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The study was large, comprising ten separate research teams focusing on the minutia of the Kelly brothers' physiology, examining everything from epigenetics to gene expression. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The First Results From NASA's Historic Twin Study Are Here," 11 Apr. 2019 He is transformed from a sickly, frail man to the peak of human physiology. — Sonia Rao, chicagotribune.com, "Everything that's happened leading up to 'Avengers: Infinity War'," 24 Apr. 2018 The feedback draws on psychology, nutrition, and exercise physiology. — Good Housekeeping, "What Is Noom? Here's What a Nutritionist Really Thinks About the Trendy Weight-Loss App," 29 Jan. 2019 The startup also has brought on advisers such as Mr. James’s trainer, Mike Mancias, and Dr. Abbie Smith-Ryan, director of applied physiology and human performance at the University of North Carolina. — Alexandra Bruell, WSJ, "LeBron James, Other Celebrities Team Up to Start Wellness Brand ‘Ladder’," 27 Nov. 2018 In her first few years at the University of New England, Carlson led an investigation into the physiology of stock car drivers. — Ben Guarino, The Verge, "An academic reported sexual harassment. Her university allegedly retaliated," 12 Nov. 2018 When Goldstein came back, Dr. Seldin helped woo Brown to join him as well — laying the groundwork for a research partnership that resulted in the school’s first Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology. — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, "Donald W. Seldin, who built UT Southwestern into a medical powerhouse, dies at 97," 6 May 2018 Graham started going on about the physiology of a hockey player. — Greg Gilhooly, Good Housekeeping, "Men Are Sexually Abused in Sports, Too: I Was Molested by My Hockey Coach," 23 Feb. 2018 The professor, Anita Moss, is a senior lecturer specializing in human anatomy and human physiology in the UTSA biology department. — Charlotte West, Teen Vogue, "University of Texas San Antonio Professor Allegedly Calls Police on Black Student for Putting Feet Up," 13 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'physiology.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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