Physiology

This study of the effect of aerobic exercise on auditory and visual reaction times was carried out among 50 participants from the department of Physiology. The subjects were divided into 2 groups with 25 of them in each group. Group I consisted of healthy subjects that do not perform regular Read more…

CRISPR is used as a genome-editing tool by scientist to change a genome by altering, adding or completely removing portions of the DNA sequence. To do this Cas9, an enzyme and guide RNA (gRNA) must work together. The gRNA will bind the segment of DNA that is complementary to its Read more…

Breathing is one of the most important elements that keep humans alive. It is our way of life, yet many people take breathing for granted. However, for the individuals that suffer from breathing problems, each breath they take is a major accomplishment. Therefore, respiratory therapists play a key role in Read more…

  Born Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley, on November 23, 1887, Moseley was born to change chemistry forever.  In the town of Weymouth, England from a young age Moseley was heavily influenced by science, as his father taught both physiology and anatomy while his grandfather was a biologist. He would later go Read more…

hich are so deadly to the point where there is no cure for the disease. At one’s first thought, most would think of AIDS, herpes, or maybe alshimers. However one might not consider Hepatitis, because a vaccine has been developed for types of the disease. Hepatitis can be caught and Read more…

Lamarck and Darwin both believed that giraffes developed long necks because that is what they use to consume the leaves high above trees. Lamarck’s theory is that “because their (giraffes) forebears were continually stretching to reach the higher leaves in trees. The desire to reach higher leaves led to longer Read more…