life science
noun
any science that deals with living organisms, their life processes, and their interrelationships, as biology, medicine, or ecology.
life sciences
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pluralof life science.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This may work in Cambridge, a global leader in life sciences, but it is not an option in much of the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
"A new generation of deep-science startups is translating breakthroughs into products and transforming fields such as life sciences, space, robotics and clean energy."
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
With support from Berkeley's life sciences entrepreneurship ecosystem, including Nucleate and Berkeley SkyDeck, the researchers have created a company called ReRx Therapeutics to help move the research toward potential use in patients.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Eric Kauderer-Abrams, who leads life sciences at Anthropic, says that AI will bend the curve by attacking multiple bottlenecks at once to boost a drug’s clinical probability of success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
You see, our knowledge and understanding of the life sciences here on Earth have always grown hand in hand with the physical sciences.
From Star Surgeon by Alan Edward Nourse
