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"We are seeing clear consequences in cellular identity and function based on nutrient preferences by cells. The impact of these findings won't just be within immunotherapy and immunology --everycell type in the bodyuses these metabolic processes, so plenty of other discoveries and therapeutic innova...
"In addition to her role as a Language & Humanities editor, Niki Foster is passionate about educating herself on a wide range of interesting and unusual topics to gather ideas for her own articles. A graduate of UCLA with a double major in Linguistics and Anthropology, Niki's diverse academic...
People are Culture presents the definition of culture from a cross-section of 16 experts from around the world who have spent their careers working in the realm of culture. The backgrounds of these experts encompass a range of cultural disciplines:anthropology;visual arts; crafts; education; litera...
It's interesting to me that discourse communities can be general or specific. Everyone speaking one language is part of a discourse community, but there can be other discourse communities among that same group as well. Very interesting.
"In addition to her role as a WiseGeek editor, Niki Foster is passionate about educating herself on a wide range of interesting and unusual topics to gather ideas for her own articles. A graduate of UCLA with a double major in Linguistics and Anthropology, Niki's diverse academic background ...
Of course, in college you will take anthropology, history, archaeology, and sociology, and I'm not sure what else. Read as much as you can about past cultures. My cousin said that the field is pretty competitive and you might have to start with volunteer work in the field or in a mus...
field has several branches, such as Biological Anthropology, the study of human remains as they relate to people’s lifestyles and lives. And while many anthropologists study fossils, relics, dwellings, and inscriptions, archaeologists are unique in their particular focus on humans’ physical ...
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I think ethnology sounds like such an interesting job! This is the kind of anthropology you see most frequently in movies, so I guess it's been romanticized a lot...but think about it. Ethnologists get to go to another culture, live like one of the natives, learn every little scrap of...