Biology is the study of life, which is applied in different fields. In Biology, we learn about life, the Origin of life, evolution, different scientists, diseases, organisms and many other aspects related to life on planet earth.

Life Science is a group of Advanced Biology. Life Science is also called Biological Science. It is a rapidly advancing and thoroughly inspiring discipline of studies. It is a more advanced course, which further provides detailed information about the different branches related to Life Science. Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Ecology, Microbiology, Immunology, Molecular Biology, etc. are different fields of Life Science.

Difference Between Biology and Life Science

Biology	Life Sciences
It is a broad-based course.	It comprises all fields of science
It is a natural science.	It is a scientific study of life and organisms
It is a core subject.	It is more fundamental and applied science.
It helps in delivering a necessary foundation about the different concepts.	It helps in understanding the topics at molecular and cellular levels.
The sub-disciplines of biology are zoology, botany, etc.	The sub-disciplines of life science are immunology, molecular biology, etc.

Branches of Life Sciences

Biology – It is the study of living organisms with respect to their morphologic and anatomic traits as well as behavior and development.

Anatomy – It can be termed as the study of form and function, in plants, animals, and other organisms, or specifically in humans.

Astrobiology – It is the study of the formation and presence of life in the universe

Biotechnology – It is the study of combination of both the living organism and technology

Biochemistry – It is the study of the chemical reactions required for life to exist and function, usually a focus on the cellular level.

Bioinformatics – It can be defined as the development of methods or software tools for storing, retrieving, organizing and analyzing biological data to generate useful biological knowledge.

Biolinguistics – It is the study of the Biology and evolution of language.

Biological Anthropology – It is the study of humans, non-human primates, and hominids. Also known as Physical Anthropology.

Biological Oceanography- It is the study of life in the oceans and their interaction with the environment.

Biomechanics – It deals with the study of the mechanics of living beings.

Biophysics – It is the study of biological processes by applying the theories and methods that have been traditionally used in the Physical Sciences.

Botany – It can be defined as the study of plants.

Cell Biology (Cytology) – It is the study of the cell as a complete unit, and the molecular and chemical interactions that occur within a living cell.

Developmental Biology – It can be defined as the study of the processes through which an organism takes birth from a zygote to a full structure.

Ecology – It can be defined as the study of the interactions of living organisms where they interact with each other and with the other nonliving elements of their environment.

Ethology – It can be defined as the study of behavior.

Evolutionary Biology – The study of the origin and descent of species over time is known as Evolutionary Biology.

Evolutionary Developmental Biology – It can be defined as the study of the evolution of development including its molecular control

Genetics – study of genes and heredity

Histology – the study of tissues

Immunology – the study of the immune system

Microbiology – study of microscopic organisms (microorganisms) and their interactions with other living organisms

Molecular Biology – study of biology and biological functions at the molecular level, some crossover with biochemistry, genetics and microbiology

Neuroscience – study of the nervous system

Paleontology – study of prehistoric organisms

Pharmacology – the study of drug action

Physiology – study of the functioning of living organisms and the organs and parts of living organisms

Population Biology – It is the study of groups of conspecific organisms

Quantum Biology – It is the study of quantum phenomena in organisms

Structural Biology – It deals with a branch of molecular biology, biochemistry, and biophysics concerned with the molecular structure of biological macromolecules.

Systems Biology – When integraties and dependencies of various components within a biological system are studies with a particular focus upon the role of metabolic pathways and cell-signaling strategies in physiology, it is termed as Systems Biology

Theoretical Biology – It is the use of abstractions and mathematical models to study biological phenomena

Toxicology – It deals with the nature, effects, and detection of poisons

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FAQs on Difference between Biology and Life Sciences

1. What is Biology?

Biology is the analysis of living beings and their life procedures. The field deals with all the Physico-chemical aspects of life. The modern trend towards interdisciplinary research and the unification of scientific knowledge and investigations from different fields has led to a significant overlap of the field of Biology with other scientific disciplines. Modern principles from different fields, such as medicine, Chemistry, and Physics, are merged with those of Biology in areas such as Biochemistry, Biomedicine, and Biophysics.

2. What are the three main branches of Biology?

There are three main branches of Biology are Zoology, Botany, and Microbiology.

Botany is the branch of biology that accords with the study of additional aspects of plants. Theophrastus is known as the father of Botany.
Zoology is the branch of biology associated with the study of different elements of animals. Aristotle is the "father of Zoology".
Microbiology is the branch of biology that deals with the study of different aspects of microorganisms. Leeuwenhoek is the father of microbiology.

3. What is Life Science?

Life Sciences guide the study of living organisms, which includes humans, animals, fungi, microbes, and plants. It contains the fields of aerobiology, biology, plant sciences, agricultural sciences, animal sciences, bioinformatics, proteomics, genomics, environmental sciences, synthetic biology, public health, engineering of living beings and many different types of scientific studies. A better understanding of the principles of genetics, biochemistry and DNA structure, as well as the discovery of the technology of genetic splicing, have greatly advanced the biological or biological sciences.

4. What are the branches of the Life Sciences?

Some branches of the Life Sciences and their definitions are:

Anatomy: The study of form and function in plants, animals and other organisms, or more precisely in human beings.

Biochemistry: The study of chemical reactions necessary for the existence and functioning of life, generally focused on the cellular level.

Biotechnology: The study of the manipulation of living matter, including synthetic biology and genetic modification.

Ecology: The analysis of the relations of living organisms individually and with the non-living segments of their environment.

5. Why is Biology called the Life Sciences?

Compared to Biology, the Life Sciences are additional difficult fields of study. Instead of focusing only on natural processes, the life sciences take into consideration nature, the development of life and how it interacts with its environment.

Oftentimes, people who study Life Studies will cover many aspects of Biology during their studies, but they might also be interested in pharmaceutical advances, ecosystems, and life in space.

For this cause, the life sciences are usually considered a more appropriate field of study for scientists who expect to learn the fundamentals of science, as well as applied sciences and methods.

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