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Biology is the branch of science dealing with the study of life. It is concerned with the characteristics, classification, and behaviors of organisms, how species come into existence, and the interactions they have with each other and with the environment. Biology encompasses a broad spectrum of academic fields that are often viewed as independent disciplines. However, together they address phenomena related to living organisms (biological phenomena) over a wide range of scales, from biochemistry to ecology. All concepts in biology are subject to the same laws that other branches of science obey, such as the laws of thermodynamics and conservation of mass.
At the organism level, biology has explained phenomena such as birth, growth, aging, death and decay of living organisms, similarities between offspring and their parents (heredity) and flowering of plants which have puzzled humanity throughout history. Other phenomena, such as lactation, metamorphosis, egg-hatching, healing, and tropism have been addressed. On a wider scale of time and space, biologists have studied domestication of animals and plants, the wide variety of living organisms (biodiversity), changes in living organisms over time (evolution), extinction, speciation, social behaviour among animals, etc.
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BiologyImageLib (BiologyImageLibrary) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:35:00 -0000
Just 8 days to go to vote for your favourite Biology Image Library image or movie for a BioMed Central Research Award! http://bit.ly/5MpShh
@TiagoR2 bad biology parece ser o pior filme de todos os tempos... que achou?
Quacktastic (Felipe Machado) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:31:52 -0000
@TiagoR2 bad biology parece ser o pior filme de todos os tempos... que achou?
did u knw all ppsychology reduces to biology which reduces to chemistry which reduces to physics and which reduces to mathematical logic...
jojijoykutty (Joji Joykutty) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:26:45 -0000
did u knw all ppsychology reduces to biology which reduces to chemistry which reduces to physics and which reduces to mathematical logic...
@dyarchy08 Why are you following my Biology teacher, cuz' you said you woudn't follow him? I have a lot of things to talk about and twitpic.
JBiebArchieLove (Brianna) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:19:12 -0000
@dyarchy08 Why are you following my Biology teacher, cuz' you said you woudn't follow him? I have a lot of things to talk about and twitpic.
What makes living thingsd different from non living things? http://bit.ly/5N5yHN (The Virtually Biology Course )
InvasiveNotes (John Peter Thompson) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:14:45 -0000
What makes living thingsd different from non living things? http://bit.ly/5N5yHN (The Virtually Biology Course )
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ellie_jaffacake (Ellie belly â¡âºâ¡) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:11:32 -0000
@LuvMusicNotWar too much Wham! on the radio, its killing me! and all this biology rubbishness but hey ITS CHRIIIIIISTMAAAAASSSSS =D x
American Museum of Natural History - One of the world's top 10 institutions for scientific research and education in systematic biology, with collections of more than 32 million specimens and artifacts. Major educational resource in biology. Use the site map to find your way around the Web site.
Meta Description: [ The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent institutions for scientific research and education, with collections of more than 32 million specimens and artifacts. ]
Belmont Bay Life Science Center - Information about development of state of the art, hands-on science center located in Northern Virginia focusing on teaching and experiencing the life sciences. Due to open in 2005.
Botanical Museum - Part of The Finnish Museum of Natural History, its world-wide collecting activities add more than 22,000 specimens per year (vascular plants, cryptogams and fungi). Includes floristic database of Finland and some adjacent territories.
Botanical Museum at Harvard - Part of the Harvard University Museum of Natural History. Collects and exhibits botanical specimens, products and artifacts. Contains an extensive paleobotanical collection, particularly Precambrian material. Famous for its collection of glass flowers.
Butterfly and Insect Museum - Located in La Ceiba, Honduras. Contains 9000 butterflies, moths and other insects from Honduras and around the world.
Meta Description: [ Butterfly/Insect Museum in La Ceiba, Honduras. See over 6000 butterflies
of Honduras, 2000 other insects plus 800 butterflies from 32 countries ]
California Academy of Sciences - Natural History Museum - Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Includes Natural History Museum, Morrison Planetarium and Steinhart Aquarium all in one location. Natural History Museum is one of the world's top 10 systematic biology institutes with major research collections.
Ecomuseum - Information and events on this educational wildlife park located on the Island of Montréal. Also available in French.
Meta Description: [ The Ecomuseum is an educational wildlife park with over 90 species of wildlife in their natural environments. ]
Essig Museum of Entomology - The collection component of the California Insect Survey, with approx. 4.5 million specimens. Berkeley campus University of California.
Frost Entomological Museum - Insect collection contains over 500,000 specimens for 10,000 different species. Extensive microscopic slide collection available to researchers. Part of Pennsylvania State University Department of Entomology. Limited Web presence.
Meta Description: [ The Frost Entomological Museum houses the arthropoad and related collections of the Pennsylvania State University. The Museum also offers a display area for the general public, and tours for school groups. ]
Kulturama - Museum of Mankind - Provides overview of 600 million years of evolution of animals and humans, human biology and various aspects of the human history of civilization. Includes hours of operation, guided tours, courses, workshops and lectures. Located in Zurich. [German and English].
Museo Entomologico Mariposas del Mundo - Entomological Museum Butterflies of the World - Information about the Museum and its collections of butterflies, beetles and exotic arthropods from around the world, butterfly conservation. Advertises the book - Mariposas Argentinas, events, and Museum associates.
Museu da Vida - Museum of Life - This museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, includes a science train, permanent exhibition on the theme of biodiversity, theater and science park.
Museum of Comparative Zoology - Part of the Harvard University Museum of Natural History complex which collects and exhibits the variety and comparative relationships of animal life.
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley - Houses over 640,000 specimens of amphibians, reptiles, birds, bird eggs or nests, and mammals, as well as over 50,000 tissue samples from these vertebrate groups. Access is granted to research scientists, graduate students, and other visitors with a scientific interest by appointment only.
Natural Habitats Ltd - Produces educational videos, interpretive graphic displays, light box displays and sound effects for public aquariums, zoos and natural history museums. Includes partial client list and directory of aquariums. Located in Bristol, England.
Meta Description: [ Design and production of educational videos, interpretive graphic displays and sound effects depicting the natural world for public aquariums, zoos and natural history museums ]
Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center - University of Kansas, Lawrence. Holds major research and teaching collections in most areas of biology. Includes a division of Informatics with skills in numerical taxonomy and collections management software. Some public exhibits.
San Diego Natural History Museum - The Museum covers the biodiversity and evolutionary history of southern California and Baja California with significant research collections, education, exhibits and community involvement
Meta Description: [ The San Diego Natural History Museum continues to explore the biodiversity and evolutionary history of southern California and Baja California with research, education, exhibits and community involvement. ]
State Darwin Museum - Moscow, Russia natural history museum. Exhibits on zoogeography, development of scientific thought, evolution of species, Darwin history and biodiversity. Details on exhibits, panoramic movie of macro evolution exhibit. Russian/English
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The Academy of Natural Sciences - Philadelphia, world's leader in freshwater science research and biodiversity research, museum hosts dinosaurs, fossils, live butterflies, dioramas, offers environmental science education to adults and students, library and archives.
Meta Description: [ Science, Museum and Education. World's leader in freshwater science research and biodiversity research, museum hosts dinosaurs, fossils, dioramas, library, archives, and environmental science education to adults and students. ]
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The Australian Museum, Sydney - Australia's original natural history museum. Covers anthropology, earth environment, invertebrates and vertebrates. Major research collections with Australasian focus. Good education site. Tour exhibits via the Web.
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The National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution - One of the world's top 10 research collections covering most fields of systematic biology. Comprehensive exhibits. Excellent educational site. Take a virtual tour through the Museum.
Meta Description: [ National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC U.S.A. ]
The Natural History Museum, London, England - The United Kingdom's national museum of natural history is in world top 10. Major research and teaching collections cover botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology, mainly from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Tour the galleries via the Web. Excellent educational site.
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The Newfoundland Insectarium - Located at Reidville, Newfoundland. Exhibits and collects unusual and rare insect varieties from around the world, including many living specimens in terrariums and aquariums.
The Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum - The Zoological Museum at Tring, Hertfordshire, UK is a well preserved example of an 18-19th century zoological collection. Now with added educational facilities.
Meta Description: [ The Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum, Tring, Hertfordshire. This site of historic and scientific interest is administered by the Natural History Museum, London. The origin of the Museum is the result of one man's obsession for collecting. That man was Lionel Walter Rothschild. Today, preserved... ]
University of Alberta Museum of Zoology - Collections includes vertebrate specimens from around the world and faunal surveys. Focus on Alberta. Primarily research and teaching collection.
Meta Description: [ The UAMZ includes specimens representing species from around the world, with the bulk of the collection being from Alberta. ]
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology - Museum collections and web resources related to biodiversity, insects, fishes, mollusks, mammals, birds, and reptiles/amphibians. Major research and training museum.
World Forestry Center Discovery Museum - Includes information on the public exhibits, education programs and a related teachers guide. Washington Park, Portland, Oregon.
Meta Description: [ Information about the World Forestry education exhibits and programs at the Center's museum location in Portland, demonstration forests in Oregon, international programs and research activities. ]
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