About Life Sciences and Related Technologies

The life sciences include the branches of science that are concerned with scientific studies of living organisms' such as human beings, animals, plants and microorganisms. In fact, all life sciences are biology based sciences and from the beginning of the scientific and technological researches up to date, the obtained scientific data, especially in agriculture, medicine, engineering, as well as molecular biology and biotechnology, led to an escalating specializations in interdisciplinary fields. Some life sciences focus on a specific type of life. For instance, botany is the study of plants and has different branches such as anatomy, genetics, biochemistry, biophysics, taxonomy, physiology, molecular biology and paleobotany etc. of plants. On the other hand zoology is the study of animals that branches out anatomy, cytology, ecology, embryology, genetics, geology, histology, morphology, neonatology, paleontology, physiology, taxonomy and many others. Also, microbiology is the study of microorganisms that may exist in its single-celled form or in a colony of cells, and branches out to bacteriology, mycology, protozoology, phycology, parasitology, immunology, virology and nematology and related sciences. The branches of these life sciences have their own specific sub-branches related to the studied and mastered subjects. Recently, multidisciplinary new branches like bioengineering have been formed, especially in conjunction with life sciences and engineering sciences, and these branches contribute to the development of science. Life sciences are very useful in improving people's life quality and standards. They have applications in agriculture, health, medicine, food and drug science industries as well as environmental sciences. In this study, information is given about the branches of “life sciences and related technologies” for better understanding of life sciences.