During my PG, in our university we had both life science and Biotechnology department. But both departments were teaching same subjects,doing similar research. I am confused between these two subjects. Can you clarify?
Life sciences should be presumably more fundamental; Biotechnology - presumably more applied developing applications based on the "fundamental" advances achieved within the life sciences line... However, indeed these two lines are so much (and become more and more) merged that it is rather difficult to draw a clear "separation" between them)... Hope this answers your question.
Life sciences should be presumably more fundamental; Biotechnology - presumably more applied developing applications based on the "fundamental" advances achieved within the life sciences line... However, indeed these two lines are so much (and become more and more) merged that it is rather difficult to draw a clear "separation" between them)... Hope this answers your question.
Yes Svetlozar Velizarov says in nicely and succinctly. Bioscience or life sciences is or should be all about the deep and systematic study of biology by observation and experiment. Science (from scientia or knowledge) seeks to systematically build and organize knowledge by formulating testable explanations and predictions. Science is linked to philosophy in terms of seeking basic and unifying understanding that deals with the fundamental nature of things. Biotechnology is about the technology and its application. It seeks to leverage knowledge and methods from life sciences for practical purposes, such as for the genetic manipulation of organisms to make valuable industrial products.
Biotechnology is one of the subject in life sciences which is linked to industrial methods
Yup indeed a curios question comes often in young minds...
Life Sciences means science dealing with studies/investigations about life, biotechnology is one such science (applied Science, using technological tools) which is used to explore the life process.
Biotechnology has brought about many tools/ methods and techniques to study various processes being taking place in a living organism. it includes animal, plant and microbes cell and tissue culture, molecular biology, molecular genetics, genomics, metabolomics, proteomics, and off course nowdays systems biology.
Life science-- more theoretical subjects with less multi-disciplinary approach, while Biotechnology--- combination of different branches. For good bio-technologist one has sound knowledge of physics, chemistry, biophysics, biochem, material science, microbiology, biostatistics, genetics, bioinformatics, physiology, molecular biology and other subject which you know. so, life science-- separate subject and biotech-- combination of all these.
Life sciences deals with basic aspects of life including behavioral studies biotechnology works mainly for applied research aspects in benifit of life
You actually have an answer in your question. Technology is to manufacture something known in a quantity for use. Science is to provide knowledge about something unknown or a new understanding of something already known. Technology makes goods. Science makes knowledge.
Life sciences should be more fundamental and directed as a scientific view; Biotechnology - presumably more applied developing applications based on the important advances achieved within the life sciences line... However, these two lines are so much cooperative and that is why it is rather difficult to draw a clear "separation" between them. Igor Styriak
Life sciences is a vast subject area dealing with all living things in which biotechnology is a small area with specific application
Life Science refers to biological tree and Biotechnology refers as the branch of biological tree, we have to understand the different biological aspects in a different/various ways/models and than we have to apply those applications that what we have learn t/ understood from biological sciences through biotechnological techniques in order to develop a product that helps the mankind in many ways meanwhile we have to take care that developed product should not affect the biological environment around us..
I think this may answers your question.
Life science studies organisms in relation to their environment in different life organisations and processes. But Biotechnology employs tools and knowledge gained from life science to sustain and improve human, animal and environmental health, create wealth and minimize wastage of natural resources.
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