LIFE SCIENCE

	Bioengineering Biological engineering or bioengineering is the application of concepts and methods of biology to solve real-world problems related to life sciences or the application thereof, using engineering's own analytical and synthetic methodologies and also its traditional sensitivity to the cost and practicality of the solutions arrived at.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Fluorescence StereoZoom
	Biomechanics Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems such as humans, animals, plants, organs, and cells by means of the methods of mechanics.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield StereoZoom
	Biophysics Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science using methods of, and theories from, physics to study biological systems. Biophysics spans all scales of biological organization, from the molecular scale to whole organisms and ecosystems.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Fluorescence StereoZoom
	Cell Biology Cell biology is a branch of biology that studies cells – their physiological properties, their structure, the organelles they contain, interactions with their environment, their life cycle, division, death and cell function. This is done both on a microscopic and molecular level. Cell biology research encompasses both the great diversity of single-celled organisms like bacteria and protozoa, as well as the many specialized cells in multicellular organisms such as humans, plants, and sponges.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Fluorescence Phase Contrast StereoZoom
	Developmental Biology Development Biology is the observation and investigation of the processes that cause an organism to develop and grow.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Fluorescence Phase Contrast StereoZoom
	Embryology  Embryology is the branch of biology that studies the development of gametes (sex cells), fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses. Additionally, embryology is the study of congenital disorders that occur before birth.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Fluorescence Phase Contrast StereoZoom
	Genetics Genetics is the study of genes, heredity, and genetic variation in living organisms.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Fluorescence Phase Contrast StereoZoom
	Microbiology Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, those being unicellular, multicellular, or acellular. Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, mycology, parasitology, and bacteriology.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Fluorescence Phase Contrast StereoZoom
	Molecular biology Molecular biology concerns the molecular basis of biological activity between the various systems of a cell, including the interactions between the different types of DNA, RNA and proteins and their biosynthesis, and studies how these interactions are regulated	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Fluorescence Phase Contrast Polarization StereoZoom
	Neurobiology / Neuroscience  Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Fluorescence Phase Contrast StereoZoom
	Pharmaceutical Sciences The pharmaceutical sciences are a group of interdisciplinary areas of study concerned with the design, action, delivery, and disposition of drugs. They apply knowledge from chemistry (inorganic, physical, biochemical andanalytical), biology (anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology), epidemiology, statistics, chemometrics, mathematics, physics, and chemical engineering.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Fluorescence Phase Contrast Polarization StereoZoom
	Reproductive Medicine Reproductive medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with prevention, diagnosis and management of reproductive problems; goals include improving or maintaining reproductive health and allowing people to have children at a time of their choosing.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Phase Contrast StereoZoom
	Stem Cell Biology Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells and can divide (through mitosis) to produce more stem cells.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Phase Contrast StereoZoom
	System Biology Systems biology is the computational and mathematical modeling of complex biological systems.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Darkfield Fluorescence Phase Contrast StereoZoom
	Rheumatology is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics, devoted to diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases. Rheumatologists deal mainly with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues, autoimmune diseases, vasculitis, and heritable connective tissue disorders.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Fluorescence Polarization StereoZoom
	Tissue Culture Tissue culture is the growth of tissues or cells separate from the organism.	Recommended Techniques:  Brightfield Fluorescence Phase Contrast StereoZoom