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Since then a subdiscipline of neuroscience has emerged—one dedicated to plotting out the brains of increasingly complex organisms.

From Scientific American • Aug. 21, 2023

This discovery became the foundation of a subdiscipline of chemistry known as stereochemistry, which is the study of the spatial arrangement of atoms within molecules.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2022

Because of its interdisciplinary nature, this subdiscipline studies different functions of the nervous system using molecular, cellular, developmental, medical, and computational approaches.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

I did sign the book contract I had long coveted: Harvard University Press would be perfect for reaching scholars outside my own subdiscipline within history.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2014

Paleontology embraces this challenge of record failure with the subdiscipline of taphonomy, through which we seek to understand the preservation process of materials of potential biologic interest.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 23, 2014