Fluids in Human Bodies and Some Parallels to Global Resources and Reactions

Presented on Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Water is essential to all living forms, and life continues based on the availability mostly of fresh waters. Everyone is familiar with the usual body fluids, e.g. blood and lymph in humans, but the interstitial fluids found in essential structures like bone remain under research. A brief overview of normal and pathological calcified tissues in humans shows the remarkable range of minerals found in the human body.

Presenter:
Catherine Skinner
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Catherine Skinner has been a member of two Yale faculties for many years. Her focus has always been on minerals, and today on ‘ biominerals’ such as the hydroxylapatite in bones and teeth. She came to Yale from the National Institutes of Health and her recent research is on the bio-composition of skeletons both modern humans and animal and fossils, and the incorporation of essential as well as pathologic elements/compounds. The roles of waters are essential to the generation and preservation of such tissues in all species, and reflect local as well as global inputs and issues over time on the individual and on the species.

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