Editorial: a human being is a human being is a human being is a human being—the issue of migration in Europe and the responses of adult education

Alkaline Phosphatase in Serum is a Marker of Human Toxocariasis

Background: The present study was carried out on the human population of Kashmir valley to evaluate the status of the biochemical parameters of infected population. Materials and Methods: Blood samples were collected from 514 individuals, 298 (57.97%) males and 216 (42.02%) females, 187 (36.38%) were found sero-positive for human toxocariasis. Results: Alkaline phosphatase level was found highe...

Being human is a gut feeling

Some metagenomic studies have suggested that less than 10% of the cells that comprise our bodies are Homo sapiens cells. The remaining 90% are bacterial cells. The description of this so-called human microbiome is of great interest and importance for several reasons. For one, it helps us redefine what a biological individual is. We suggest that a human individual is now best described as a supe...

A Question and Answer Session on the Meaning of Being Human , with Dr. Gholamreza Aavani

Kant’s Questions: What is the Human Being?

Quality of life philosophy II: what is a human being?

The human being is a complex matter and many believe that just trying to understand life and what it means to be human is a futile undertaking. We believe that we have to try to understand life and get a grip on the many faces of life, because it can be of great value to us to learn to recognize the fundamental principles of how life is lived to the fullest. Learning to recognize the good and e...