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life scientist

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Noun1.life scientistlife scientist - (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
biologist
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
bacteriologist - a biologist who studies bacteria
botanist, phytologist, plant scientist - a biologist specializing in the study of plants
cytologist - a biologist who studies the structure and function of cells
ecologist - a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
geneticist - a biologist who specializes in genetics
microbiologist - a specialist in microbiology
molecular biologist - a biologist who studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life
natural scientist, naturalist - a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
neurobiologist - a specialist in neurobiology
physiologist - a biologist specializing in physiology
radiobiologist - a biologist who studies the effects of radiation on living organisms
scientist - a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
sociobiologist - a biologist who studies the biological determinants of social behavior
systematist, taxonomer, taxonomist - a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior
vivisectionist - a biologist who cuts open live animals for research
animal scientist, zoologist - a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
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While compiling a database of life scientists participating in biotech start-up companies since the 1970s, Toby E.
Women: where are your patents? by Raloff, Janet / Science News
Maybe they won't get home, said John Charles, the NASA life scientist attached to the Mars team.
MISSION TO MARS; NASA BRAINSTORMS TO PUT MEN ON RED PLANET by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Hockfield is the first life scientist to lead MIT, and holds a faculty appointment as professor of neuroscience in the Institute's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
GE Elects Dr. Susan Hockfield to its Board of Directors by Business Wire
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