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BIOLOGY UNRAVELS A STORY THAT STARTED AT LEAST ___ BILLION YEARS IN AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT DEVOID OF LIFE

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3.8

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STUDY OF LIFE

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BIOLOGY

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BIOS MEANS

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LIFE

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LOGOS MEANS

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REASON OR STUDY

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THE SCIENCE THAT DEALS W/ STRUCTURES, FUNCTIONS, AND RELATIONSHIPS OF LIVING THING AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT

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BIOLOGY

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3 MAJOR DIVISIONS

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MICROBIOLOGY, BOTANY, ZOOLOGY

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STUDY OF MICROORGANISMS

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MICROBIOLOGY

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STUDY OF PLANTS

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BOTANY

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STUDY OF ANIMALS

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ZOOLOGY

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AIMED TO SEQUENCE THE 3 BILLION DNA BASES FOUND STARTED IN 1990 AND FINISHED 2003

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HUMAN GENOME PROJECT

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PROVIDED NEW INSIGHTS ON THE PROPER AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DISEASES

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THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT

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A Pioneer in Genomics and Synthetic Biology

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JOHN CRAIG VENTER

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ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENCIAL SCIENTISTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

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JOHN CRAIG VENTER

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INSTRUMENTAL AS THE 1ST PRIVATE GROUP OF SCIENTISTS TO SEQUENCE THE HUMAN GENOME

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CELERA GENOMIC

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A non-profit research organization dedicated to exploring genomic research in various fields, including human, microbial, plant, and synthetic life forms.

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J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI):

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Created the first synthetic cell, known as

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“synthia”

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from messenger RNAs isolated from human cells, a method that sparked controversy due to its potential for patenting human genes.

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“expressed sequence tags” (EST)

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MAJOR DIVISIONS MAY BE FURTHER SUBDIVIDED INTO SPECIALIZED BRANCHES:

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TAXONOMY, CYTOLOGY, EMBRYOLOGY, ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, BROCHEMISTRY, GENETICS, EVOLUTION, ECOLOGY

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NAMING AND CLASSIFYING ORGANISMS

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TAXONOMY

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STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS OF CELLS

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CYTOLOGY

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FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANISMS

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EMBRYOLOGY

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FUNCTIONS OF LIVING ORGANISMS AND THEIR PARTS

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PHYSIOLOGY

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BIOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS

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BROCHEMISTRY

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HEREDITY AND VARIATION

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GENETICS

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ORIGIN AND DIFFERENTATION OF VARIOUS ORGANISMS

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EVOLUTION

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RELATIONSHIPS OF ORGANISMS

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ECOLOGY

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MODERN BRANCHES:

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, GENOMICS, IMMUNOLOGY, BIOINFORMATICS

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MOLECULES THAT MAKE UP THE CELLS OF LIVING ORGANISMS

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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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GENETIC MATERIAL (GENOME) FOUND IN A LIVING ORGANISMS

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GENOMICS

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IMMUNE SYSTEM

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IMMUNOLOGY

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BIOLOGICAL DATA USING COMPUTER ORGANISMS

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BIOINFORMATICS

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BIOLOGICAL DATA USING COMPUTER ORGANISMS

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BIOINFORMATICS

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Structures and parts of organisms

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ANATOMY