What does life science mean?

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life sci·ence

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. life science, biosciencenoun

    any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

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  1. life sciencenoun

    Biology and its subsets.

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  1. life science

    This list of life sciences comprises the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings. This science is one of the two major branches of natural science, the other being physical science, which is concerned with non-living matter. Biology is the overall natural science that studies life, with the other life sciences as its sub-disciplines. Some life sciences focus on a specific type of organism. For example, zoology is the study of animals, while botany is the study of plants. Other life sciences focus on aspects common to all or many life forms, such as anatomy and genetics. Some focus on the micro-scale (e.g. molecular biology, biochemistry) other on larger scales (e.g. cytology, immunology, ethology, pharmacy, ecology). Another major branch of life sciences involves understanding the mind – neuroscience. Life sciences discoveries are helpful in improving the quality and standard of life and have applications in health, agriculture, medicine, and the pharmaceutical and food science industries. For example, it has provided information on certain diseases which has overall aided in the understanding of human health.

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  1. life science

    Life science is a branch of natural science that involves the study of living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and behavior. This field comprises various disciplines such as biology, anatomy, genetics, biochemistry, botany, zoology, and ecology. The main aim of life science is to understand the complex processes of life and promote advancements in health, medicine, and sustainability.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of life science in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of life science in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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    We never said we wanted to become a life science company, our portfolio is rather the result of a) what we are good at and b) what we regard as attractive markets in terms of long-term growth, profitability and barriers to market entry.


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