diseases
   
  

  Trichomoniasis

  Trichomoniasis, sometimes referred to as "trich" or the ping pong disease, is a common sexually transmitted disease that affects 2 to 3 million Americans yearly. It is caused by a single-celled ... > more
• Ecology Research
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Extinction
  Fish
  Fisheries
   

  Coral bleaching

  Coral bleaching results when the symbiotic zooxanthellae (single-celled algae) are released from the original host coral organism due to stress. The corals that form the structure of the great reef ... > more
• Marine Biology
  Fish
  Sea Life
  Fisheries
  Biochemistry Research
  Invasive Species
   

  Marine biology

  Marine biology is the scientific study of the plants, animals, and other organisms that live in the ocean. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea ... > more
• Soil Types
  Organic
  Fungus
  Landslides
  Geochemistry
  Pollution
   
  

  Soil contamination

  Soil contamination is the presence of man-made chemicals or other alteration to the natural soil environment. This type of contamination typically arises from rupture of underground storage tanks, ... > more
• Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Cell Biology
  Biotechnology
  Prions
  Biochemistry Research
   

  Protein folding

  Protein folding is the process by which a protein structure assumes its functional shape or conformation. All protein molecules are heterogeneous unbranched chains of amino acids. By coiling and ... > more
• Genetics
  Epigenetics
  Down Syndrome
  Molecular Biology
  Epigenetics Research
  Cell Biology
   
  

  Chromosome

  The DNA which carries genetic information in cells is normally packaged in the form of one or more large macromolecules called chromosomes. A chromosome is, minimally, a very long, continuous piece ... > more
• Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Biology
  Developmental Biology
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Cell membrane

  A cell membrane, plasma membrane or plasmalemma is a selectively permeable lipid bilayer coated by proteins which comprises the outer layer of a cell. The plasma membrane works between the machinery ... > more
• Genes
  Genetics
  Evolutionary Biology
  Gene Therapy
  Human Biology
  Cystic Fibrosis
   

  Mutation

  In biology, mutations are changes to the genetic material (usually DNA or RNA). Mutations can be caused by copying errors in the genetic material during cell division and by exposure to radiation, ... > 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

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