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Jaira Garcia, a rising senior at Carrollton High School, recently completed the Emory University Pre-College Program in Atlanta.

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New research suggests that the unique way human placentas produce sex hormones during pregnancy may have been a key driver ...

The Human Physiology Workshop has been held nine times since 2016 and has established itself as a coveted small congress with growing participant numbers and internationalization from year to year.

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Social media erupts over whether 100 humans could defeat a gorilla. Science reveals gorillas possess 4-9x human strength, capable of lifting 1,800 pounds.

Emily Moorefield, an associate professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, is leading the team in program development. Moorefield, who graduated from UNC in 2002 with a biology ...

Although these in vitro models will also not substitute totally for their in vivo counterparts, the benefits over non-human models are clear. The FDA Modernization Act 2.0 and the proposed FDA ...

A Frankenstein's lab for growing 'spare' human bodies sounds like something ripped straight from an episode of Black Mirror. But scientists really want to make this gruesome concept a reality. In ...

Opinion Ethically sourced “spare” human bodies could revolutionize medicine Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and alleviate organ shortages.