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LIFE SCIENCES
- Life sciences
- Anatomy – study of form and function, in plants, animals, and other organisms, or specifically in humans
- Bacteriology – study of bacteria
- Biochemistry – study of the chemical reactions required for life to exist and function, usually a focus on the cellular level
- Biomechanics – the study of the mechanics of living beings
- Biophysics – study of biological processes by applying the theories and methods that have been traditionally used in the physical sciences
- Genetics – the study of genes and heredity
- Histology – the study of tissues
- Immunology – the study of the immune system
- Developmental biology – the study of the processes through which an organism forms, from zygote to full structure
- Ethology – study of behavior
- Enzymology – study of enzymes
- Microbiology – the study of microscopic organisms (microorganisms) and their interactions with other living organisms
- Mycology – the study of fungi
- Neuroscience – the study of the nervous system
- Parasitology – the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them.
- Pathology – the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury
- Pharmacology – the study of drug action
- Physiology – the study of the functioning of living organisms and the organs and parts of living organisms
- Quantum biology – the study of quantum phenomena in organisms
- Structural biology – a branch of molecular biology, biochemistry, and biophysics concerned with the molecular structure of biological macro-molecules
- Synthetic biology – the design and construction of new biological entities such as enzymes, genetic circuits and cells, or the redesign of existing biological systems
- Systems biology – the study of the integration and dependencies of various components within a biological system, with particular focus upon the role of metabolic pathways and cell-signaling strategies in physiology
- Theoretical biology – the use of abstractions and mathematical models to study biological phenomena
- Toxicology – the nature, effects, and detection of poisons
- Virology – the study of viruses like submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat – and virus-like agents
- Zoology – the study of animals
APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
- surgery
- radiology
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