Biological immortality refers to stable or declining mortality rates based on chronological age-based cellular senescence. Biological immortality (sometimes called biological indeterminate mortality) is a state in which mortality due to aging stabilizes or declines, distinguishing … Read more
The term “glacier blood” or “blood snow” sounds like something you would read in a supernatural horror novel. But it is actually a purple phenomenon, a colorful sign of blooming life produced by tiny organisms … Read more
Creationism is a belief that God created the universe and all life, and it emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a response to the scientific discovery of the existence of life … Read more
Unit 731 was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that operated during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) and World War II. It was established in 1938 … Read more
Botany is a branch of biology that deals with the study of plants and their relationship to other plants, animals and the environment. It is science that examines how plants function, how they look, how … Read more
One of the most important and well-known circadian rhythms in the human body is the sleep-wake cycle. A circadian rhythm is a 24-hour cycle that is part of the body’s internal clock and runs in … Read more
The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ located in the middle of the liver that collects the bile it needs for digestion of fat. Once it is made up of biles, it flows through a … Read more
Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical issues arising from the use of animals in biological research, in particular in the field of bioethics and animal welfare. Many religious communities have their own history of investigating … Read more
Homeostasis is the process of maintaining a relatively stable internal environment that persists despite external changes. The word homeostatic comes from homo, which means the same thing, and stasis, which means “steady” or stagnation. Homeostasis … Read more