In Memoriam: Geoffrey Ainsworth Harrison (1927–2017)
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23085
Abstract: With the death of Geoffrey Ainsworth Harrison on September 14, 2017, Human Biology lost the last of a distinguished group of international scholars who innovated a new scientific approach to the study of human variation… read more here.
Keywords: anthropology; variation; geoffrey ainsworth; human biology ... See more keywords
Measuring Human Water Needs
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23350
Abstract: Water connects the environment, culture, and biology, yet only recently has it emerged as a major focus for research in human biology. To facilitate such research, we describe methods to measure biological, environmental, and perceptual… read more here.
Keywords: water needs; water; human biology; biology ... See more keywords
Life and death: Toward a human biology of water
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23361
Abstract: “We were root and berry owners, not water owners. We were owners of thirst and owners of hunger. We travelled to places with water roots. You dig and dig in the hard ground for water.… read more here.
Keywords: death toward; toward human; water; human biology ... See more keywords
Beyond serosurveys: Human biology and the measurement of SARS‐Cov‐2 antibodies
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23483
Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a deadly clinical disease. The virus that causes COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2), is readily transmitted in the community, where it is having devastating social… read more here.
Keywords: measurement sars; human biology; biology measurement; biology ... See more keywords
#Hackademics: Hacks toward success in academia
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23653
Abstract: The Sausage of Science is a podcast for the Human Biology Association and the American Journal of Human Biology through which we introduced a special series called #Hackademics. The podcast was initially used to highlight… read more here.
Keywords: toward success; success academia; hacks toward; human biology ... See more keywords
Extreme climatic events and human biology and health: A primer and opportunities for future research
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.23843
Abstract: Extreme climatic events are increasing in frequency, leading to hotter temperatures, flooding, droughts, severe storms, and rising oceans. This special issue brings together a collection of seven articles that describe the impacts of extreme climatic… read more here.
Keywords: extreme climatic; health; human biology; research ... See more keywords
Defining and Using Gender/Sex in Human Biology: Where Are We? Where Should We Be?
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.70093
Abstract: Sex and gender categories are often used by human biologists in hypothesis generation, research design, data analysis, and interpretation. Many studies in human biology thus differentiate samples by “sex” and/or “gender.” But it is unclear… read more here.
Keywords: human biology; biology; gender; sex ... See more keywords
Toward New Directions in Human Biology: A Roadmap for Anthropological Causal Inference With Observational Data
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.70149
Abstract: Human biologists seek to understand how cultural, environmental, and biological forces shape observed patterns of human variation. Yet contemporary insights and approaches to observational causal inference remain underutilized in the field. We outline a structured… read more here.
Keywords: human biology; causal inference; anthropological causal; biology ... See more keywords
Perspectives of medicine, human biology, and nursing undergraduates on transversal skills learning: a mixed-methods study
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DOI: 10.1186/s12909-025-06749-z
Abstract: In health sciences practice, interpersonal skills, critical thinking, and learning-to-learn are crucial transversal skills. Effective teaching necessitates the understanding of undergraduates’ views. This study explored undergraduate experiences in human biology, medicine, and nursing degrees in… read more here.
Keywords: nursing; human biology; biology; medicine ... See more keywords
Engineered receptors for human cytomegalovirus that are orthogonal to normal human biology
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008647
Abstract: A trimeric glycoprotein complex on the surface of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) binds to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor α (PDGFRα) to mediate host cell recognition and fusion of the viral and cellular membranes. Soluble PDGFRα… read more here.
Keywords: hcmv; human biology; human cytomegalovirus; engineered receptors ... See more keywords
What Animal Cancers teach us about Human Biology
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DOI: 10.7150/thno.56623
Abstract: Cancers in animals present a large, underutilized reservoir of biomedical information with critical implication for human oncology and medicine in general. Discussing two distinct areas of tumour biology in non-human hosts, we highlight the importance… read more here.
Keywords: animal cancers; human biology; teach human; biology ... See more keywords