LIFE

SCIENC
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FIELDS IN LIFE
SCIENCES
ANATOMY
 (Greek anatomē, "dissection")
is the branch of biology
concerned with the study of the
structure of organisms and their
parts.
ANTHROPOLOGY
is the scientific study of
humans, human behavior
and societies in the past
and present.
ASTROBIOLOGY
formerly known as exobiology, is
an interdisciplinary scientific field
concerned with the origins, early
evolution, distribution, and future
of life in the universe. 
BIOCHEMISTRY
sometimes called biological
chemistry, is the study of
chemical processes within and
relating to living organisms. 
BIOGEOGRAPHY
is the study of the distribution
of species and ecosystems in
geographic space and through
geological time. 
BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
attempt to either mimic biological
systems to create products or modify
and control biological systems so that
they can replace, augment, sustain, or
predict chemical and mechanical
processes.
BIOPHYSICS
the science of the application
of the laws of physics to

biological phenomena .
BEHAVIORAL
NEUROSCIENCE
also known as biological psychology,
biopsychology, or psychobiology, is the
application of the principles of biology to
the study of physiological, genetic, and
developmental mechanisms of behavior in
humans and other animals.
BIOTECHNOLOGY
the exploitation of biological processes
for industrial and other purposes,
especially the genetic manipulation of
microorganisms for the production of
antibiotics, hormones, etc.
BOTANY
also called plant science(s), plant biology
or phytology, is the science of plant life
and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant
scientist or phytologist is a scientist who
specialises in this field.
CELL BIOLOGY
is the study of cell structure and
function, and it revolves around the
concept that the cell is the fundamental
unit of life. Focusing on the cell permits
a detailed understanding of the tissues
and organisms that cellscompose.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
is the management of nature and of
Earth's biodiversity with the aim of
protecting species, their habitats, and
ecosystems from excessive rates of
extinction and the erosion of biotic
interactions.
CRYOBIOLOGY
is the branch of biology that
studies the effects of low
temperatures on living things
within Earth's cryosphere or in
science.
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
is the study of the process
by which animals and
plants grow and develop. 
ECOLOGY
the branch of biology that
deals with the relations of
organisms to one another and
to their physical surroundings.
ETHNOBIOLOGY
is the scientific study of the way living
things are treated or used by different
human cultures. It studies the dynamic
relationships between people, biota,
and environments, from the distant past
to the immediate present.
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
is the subfield of biology that studies
the evolutionary processes that produced
the diversity of life on Earth, starting
from a single common ancestor. These
processes include natural selection,
common descent, and speciation.
GENETICS
is the study of heredity. Heredity
is a biological process where a
parent passes certain genes onto
their children or offspring.
GERONTOLOGY
is the study of the aging processes and
individuals as they grow from middle age
through later life. It includes: the study of
physical, mental, and social changes in older
people as they age. the investigation of the
changes in society resulting from our aging
population.
IMMUNOLOGY
the branch of medicine
and biology concerned
with immunity.
LIMNOLOGY
is the study of inland aquatic
ecosystems. The study
of limnology includes aspects of
the biological, chemical, physical,
and geological characteristics
MARINE BIOLOGY
is the scientific study of marine life,
organisms in the sea. Given that
in biologymany phyla, families and genera
have some species that live in the sea and
others that live on land, marine
biology classifies species based on the
environment rather than on taxonomy.
MICROBIOLOGY
is the study of all living organisms that
are too small to be visible with the
naked eye. This includes bacteria,
archaea, viruses, fungi, prions,
protozoa and algae, collectively known
as 'microbes'.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
the branch of biology that deals
with the structure and function of
the macromolecules (e.g. proteins
and nucleic acids) essential to life.
NEUROSCIENCE
(or neurobiology) is the
scientific study of the
nervous system.
PALEONTOLOGY
the branch of science
concerned with fossil
animals and plants.
PARASITOLOGY
the branch of biology or
medicine concerned with the
study of parasitic organisms.
PHYSIOLOGY
the branch of biology that
deals with the normal functions
of living organisms and their
parts.
RADIOBIOLOGY
the branch of biology concerned
with the effects of ionizing
radiation on organisms and the
application in biology of
radiological techniques.
SOIL BIOLOGY
 is the study of microbial
and faunal activity and
ecology in soil. 
SOCIOBIOLOGY
is a field of biology that
aims to examine and explain
social behavior in terms of
evolution.
SYSTEMATICS
the branch of biology that
deals with classification and
nomenclature; taxonomy.
TOXICOLOGY
the branch of science
concerned with the nature,
effects, and detection of
poisons.
ZOOLOGIST
(also known as animal science) is the
branch of biology devoted to the study
of animal life. It covers areas ranging
from the structure of organisms to the
subcellular unit of life.