The skin is the body's largest organ and helps protect internal organs from harm. Hair helps protect the skin, regulates body temperature, and is part of the body's sensory system. Sweat glands help ...

Adipose tissue, or fat, is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body.

Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven, together with international collaborators, have discovered that blocking autophagy—the body ...

A scientific collaboration between the University of Bath (UK) and the UMass Chan Medical School (U.S.) has determined how a ...

Natural selection uses duplicated genes as raw material for functional innovation, co-opting their existing features to new functions. Understanding genetic innovation requires two questions to be ...

Biophysicists unraveled a mystery of how muscles form at the molecular level and how they maintain their function.

The gut mucosa is no longer viewed merely as a site of digestion and defense; it is now recognized as a central orchestrator ...

Introduction to biology, anatomy, and physiology -- Biological molecules -- Cell structure and function -- Cellular metabolism -- Cellular reproduction -- Genetic inheritance -- Evolution -- DNA ...

xxiii, 572 pages : 28 cm "With an applied, visual approach, this book covers the structure and functions of the human body - and clinical applications throughout show the relevance of that knowledge ...