physiology
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“Plants naturally give us visible information about their physiology in a number of ways—wilting, for example,” says Alexander Jones, a professor at the University of Cambridge who focuses on plant biology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
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
They write: "These findings suggest that chronic PDE5 inhibition may influence ocular physiology, warranting further mechanistic investigation."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Between the late 1950s and the 1970s, however, it was the physiology of genes that dominated scientific inquiry.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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People have different physiologies, exercise regimes and injury histories which might dictate not only level of cushioning, but also support, stability and heel-to-toe drop of the shoe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Along the way, he helps audiences understand their own physiologies and how to improve their overall performance, health and well-being.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
He and colleagues have established a lab colony of the Llullaillaco rodents and other high-altitude mice in Chile to study their unique physiologies.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 23, 2023
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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