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Life Sciences
Life sciences are the branch of natural sciences concerned with living organisms, and include the subjects of anatomy, biochemistry, biology, botany, ecology, genetics, microbiology, physiology, zoology, and related subjects.
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Aboveground portions of a plant represent only “the tip of an iceberg.
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― Plant Physiology by Lincoln Taiz
― Plant Physiology by Lincoln Taiz
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Our primary emphasis isn’t on physics and chemistry; it’s on the sciences of life.”
“Is that a matter of principle?”
“Not entirely. It’s also a matter of convenience and economic necessity. We don’t have the money for large-scale research in physics and chemistry, and we don’t really have any practical need for that kind of research—no heavy industries to be made more competitive, no armaments to be made more diabolical, not the faintest desire to land on the backside of the moon. Only the mod
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― Island
― Island