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Human Biology                                                                                       
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foundations of Knowledge - Diderot and D'Alembert's Encyclopédie, Marie-Lan Nguyen, 2010, CC –BY- SA 2.0.©
 Supernatural - God creates man (Michelangelo, Ceiling of Sistine Chapel)© Matter and Energy - Sun (NASA).© Space and Earth - Solar System Montage (NASA, 2000).© Gorilla Non-Human Organisms - Gorilla (Credit: E. De Merode, NASA ).© Human Body and Mind. Courtesy of US Army image gallery.© Human Society - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, December 10, 1948 (United Nations, 1949).© Human Thought and Art – The Vitruvian Man (Leonardo da Vinci, 1492).© Technology - Space Shuttle Columbia as it lifts off from Launch Pad 39A on mission STS-107 (NASA, 2003).© Human History - The French Revolution (July revolution. July 28, 1830), "Liberty Leading the People", (Eugene Delacroix, 1830).©
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Living World
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Human Biology, or rather human biological sciences, are focused on exploring the human body (C. Zins, 2011).
Human Biology
2. Basic Sciences. Fields: Human Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science. Image: Anatomy – The Anatomy Lecture of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, (Rembrandt, Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1632; Mauritshuis, The Hague).©
Human Biology
[1] Theory 
       Philosophy of Human Biology*
      History of human biology
[2] (Human) Biological Fields            
      Anatomy
      Biochemistry
      Cell biology
      Molecular biology
      Developmental biology
      Embryology
      Evolutionary biology
      Genetics
      Histology
      Immunology*
      Physiology...
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Humans and chimpanzees share the same kingdom (Animalia), phylum (Chordata), class (Mammalia), order (Primates), family (Hominidae, sub-family: Homininae), and tribe (Hominini).

We differ in genus (chimpanzees: Pan; humans: Homo) and species (chimpanzees: Pan troglodytes; humans: Homo sapiens). This is the big difference that makes us who we are.  (C. Zins, 2011).
     
Rationale
Biology vs. human biology. For cultural and religious considerations the living world is studied in two pillars. Pillar 5 focuses on the non-human realm, pillar 6 on the human realm. However, from a scientific point of view biology and human biology are interrelated. They are part of the same broader discipline (field).

Branches. Human biology’s main branches are philosopy of human biology, anatomy (study of the structure of the human body), biochemistry (study of form and function at the chemical levels), cell biology or cytology (study of cells) and molecular biology (study of molecules), developmental biology (study of the processes by which humans grow and develop), embryology (study of the early development), evolutionary biology, in particular, human evolution (study of the origin of the human species and its development over time), genetics (study of genes; heredity and variations in humans), histology (study of biological tissues), immunology (study of the immune system), and physiology (study of function of organs and systems). (C. Zins, 2011).
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