life science
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life sciences
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Any of several branches of science, such as biology, medicine, and ecology, that study the structural and functional organization of living organisms and their relationships to each other and the environment.
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Compare physical science
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Origin of life science
First recorded in 1940–45
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“AI-driven drug discovery, clinical development and diagnostics are beginning to improve productivity across the sector, while life science tools appear to be emerging from a multiyear destocking cycle.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Bio-Techne provides analytical technologies and life science tools used by researchers and drug manufacturers.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
If Washington imposed a 10% transaction fee on those bets, we would have about $40 billion to augment national investments in basic research, defense, life science and energy technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
His co-founder and co-CEO, Vik Bajaj, is a professor at Stanford’s School of Medicine who previously co-founded Google’s life science division, Verily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
As to the origin of the special organization called life, science has nothing to say.
From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by John Andreas Widtsoe
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