Talk:Human biology

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This
This page looks like something ambitious that was abandoned later. What should we do with it??? JFW | T@lk  00:17, 18 Jun 2004 (UTC)

"One of the major biological differences betweens humans and yeast"? What? DStaal 14:10, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

I propose to delete most of this article and start essentially from scratch. This has been framed as describing an academic discipline, but then veers into an extended, confusing, and unsourced catalog of elements of and facts (?) about the human body. While human biologists undoubtedly study these physiological systems, listing them tells us nothing about the academic discipline. That material should be integrated into entries on human physiology and anatomy, if it's not already adequately covered there. Zenauberon 05:08, 8 June 2007 (UTC) i dont fukin care that much dude —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.230.210.233 (talk) 09:12, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Not having heard any dispute... I'm going to convert this into a stub and start building it up again. Zenauberon 02:43, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Chiropractic in article
I removed a recently added quite long section on biology in Chiropractic schools, I think it's too narrow a subject for this very general subject page and should be in a page about schooling. As there's nothing about HB in med schools here, I don't see why what Chiropractic schools teach is relevant. Anyone else think it's relevant? Auntie E. 16:51, 5 January 2010 (UTC)


 * First of all, the material (that which I added) isn't hurting anyone. What you have done and what you are proposing is nothing short of limiting available knowledge. I was expanding the article, not narrowing it. The removal of content and the exclusivity of the article by choosing to side with Stanford's definition of Human Biology is narrow. I am offended that you call my edit narrow when I did not remove any material but expand upon and let others know that Stanford's definition of Human Biology is not the only one that exists. You bring up med schools when this article is not even about med schools or allopathy (or osteopathy) for that matter. How does Stanford University have supreme stranglehold over this article and the definition of Human Biology? Who crowned them king? Did I miss the memo? Chiropractic schools, the ones I mentioned (such as Cleveland Chiropractic) are accredited. Seeing as how the phrase Human Biology is used in their educational system, I believe it should be mentioned. There are people out there who will want to know this, being aware of alternative definitions for a word or phrase is important in the pursuit of knowledge. My information cannot harm, it can only help and aid. Of course, I say all this like you care, but you don't care. Do what you want. You can have a monopoly over this article. I know when to pick and choose my battles. DarkApollo (talk) 20:50, 5 January 2010 (UTC)


 * "It isn't hurting anyone" is not a valid reason for inclusion.
 * Yes, this article is not about what's taught in med schools, so it definitely should not be about what chiropractic schools teach. This is a very general article. Please read our policies on point of view and due weight, especially when it comes to fringe beliefs.
 * Stanford U is a reliable source when it comes to biology. Other scientists have "crowned them king."
 * It doesn't matter who uses the phrase "human biology", that isn't a good reason for inclusion.
 * Please do not assume that I don't care. I care that articles are properly balanced as not to give undue weight to minority opinion. To do otherwise would be dishonest IMHO. Auntie E. (talk) 04:10, 9 January 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism/Inappropriate use of References
Either someone misunderstood what was meant by "References", or they have intentionally vandalized this article, using it as an advertisement for a single course at a specific university. This is completely inappropriate and has been removed. Taurus (talk) 11:56, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Article does not inform about the subject matter
I was always taught that human biology was a subject concerning all the aspects of the human body. This article appears to be little more than a definition of the term 'human biology' and a list of the fields that human biology is connected to. I'm not a biologist so I don't know enough about this topic to make a useful edit, but I just thought I would raise the issue so that someone with the required level of knowledge could come along and make this article one that complies with Wikipedia's high standards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ej02 (talk • contribs) 21:53, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

Forgot to sign that. Ej02 (talk) 21:54, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

The subject of the matter on this page being discussed is on the broader concept of human biology and how further topics can expand from this, by volunteers making useful editsSusanFrancisco (talk) 23:37, 27 March 2020 (UTC).


 * I am sorry, but I can't make sense of that sentence. Being discussed by whom and where?
 * This article is a real disaster. It is very poorly wikilinked, it repeats material which is covered much better in other articles and it doesn't actually identify the ways in which human biology is different from the biology of other mammals. It reads a bit like a poor elementary school text book (but without the pictures). This just needs summary sentences linking to the appropriate topics with a discursive section dealing with the human specialities (large head and brain, almost total lack of hair, longevity, ecological domination, social structures, language, tool making capabilities)  Velella  Velella Talk 19:49, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Under review
I have started a significant review and update which has meant re-writing several sections and adding a number of new sections as well as trying to find appropriate sources as I go. I would welcome other editors' input and views. This is an important topic but the article was a total shambles so it is a really good opportunity for improvement - it could hardly get worse!.  Velella  Velella Talk 22:35, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Biology
In terms of major kinds of organisms explain the term human biology 122.167.85.143 (talk) 10:38, 19 April 2022 (UTC)