physiology
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Together, these observations suggest that BFA-related chemistry and kidney physiology may be widespread across Felidae, while also having changed and diversified over the course of feline evolution.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
“This is a sort of very direct way of getting at their physiology that’s not been possible before.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Heather Massey, a physiology professor at the University of Portsmouth who was involved in the floating study, says it's important to challenge those myths.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
"It's the only trial of its kind that has been done with such rigor and control and demonstrates relevance to human physiology," Dixit says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
The complex workings of living beings can be perceived in terms of these layers: physics enabling chemistry, and chemistry enabling physiology.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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In another twist that invites multiple interpretations, the fleet-wide infection of Borg-altered DNA into the physiologies of Starfleet personnel only affects younger beings – in human terms, those 25 and under.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2023
In other words, all athletes possess different physiologies, but when does the disparity become unfair?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
Stress can affect a wide range of physiologies and behaviors, and researchers are beginning to test whether the additions make the animals better models for depression—and, in the case of these particular fish—retinal regeneration.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 7, 2018
As a collective group, protists display an astounding diversity of morphologies, physiologies, and ecologies.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
And we can, on occasion, deliberately alter some of these genes to change their functions, thereby resulting in altered human states, altered physiologies, and changed beings.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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