As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds—ticks.

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...

Newfoundland and Labrador's newest oil platform is getting closer to completion. Cenovus Energy is celebrating the arrival West White Rose's topside structure, and has announced that it will be ...

A CDC advisory panel voted 5–1 to recommend only flu vaccines without the preservative thimerosal, a mercury-containing compound used as a preservative in vaccines and other drugs. Doctors and ...

Flu shots contain tiny amounts of inactive, or dead, flu virus. They also contain other ingredients, such as stabilizers, preservatives, and substances that encourage an immune response.

The human muscular system is complex and has many functions in the body, like mobility and stability. Learn more about the muscular system here.

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