life science

Study of organisms

Life science is any scientific discipline that studies living organisms—biology, botany, zoology, microbiology, genetics, and related fields.

The term usually appears in the plural: She's pursuing a career in the life sciences.

It contrasts with physical sciences like physics and chemistry, though the boundaries increasingly blur in fields like biochemistry.

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anthropology · biochemistry · double helix · cell division · bioethics · evolution · survival of the fittest · biosphere · physiology · taxonomy · adaptation · mutation · symbiosis · phylogenetics · biodiversity · food chain · living · ecological niches

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Study of inanimate matter and energy

physics · inorganic chemistry · chemistry · astronomy · astrophysics

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Study of inanimate matter and energy

hard science · particle physics · crystallography

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Science of quantity and structure

humanities · logic · philosophy · social science · pure mathematics

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