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Anatomy, is the branch of biology that deals with the structure and organization of living things.

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Astrobiology is an interdisciplinary field, combining aspects of astronomy, biology and geology, which is focused primarily on the study of the origin, distribution and evolution of life.

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Bioinformatics and computational biology involve the use of techniques from applied mathematics, informatics, statistics, and computer science, and chemistry, especially biochemistry to solve biological problems usually on the molecular level.

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Botany is the scientific study of plantlife. As a branch of biology, it is also sometimes referred to as plant science(s) or plant biology. Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines that study the structure, growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, ecology, and evolution of plants.

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Cell biology (also called cellular biology or cytology, from the Greek kytos, "container") is an academic discipline that studies cells.

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Cladistics (Greek: κλάδος, klados = branch) is a branch of biology that determines the evolutionary relationships between organisms based on derived similarities.

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Developmental biology is the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop.

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Ecology, or ecological science, is the scientific study of the distribution and abundance of living organisms and how the distribution and abundance are affected by interactions between the organisms and their environment.

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Entomology is the scientific study of insects.

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Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:26 am

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Epidemiology is the scientific study of factors affecting the health and illness of individuals and populations, and serves as the foundation and logic of interventions made in the interest of public health and preventive medicine.

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:38 am

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In biology, evolution is the change in the heritable traits of a population over successive generations, as determined by shifts in the allele frequencies of genes. Discuss Here.

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Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:52 pm

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Evolutionary developmental biology (evolution of development or informally, evo-devo) is a field of biology that compares the developmental processes of different animals and plants in an attempt to determine the ancestral relationship between organisms and how developmental processes evolved.

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Wed Sep 08, 2010 5:29 am

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Freshwater biology is a field of biology that studies the life and ecosystems of freshwater habitats. This includes animal, plant and microbial life in lakes, rivers and ponds.

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Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:46 pm

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Genetics is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms.

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:19 am

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Histology is the study of tissue sectioned as a thin slice, using a microtome. It can be described as microscopic anatomy.

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Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms.

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Marine biology is the scientific study of the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the ocean.

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Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are unicellular or cell-cluster microscopic organisms.

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Molecular biology is the study of biology at a molecular level.

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Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms.

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Neuroscience is a scientific discipline that studies the structure, function, development, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.

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Ontogeny (also ontogenesis or morphogenesis) describes the origin and the development of an organism from the fertilized egg to its mature form.

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Phycology (or algology), a subdiscipline of botany, is the scientific study of algae.

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In biology, phylogenetics is the study of evolutionary relatedness among various groups of organisms (e.g., species, populations).

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Physical anthropology, or biological anthropology, analyzes the working parts of biological evolution, genetic inheritance, human adaptability and variation, primatology, primate morphology, and the fossil record of human evolution.

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Physical therapy (or physiotherapy) is a health-care profession/science that is concerned with human movement and function, and aims to help people maximize potential.

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Physiology is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms.

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Population dynamics is the study of marginal and long-term changes in the numbers, individual weights and age composition of individuals in one or several populations, and biological and environmental processes influencing those changes.

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Structural biology is a branch of molecular biology concerned with the study of the architecture and shape of biological macromolecules--proteins and nucleic acids in particular—and what causes them to have the structures they have.

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Taxonomy was once only the science of classifying living organisms (alpha taxonomy), but later the word was applied in a wider sense, and may also refer to either a classification of things, or the principles underlying the classification.

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Toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms. It is the study of symptoms, mechanisms, treatments and detection of poisoning, especially the poisoning of people.

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Sat Sep 04, 2010 12:58 am

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Virology, often considered a part of microbiology or of pathology, is the study of biological viruses: their structure and classification, their ways to infect and exploit cells to reproduce and cause disease, the techniques to isolate and culture them, and their potential uses in research and therapy.

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Zoology is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals.

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Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:10 pm

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Analytical chemistry is the analysis of material samples to gain an understanding of their chemical composition, structure and function.

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Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms.

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Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:56 am

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Computational chemistry is a branch of chemistry that uses the results of theoretical chemistry incorporated into efficient computer programs to calculate the structures and properties of molecules and solids, applying these programs to real chemical problems.

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Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:32 am

nikecnshoes

Electrochemistry is a branch of chemistry that studies the reactions which take place at the interface of an electronic conductor (the electrode composed of a metal or a semiconductor, including graphite) and an ionic conductor (the electrolyte).

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Inorganic chemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds.

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Materials science is a multi-disciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. It includes elements of applied physics and chemistry, as well as chemical, mechanical, civil and electrical engineering. With significant media attention to nanoscience and nanotechnology in the recent years, materials science has been propelled to the forefront at many universities, sometimes controversially.

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Organic chemistry is a specific discipline within the subject of chemistry. It is the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of chemical compounds of carbon and hydrogen.

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Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:38 am

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Polymer chemistry or macromolecular chemistry is a multidisciplinary science that deals with the chemical synthesis and chemical properties of polymers or macromolecules.

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Wed Sep 08, 2010 9:55 am

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As a combined science of physics, chemistry, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and quantum mechanics it functions to provide molecular-level interpretations of observed macroscopic phenomena.

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Quantum chemistry is a branch of theoretical chemistry, which applies quantum mechanics and quantum field theory to address issues and problems in chemistry.

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Spectroscopy is the study of matter by investigating light, sound, or particles that is emitted, absorbed or scattered by the matter under investigation.

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Stereochemistry, a subdiscipline of chemistry, involves the study of the relative spatial arrangement of atoms within molecules.

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In the thermodynamics and physical chemistry, thermochemistry is the study of the heat evolved or absorbed in chemical reactions. Thermochemistry, generally, is concerned with the heat exchange accompanying transformations, such as mixing, phase transitions, chemical reactions, etc.

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Geodesy, also called geodetics, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space.

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Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:37 pm

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Geography (from the Greek words Ge (γη) or Gaea (γαια), both meaning "Earth", and graphein (γραφειν) meaning "to describe" or "to write") is the study of the Earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity.

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Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, "the earth") and λογος (logos, "word", "reason"))[1] is the science and study of the solid matter of a celestial body, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it.

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Hydrology (from Greek: Yδρoλoγια, Yδωρ+Λoγos, Hydrologia, the "study of water") is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water throughout the Earth, and thus addresses both the hydrologic cycle and water resources.

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Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting.

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Oceanography (from Ocean + Greek γράφειν = write), also called oceanology or marine science is the study of the Earth's oceans and seas.

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Paleontology (sometimes spelled palaeontology) is the study of the developing history of life on Earth, including ancient plants and animals, based on their fossil record.

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Limnology is a discipline that concerns the study of inland waters (both saline and fresh), specifically lakes, ponds and rivers (both natural and manmade), including their biological, physical, chemical, and hydrological aspects.

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:03 am

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Planetary science, also known as planetology or planetary astronomy, is the science of planets, or planetary systems, and the solar system. Incorporating an interdisciplinary approach, planetary science draws from diverse sciences and may be considered a part of the Earth sciences, or more logically, as its parent field.

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eismology (from the Greek seismos = earthquake and logos = word) is the scientific study of earthquakes and the movement of waves through the Earth.

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:50 am

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Soil science deals with soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils per se; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils.

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Acoustics is a branch of physics that studies sound, namely mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids.

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Sun Sep 05, 2010 8:10 am

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Agrophysics is a new branch of science bordering on physics and agronomy, whose objects of study are the ecosystem and the biological object affected by human activity, studied and described using the methods of physical sciences.

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Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:02 pm

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Astrodynamics is the study of the motion of rockets, missiles, and space vehicles, as determined from Sir Isaac Newton's laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation.

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Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:52 am

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Astronomy (Greek: αστρονομία = άστρον + νόμος, astronomia = astron + nomos, literally, "law of the stars") is the science of celestial objects (e.g., stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere (e.g., auroras and cosmic background radiation). It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the formation and development of the universe.

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Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties (luminosity, density, temperature and chemical composition) of celestial objects such as stars, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions.

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Atomic, molecular, and optical physics is the study of matter-matter and light-matter interactions on the scale of single atoms or structures containing a few atoms.

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Biophysics (also biological physics) is an interdisciplinary science that applies the theories and methods of physical sciences, especially those of physics, to questions of biology.

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Computational physics is the study and implementation of numerical algorithms in order to solve problems in physics for which a quantitative theory already exists. It is often regarded as a subdiscipline of theoretical physics but some regard it as an intermediate branch of physics between theoretical and experimental.

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Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic physical properties of matter. In particular, it is concerned with the "condensed" phases that appear whenever the number of constituents in a system is extremely large and the interactions between the constituents are strong.

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Physical cosmology, as a branch of astrophysics, is the study of the large-scale structure of the universe and is concerned with fundamental questions about its formation and evolution.

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Cryogenics is a branch of physics (or engineering) that studies the production of very low temperatures (below –150 °C, –238 °F or 123 K) and the behavior of materials at those temperatures.

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Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:12 pm

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In physics, dynamics is the branch of classical mechanics that is concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

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Fluid dynamics is the subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that studies fluids (liquids and gases) in motion.

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Materials science is a multi-disciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering.

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Mathematical physics is the scientific discipline concerned with "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and for the formulation of physical theories.

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Mechanics (Greek Μηχανική) is the branch of physics concerned with the behaviour of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effect of the bodies on their environment.

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Nuclear physics is the branch of physics concerned with the nucleus of the atom. It has three main aspects: probing the fundamental particles (protons and neutrons) and their tions, classifying and interpreting the properties of nuclei, and providing technological advances.

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Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:16 pm

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Optics (ὀπτική appearance or look in ancient Greek) is a branch of physics that describes the behavior and properties of light and the interaction of light with matter. Optics explains optical phenomena.

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Fri Aug 27, 2010 12:23 pm

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Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the elementary constituents of matter and radiation, and the interactions between them. It is also called "high energy physics", because many elementary particles do not occur under normal circumstances in nature, but can be created and detected during energetic collisions of other particles, as is done in particle accelerators.

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Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:09 am

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In physics and chemistry, a plasma is typically an ionized gas, and is usually considered to be a distinct phase of matter in contrast to solids, liquids, and gases because of its unique properties. Discuss here.

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Polymer physics is the field of physics associated to the study of polymers, their fluctuations, mechanical properties, as well as the kinetics of reactions involving degradation and polymerisation of polymers and monomers respectively.

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Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:19 pm

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Quantum physics deals with the set of quantum theories, such as quantum mechanics,
quantum field theory and quantum gravity.

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Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:48 am

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Statics is the branch of physics concerned with the analysis of loads (force, moment, torque) on a physical systems in static equilibrium, that is, in a state where the relative positions of subsystems do not vary over time, or where components and structures are at rest under the action of external forces of equilibrium. When in static equilibrium, the system is either at rest, or moving at constant velocity through its center of mass.

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Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:27 am

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Solid-state physics, the largest branch of condensed matter physics, is the study of rigid matter, or solids.

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Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:27 pm

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Vehicle dynamics is the Dynamics of Vehicles, here assumed to be ground vehicles. It is a part of engineering primarily based on classical mechanics but it may also involve chemistry, solid state physics, electrical engineering, communications, psychology etc.

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Tue Aug 31, 2010 2:21 pm

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Mathematics is the discipline that deals with concepts such as quantity, structure, space and change. It evolved, through the use of abstraction and logical reasoning, from counting, calculation, measurement and the study of the shapes and motions of physical objects. Mathematicians explore such concepts, aiming to formulate new conjectures and establish their truth by rigorous deduction from appropriately chosen axioms and definitions.

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