Biology Curiosities. Biology Curiosities Section

THE biology it is a broad science that is concerned with studying living beings, their characteristics and their interactions with the environment and with other beings. Furthermore, this science helps us to understand from the origin of life to the environmental problems faced today.

Several areas work together to study life on the planet. Among these areas, we can mention anatomy, botany, zoology, cytology, histology, embryology, evolution, ecology, genetics, physiology, paleontology and systematics.

With each topic we discover how much biology is a pleasurable discipline and how every detail is important for every living thing on the planet. Faced with such a variety of beings, the relationships they establish, in addition to the complex structure of their bodies, it is difficult not to feel doubts about several subjects.

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Based on that, this section was created to address the most intriguing subjects in the field of Biology. Also included are texts on scientific news and advances in some areas. You will discover, for example, how vaccines were created, what bioinformatics is, why we bite our nails, among many other curiosities.

Are we going to discover together the answers to the most troubling questions?


by Vanessa dos Santos
Graduated in Biology

Leatherback turtle: general characteristics, extinction and curiosities

Leatherback turtle: general characteristics, extinction and curiosities

The leatherback (Dermochelys leathery) is the largest species of sea turtle, so it is also known ...

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Deforestation: what is it, in Brazil and consequences

Deforestation: what is it, in Brazil and consequences

Deforestation or deforestation refers to the total or partial elimination of any type of vegetati...

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Biodiversity: what it is, Brazilian and threats

Biodiversity: what it is, Brazilian and threats

Biodiversity it means the variety of life and encompasses the richness of the species, the genes ...

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