field of biology

collocation in English

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field
noun
uk
/fiːld/us
/fiːld/
an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by ...
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biology
noun[U]
uk
/baɪˈɒl.ə.dʒi/us
/baɪˈɑː.lə.dʒi/
the scientific study of the natural processes of ...
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(Definition offieldandbiologyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Such terms as "biomathematics"(or "mathematical biology"), "mathematical modeling in biology" and "applied mathematics" (in thefieldofbiology) are often used synonymously.
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We begin by retracing the historical origins of the organizational viewpoint in early debates within thefieldofbiologybetween vitalists and reductionists, from which the construct of self-regulation emerged.
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The importance of microsatellite-based studies in thefieldofbiologyhas grown enormously in recent years and this growth phase, as yet, shows no signs of abating.
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We devote enormous resources to studying inanimate, controllable matter, or even animate matter as that can sometimes be controlled as in thefieldofbiology.
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The amount of progress in thefieldofbiologyis frightening.
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His studies of agricultural and industrial microbiology yielded fundamental discoveries in thefieldofbiology.
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It is widely thought that the unusual breadth and depth of his knowledge contributed to his great originality in thefieldofbiologyand elsewhere.
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Evolution provides thefieldofbiologywith a solid scientific base.
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He was the first to employ electron microscope in thefieldofbiology.
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An example of this growth can be seen in the proliferation of learned societies in thefieldofbiology.
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Her considerable efforts in thefieldofbiologyhave been far-reaching and impacting.
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This was a major advancement in thefieldofbiologysince little was known about animal structure up to this point compared to plants.
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His achievements in thefieldofbiologyparticularly evolution are shown clearly through his work and awards.
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The concept of recapitulation was first formulated outside thefieldofbiology.
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Since the late 1990s, computational biology has become an important part of developing emerging technologies for thefieldofbiology.
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In fact, much of the geometrization that took place in thefieldofbiologytook its cues from the geometrization of contemporary physics.
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This game was first used in thefieldofbiologyto go through life cycles of certain animals and also to explain environmental changes to students.
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Folkman's scientific accomplishments included founding a newfieldofbiologyand devising a novel approach to understanding and treating many diseases, including cancer.
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Through most of his high school and college years he aspired to be a chemist, and he had little interest in what he then considered the messyfieldofbiology.
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His primary research interests lie where the fields of biology and computer science intersect.
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