Biology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Finite element analysis (FEA): applying an engineering method to functional morphology in anthropology and human biology.

30 Aug 2009 A fundamental research question for morphologists is how morphological variation in the skeleton relates to function. Traditional approaches have advanced our understanding of form-function relationships considerably but have limitations. Strain ... Read more...

Contributions of A. Roberto Frisancho to human population biology: an introduction.

30 Aug 2009 Over the span of his career, A. Roberto Frisancho has been one of the prime architects of the development and expansion of human population biology. His research and scholarly publications have helped to move the field beyond simple descriptions of ... Read more...

What did Darwin say about microbes, and how did microbiology respond?

9 Aug 2009 Although it is commonly assumed that Darwin had nothing to say about microbes, he did in fact say quite a lot. He included microbes in his Beagle studies of the geographical distribution of organisms and used microscopic organisms as explicit ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Biology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The role of RNA molecules in cellular biology. Editorial. 30 Oct 2009
• JCB meeting: Cell Biology of Disease. 17 Oct 2009
• Make room for computing. 7 Oct 2009
• Science education. Revising the AP biology curriculum. 23 Sep 2009
• U.S. science education. Revisions to AP courses expected to have domino effect. 16 Sep 2009
• Introductory biology: let's train lecturers. 9 Sep 2009
• Introductory biology: top-down teaching. 9 Sep 2009
• Evolutionary biology. Melding mammals and molecules to track evolution. 9 Sep 2009
• Are higher quality papers cited more often? 5 Sep 2009
• Gender, biology, and mathematics performance. 31 Aug 2009
• The ignoble fate of the peppered moth. 30 Aug 2009
• Finite element analysis (FEA): applying an engineering method to functional morphology in anthropology and human biology. 30 Aug 2009
• Integrative Approaches to the Study of Human Adaptation and Population Health: A Symposium in Honor of A. Roberto Frisancho, April 11, 2008, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Proceedings. 30 Aug 2009
• Contributions of A. Roberto Frisancho to human population biology: an introduction. 30 Aug 2009
• False impressions, intuition and the nature of methods: how insufficient study of methods confounds the study of biology itself. 30 Aug 2009
• It's elementary: Science Buddies bring biology to life. 23 Aug 2009
• Short is sweet. 19 Aug 2009
• Life in science. Creationists made me do it. 19 Aug 2009
• What did Darwin say about microbes, and how did microbiology respond? 9 Aug 2009
• Cell biologists expand their networks. 8 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Biology'

Definition: One of the BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES concerned with the origin, structure, development, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of animals, plants, and microorganisms.

Descriptor UI: D001695

Alternative terms: Biology;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H01.158.273;

Technical Notes: the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA or specifics treed under it for biological characteristics and processes of organisms and of the biosphere; note broader heading BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES is also available; DF:BIOL