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noun

any science that deals with living organisms, their life processes, and their interrelationships, as biology, medicine, or ecology.

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Origin of life science

First recorded in 1940–45

OTHER WORDS FROM life science

life scientist, noun

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How to use life science in a sentence

“We are excited to be able to deliver a sustainable well-amenitized mixed-use life science and tech campus to address the unprecedented growth in demand,” said Dan Michaels, managing director of Stockdale Capital Partners, in a statement.
A Tale of Two Local Economies|Ramin Skibba|January 26, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Alongside Loncar, other longtime investors in the life science community say the model is broken.
It’s the New Year, and pharma companies are already hiking prices for popular drugs|Sy Mukherjee|January 4, 2021|Fortune
When it comes to choosing this year’s biggest story in the life sciences, there’s really no competition.
The Year in Biology|John Rennie|December 23, 2020|Quanta Magazine
They have now also settled in Boston to connect with the life science community.
Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society|Jason Sparapani|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Rhiannon James, president of life science, healthcare and technology at Questex, said that her team is able to charge virtual attendees about 75% of the in-person ticket cost for some of its niche market events.
Paid virtual events are the new golden ticket for publishers|Kayleigh Barber|October 23, 2020|Digiday
(Basic life science,unit 2: The world of animals) Eastmancolor.
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Already the calm, reassuring voice of the new Life Science, loud and clear to the few, is faintly audible to the many.
Experiments on Animals|Stephen Paget
(Basic life science,unit 2: Animals with backbones)Eastman color.
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(Basic life science series, unit 3:Animals with backbones) Eastmancolor.
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(Basic life science,unit 1: Animals without backbones)Eastman color.
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British Dictionary definitions for life science

life science

noun

any one of the branches of science concerned with the structure and behaviour of living organisms, such as biology, botany, zoology, physiology, or biochemistryCompare physical science See also social science

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Scientific definitions for life science

life science

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. Compare physical science.

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