biologist
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Etymology
Origin of biologist
Explanation
A biologist is a scientist who focuses on living organisms, including plants and animals. Wildlife biologists might specialize in studying African elephants. Biologists study a wide variety of life forms, from single-celled organisms to primates, and conduct research in many different areas, from the spreading of pathogens to the details of evolution. A marine biologist studies sea creatures and a microbiologist might study algae or bacteria. The word biologist is rooted in the Greek bios, or "life."
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Biologist Tim Shields, who founded a company that develops tortoise conservation technology, was once opposed to head-starting because he thought it was unnatural and the tortoises would be inferior at survival.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2024
The keynote speaker was co-author Michelle Heck, adjunct professor at BTI and Cornell University and Research Molecular Biologist at USDA-ARS, who spoke about her innovative research to prevent citrus greening disease.
From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024
Biologist Stephen Proulx at the University of California, Santa Barbara calls the new study’s approach “very clever.”
From Science Magazine • May 24, 2024
Biologist spurred a worldwide conservation movement with his discovery that whales can sing.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023
I thank Dr. William E. Duellman for his advice concerning Zoogeography and Biologist Gast�n Guzm�n for help with the names of plants.
From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Alvarez, Ticul
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