biology

Biology is the science that studies living organisms. All around us are other life forms living in caves, trees, under rocks, in water, the oceans and on land. A biologist is a person who studies biology.

There are 5 unifying principles of biology: cell theory; evolution; genes; homeostasis; and energy. Biological systems can be difficult to study because there are so many different interactions with other organisms and the environment even on the smallest of scales. Biologists believe that there are over 10 million different kinds of life forms or species on Earth.

There are also many branches of biology including agriculture, biochemistry, bioengineering, biophysics, botany, cryobiology, entomology, genetics, marine biology, oceanography, virology and zoology to name just a handful. The word biology is made up of two smaller words: bio meaning life and logy meaning the study of science. Biology is the science of life and plays a large part in the development of health treatments, new solutions for diseases, and solutions for genetic issues like hair loss.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “biology”

• Evolution of Evolution from the National Science Foundation

  
  Evolving Complexity — Authority: 421
  The National Science Foundation has a new interactive web page about the evolution of evolution. From the press release:Going wide and deep, Evolution of Evolution: 150 Years of Darwins "On the Origin of Species" provides a uniquely sweeping, at-a-glance explanation of how "Origin" cut an intellectual swath through ...
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• Fish food fight: Fish dont eat trees after all, says new study

  
  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories — Authority: 794
  (PhysOrg.com) -- What constitutes fish food is a matter of debate. A high-profile study a few years ago suggested that fish get almost 50 percent of their carbon from trees and leaves, evidence for a very close link between the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
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• Cant hide from the world

  
  IdeaFestival — Authority: 127
  In this video, one of the 20th Centurys most influential philosophers, Hilary Putnam , touches on science and ultimate truth. That the facts we discover are conditioned in part on the facts that we bring to bear, which is not the same as saying that physical knowledge is relative, or any other such nonsense. ...
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• Eradicate cruelty: “reprogram” predators

  
  Futurismic — Authority: 604
  I’m sure that almost everyone would rather live in a world that featured less cruelty and pain for living creatures… but what if it were possible to eradicate them completely? Via Accelerating Future comes a provocative essay by one David Pearce, who suggests that not only would it be possible for us to ...
  20 hours ago

• Is Multitasking Limited by a Mental Bottleneck?

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 152
  Next to the many amazing feats our brain pulls off daily, its inferior ability to juggle a few simple tasks sticks out like a sore thumb. [More]
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• UNH Research: Actinorhizal plants - who knew they were worth $500,000?

  
  Granite Geek — Authority: 135
  Casuarina trees colonizing a lava field on La Réunion island in the Indian Ocean. Photo by Y. Dommergues, courtesy UNH University of New Hampshire microbiologist Louis Tisa has received two grants totaling $498,115 to advance understanding of the actinorhizal plants, widespread woody plants with potential to ...
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• Double Honour For Scientist In Successful Second Career

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 714
  A University of Aberdeen research scientist, Alex Brand (53), who only entered the profession at the age of 40, has been awarded the Medical Research Council New Investigator Grant. The microbiologist also recently received another prestigious funding award, the Royal Society University Research Fellowship.
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• Meet Brazilian Larissa Ramos - Miss Earth 2009

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  London, Nov 24 (ANI): Forget make-up and pretty dresses, sexy Brazilian lass Larissa Ramos, named Miss Earth 2009, has more serious issues on her mind.The 19-year-old beauty is quite concerned about issues like air pollution, water pollution, recycling and land erosion. Alejandra Pedrajas of Spain, Sandra Seifert of ...
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• [Biology Form 4] Enzymes Extraordinaire II

  
  Cikgu Naza — Authority: 117
  Continue from Enzymes Extraordinaire D is for definition 4. Define enzyme An enzyme is a biological catalyst that speeds up the rate of chemical reactions occurring in living organisms. D is also for definition (The Where question) 5. Where are enzymes synthesised in a cell? In ribosomes. 6. Where are ...
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• Smoking pot harmful to young brains

  
  IceNews - Daily News — Authority: 529
  According to a new Swedish study, smoking marijuana can be more dangerous to young people than was previously thought. “New research indicates that even very modest use can cause a lot of damage,” said Nils Stenstrom of the Swedish National Institute of Public Health in a report by The Local. In recent years ...
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• Odd New Deep Sea Creatures (photos)

  
  Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff) — Authority: 556
  Chiasmodon niger, a deep sea fish sometimes called “the black swallower,” can devour fish larger than itself. The funny looking roundnose grenadier. As an adaptation to low temperatures, the Antarctic ice fish has no red blood pigments and no red blood cells. Thus the fish’s blood is more ...
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• DEEP, DARK LIFE! Marine Explorers Take Census of Extreme Species Living Beyond Sunlight

  
  The Daily Galaxy: Great Discoveries Channel — Authority: 498
  Census of Marine Life scientists have inventoried an astonishing abundance, diversity and distribution of deep sea species that have never known sunlight - creatures that somehow manage a living in a frigid black world down to 5,000 meters (~3 miles) below the ocean surface.  With images captured by deep-towed ...
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• Twelve South’s BassJump subwoofer improves your MacBook experience via USB, not parachute

  
  Latest Gadget & Tech News — Authority: 168
  The speakers on the MacBook line are generally quite good — for a laptop. Rock your world they won’t, but Twelve South’s BassJump might just add that low-frequency kick your unibody workhorse has been lost. The solitary speaker connects via USB and, through an analog-styled tuning app, augments th… blue ray ...
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• Olympus Pen E-P1 spoiled by Swarovski

  
  Latest Gadget & Tech News — Authority: 168
  You know how to ruin a luxurious shooter already steeped in fine retro-styling? Slather on the Swarovski crystal, that’s how. that £1,999 CrystalRoc bastardization of Olympus’ E-P1 Micro Four Thirds wundercam more than doubles the price of the de-iced original. So sad… thereupon again, perh… samsung tv ...
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• New species of chameleon discovered in Tanzania

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  Washington, November 24 (ANI): A team of scientists has discovered a new species of chameleon in Tanzania.Dr Andrew Marshall, from the Environment Department at the University of York, first spotted the animal while surveying monkeys in the Magombera Forest when he disturbed a twig snake eating one.The specimen was ...
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• Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 netbook becomes the latest climber on Intel’s Pine Trail

  
  Latest Gadget & Tech News — Authority: 168
  We still have nothing but leaked roadmaps and insider information about the details of Intel’s Pineview processor and Pine Trail platform at that point, but that’s not stopping a number of manufacturers from prepping their products for the supposedly upcoming unveiling. There was a nettop last mont… motorola ...
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• Going Bananas Over Darwin

  
  REALscience — Authority: 463
  Christian pastor Ray Comfort decided to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by writing his own introduction and handing out free copies of the book to college students across the country. Comfort is responsible for handing out over 100,000 copies of the abridged Darwin ...
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• Sushi Eating Carefully Now

  
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  I love my fishes, but I do hear quite a bit lately about sushi bad rep. Issues includes: sushi fish identified as the wrong type of fishes. 85% of restaurants served Instead of red snapper, they mostly served tilapia. via Consumerist Unless yo... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
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• Sony Ericsson Saito sales suspended after bugs discovered

  
  Latest Gadget & Tech News — Authority: 168
  Adding insult to Sony Ericsson’s injurious bottom line, Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U shops (the UK’s largest mobile phone retailers) have halted sales of the SE’s Symbian-powered Satio handset after a high number of customer returns and complaints. A “software glitch” reportedly causes Sony Eri… ...
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• Nov. 24, 1974: Humanity, Meet Lucy. Shes Your Mom

  
  Wired Mods — Authority: 745
  A November morn at a previously explored site reveals the remains of a noticeably human ancestor.
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