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Welcome to the Federated Departments of Biological Sciences, a collaboration between Rutgers University-Newark and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Please use the links to your left to navigate our site. The past decade has witnessed tremendous advances in the biological sciences and our Departments have developed a strategic plan to meet the changing needs of our students and our society. We recognize the contribution biology makes to a strong liberal arts education and understand the needs of its majors who are entering a world more biologically complex and sophisticated than a decade ago. Undergraduate students in the program choose courses from among a wide range of research fields to both develop a solid foundation in biology and to build meaningful depth of study in areas of personal interest. In addition to formal lecture and lab courses, students have many opportunities for independent study through seminar courses and research with our outstanding faculty. Learn more about undergraduate opportunities ... Graduate students can choose an MS or PhD program. Both programs stress the importance of the research experience and its value to critical thinking. Learn more about graduate opportunities ... Research Looking for a particular lab? Clicking on the links below … Continue reading →

What's new on Biology May 15, 2010 Not much has been happening here lately. It seems a user named Davichito adopted this wiki in 2008, but since then there has been minimal activity. I am working to revitalize this wiki. If you'd like to help out... I'd appreciate it. Elainaph 04:13, May 15, 2010 (UTC) Helping out To write a new article, just enter the article title in the box below. Deoxyribonucleic acid, is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and some viruses. It is made of repeated blocks (polymers) called nucleotides, which together form the shape of a double helix. Each nucleotide has a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and one or more phosphate groups. The nitrogenous base is the changing element. It can be adenine, cytosine, guanine or thymine. The bases are either purines or pyrimidines. The purine bases are adenine and guanine and the pyrimidines are cytosine and thymine. The sugar is deoxyribose. Gulf Coast Oil Spill Puts Birds at Risk Continue reading here: Biology - Wikia … Continue reading →

What is Biology? Biology is the scientific study of life, which included all of its mechanisms and effects at all spatial and temporal scales here on Earth and throughout the known universe. What is a biologist and what do they do? A biologist is not merely someone who knows a lot of facts about living things. A biologist is a knowledgeable trained problem solver. A biologist is a skilled person capable of asking informed and discerning questions about biological phenomena and who can devise and execute well constructed studies to test those questions. A biologist is someone capable of analyzing, interpreting, and reporting new and existing data and who can use this information to solve problems and answer question concerning life and its effects. Biologists also find new ways to use their knowledge to solve problems in applied fields such as medicine, agriculture, environmental management, biodiversity and conservation, fish and wildlife management, water management and pollution control, renewable resources, and human population growth. Over the past 20 years biologists have even begun to extend their studies to other worlds, searching for signs of life on Mars and the moons of Jupiter. The search for life beyond Earth is, among other … Continue reading →

01/18/2016 Brenau's Mathematics and Science Department is seeking and Adjunct Professor of Biology : Minimum Masters Degree in Science Education or Biology. Normal environment found in an office and/or educational setting. Some exposure to outdoors and varying weather conditions may be required. Some lifting and or carrying objects weighing 10lbs may be required. This position requires repetitive usag... 12/16/2015 Attachment(s): 2015-2016 - 190 Day Teacher Salary Scale Teacher Job Description Principal is seeking a highly qualified and content proficient science teacher to teach Biology and Physical Science. Experience in a 9th grade academy model and an enthusiasm for ensuring student success and infusing technology is highly desired. Preference will be given to candidates willing to coach. 190 Day Posit... 11/06/2015 This position is responsible for providing 27-32 hours of instruction per academic year in Biology and for providing related curriculum and student support as well as student advising. Instructor will teach Biology lectures (focusing on organismal biology/ecology) and corresponding laboratory sections, and Environmental Science and corresponding laboratory sections. This is a full-time, tenure tra... 11/06/2015 Part-time Instructor to teach BIOLOGY. Biology courses offered at GPC include: Cell Biology and Genetics Diversity in the Living World Human Biology and Disease Plants, … Continue reading →

For the 1960 American jazz song, see Sue Raney. "Biology" is a song performed by English-Irish all-female pop group Girls Aloud, taken from their third studio album Chemistry (2005). The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania, and produced by Higgins and Xenomania. Composed of distinct sections, it avoids the verse-chorus form present in most contemporary pop music. "Biology" was released as a single in November 2005, ahead of the album's release. Following the disappointment of "Long Hot Summer", "Biology" returned Girls Aloud to the top five of the UK Singles Chart and became their tenth top ten hit. The music video, consisting only of group shots, witnesses Girls Aloud seamlessly move through various sequences while performing disjointed choreography. "Biology" was promoted through a number of live appearances and has since been performed on all of Girls Aloud's subsequent concert tours. The song, which includes a variety of styles, received widespread acclaim from contemporary music critics. Considered one of Girls Aloud's signature songs, The Guardian referred to "Biology" as "the best pop single of the last decade." "Biology" is composed of a number of distinctly different sections. The song begins with Nadine Coyle singing … Continue reading →

Explore. Watch, listen, debate & discover with our experts Can dogs read their owners' emotions? Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 15 Jan 2016 Does a dog know what you're thinking? Can your dog empathise? It's possible, suggests new research. Updated 15 Jan 2016 David Attenborough pushes back the foliage and finds a world of invertebrates. Intermediate level Duration 10 mins Updated 14 Jan 2016 How do living things transport and store oxygen for respiration? Dr Simon Collinson explains. Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 14 Jan 2016 In this video discovertop tips from experts in biology and get a feel for whether studying biology (and an eventual career in the field) is... Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 11 Jan 2016 The short answer is that they weren't - but there's a lot more to it than that. Kevin Hunt explains. Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 08 Jan 2016 Striped ponies and tuxedo cats might look gorgeous - but the mutation is a mild form of a much more serious cellular defect... Introductory level Duration 5 mins Updated 16 Dec 2015 In the first Poirot book, the murderer's weapon of choice is the bitter poison strychnine. The scientist, … Continue reading →

The WKU students studying with WKU Biology Departments Dr. Nancy Rice at Harlaxton College this semester visited Down House, home of Charles Darwin in Kent, England. Congratulations to Dr. Scott Grubbs on receiving the 2015 Ogden College of Science and Engineering Research/Creativity Award. 2015-2016 Biology Graduate Students-in-Residence: Front row (L-R) Richard Dawson, Chaise Gilbert, Chris Banotai, Mitchell, Schooler, Chris Fields, Dane Flinchum, Kenny Anderson, Mayank Kapadia Back row (L-R) Matt Buchholz, Meghan Parsley, Qianna Xu, Jesse Nugent, Amelia Smith, Laken Cooper, Chase Ladue (Not pictured: Aiste Dobrovolskaite) Congratulations to Dr. Mike Stokes on receiving the 2015 Ogden College of Science and Engineering Public Service Award. Tracking Elephants in Kenya, (Left to Right) Simon Kasaine (former MS Student at WKU), Simon (driver), Bruce Schulte (Biology Department Head), Ezra and son, Chase LaDue (Biology graduate student) (Photo provided by Chase LaDue) Dr. Rodney King and Dr. John Andersland were happy to collaborate with Morehead State University and Georgetown College as part of the Small Genome Discovery Project. (Shown in photo are visitors from Georgetown College). Please click on photo for more information. Biology graduate student Aiste Dobrovolskiate and Dr. Nancy Rice in Kenya WKU Biology in Harlaxton: In 2016, the WKU Biology … Continue reading →

We have selected relevant material from MIT's introductory courses to support students as they study and educators as they teach the AP* Biology curriculum. This section is organized by the topics that youll see on the Biology exam. * AP is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. Biology Exam Prep The following courses and resources have been selected from OpenCourseWare to help you explore introductory biology topics. The first course listed below, Fundamentals of Biology (7.01SC), is in our OCW Scholar format. OCW Scholar courses are designed for study at your own pace. They contain substantially more material than typical OCW courses, blending new content with existing material used in MIT classes. Learn more about OCW Scholar. High School Courses Developed by MIT Students These courses were offered through the High School Studies Program (HSSP), a project of the MIT Educational Studies Program. HSSP offers non-credit enrichment courses to 7th-12th grade students on weekends at MIT. Courses are taught by MIT students and members of the community. Here is the original post: High School Biology | MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course ... … Continue reading →

Biology is the science of life and living things, and their evolution. Living things include plants, animals, fungi (such as mushrooms), and microorganisms such as bacteria and archaea. People who study biology are called biologists. Biology looks at how animals and other organisms behave and work, and what they are like. Biology also studies how organisms react with each other and the environment. It has existed as a science for about 200 years, and was preceded by natural history. Biology has many research fields and branches. Like all sciences, biology uses the scientific method. This means that biologists must be able to show evidence for their ideas, and that other biologists must be able to test the ideas for themselves. Biology attempts to answer questions such as: "What are the characteristics of this living thing?" (comparative anatomy); "How do the parts work?" (physiology); "How should we group living things?" (classification, taxonomy); "What does this living thing do?" (behaviour, growth); "How does inheritance work? (genetics); "What has been the history of life?" (palaeontology). How do organisms relate to their environment? (ecology). All modern biology is influenced by evolution, which answers the question: "How has the living world come to be as … Continue reading →

Types: show 50 types... hide 50 types... biogeography dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants the branch of biology that studies plants the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role) the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth … Continue reading →