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Fields of Biology2
Fields of Biology2
Fields of Biology2
Ichnology The scientific study of the fossilized traces of past animal activity,
such as footprints, burrows, trails, and borings.
Morphology The branch of biology concerned with the form and structure of
living organisms.
Astrobiology The branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space
on living organisms and with the search for extraterrestrial life.
Ecology The study of the interaction of organisms with each other and with
their environment.
Molecular biology The branch of biology that studies the formation, structure,
and function of macromolecules found in living organisms, particularly nucleic
acidsand proteins.
Immunology The study of the structure and function of the immune system,
innate and acquired immunity, the bodily distinction of self from nonself, and
laboratory techniques involving the interaction of antigens with specific antibodies.
Medicine The art and study of the prevention, cure, and alleviation of disease,
and the care of the injured.
Neurology The branch of biology that studies the nervous system and its
diseases.
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FIELDS OF BIOLOGY
Fields dealing with animals:
Comparative anatomy
Entomology
Ethology
Herpetology
Ichthyology
Mammalogy
Ornithology
Primatology
Veterinary science
Zoology
Biogeography
Developmental biology
Evolutionary biology
Ichnology
Morphology
Paleontology
Astrobiology
Bioclimatology
Chronobiology
Conservation biology
Cryobiology
Ecology
Geobiology
Limnology
Biochemistry
Bioengineering
Molecular biology
Cytology
Histology
Microbiology
Protistology
Anatomy
Embryology
Endocrinology
Epidemiology
Esthesiology
Genetics
Immunology -
Koniology -
Mastology
Medicine
Neurology
Parasitology
Pathology
Physiology -
Pharmacology -
Psychology
Splanchnology -
Surgery
Toxicology
Urology
Virology
Agriculture
Bioinformatics
Biomathematics
Biophysics
Botany
Marine biology
Mycology