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Biological Sciences

Medical Definition:	All of the divisions of the natural sciences dealing with the various aspects of the phenomena of life and vital processes. The concept includes anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and biophysics, and the biology of animals, plants, and microorganisms. It should be differentiated from BIOLOGY, one of its subdivisions, concerned specifically with the origin and life processes of living organisms.
Guide Notes:	SPEC; SPEC qualif; do not confuse with BIOLOGY; DF: BIOL SCIENCES
Previously Indexed:	Biology (1975-1990)

Biological Sciences Categories.

	Anatomy
	Biochemistry
	Biology - One of the biological sciences concerned with the origin, structure, development, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of animals, plants, and microorganisms.
	Biophysics
	Biotechnology - Body of knowledge related to the use of organisms, cells or cell-derived constituents for the purpose of developing products which are technically, scientifically and clinically useful. Alteration of biologic function at the molecular level (i.e., GENETIC ENGINEERING) is a central focus; laboratory methods used include TRANSFECTION and CLONING technologies, sequence and structure analysis algorithms, computer DATABASES, and gene and protein structure function analysis and prediction.
	Neurosciences - The scientific disciplines concerned with the embryology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, etc., of the nervous sytem.
	Pharmacology - The study of the origin, nature, properties, and actions of drugs and their effects on living organisms.
	Physiology - The science which treats of the functions of the living organism and its parts, and of the physical and chemical factors and processes involved. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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