Biology & Life Science

  Biology & Life Science  What is Biology? “Biology is defined as the study of living organisms, their origins, anatomy, morphology, physiology, behaviour, and distribution.” Life is teeming in every corner of the globe – from the frozen Arctics to the searing Sahara. And with over 8.7 million species documented till date, the earth is the only planet in the universe where life is known to exist. Advancements in technology have opened up even more insights about life and its constituents. For instance, discoveries such as  viruses  have scrutinized traditional definitions and pushed scientists to look at life from a whole new perspective. History Main article:  History of biology Diagram of a fly from  Robert Hooke 's innovative  Micrographia , 1665 The earliest of roots of science, which included medicine, can be traced to  ancient Egypt  and  Mesopotamia  in around 3000 to 1200  BCE . [11] [12]  Their contributions s...