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ECOLOGY/EVOLUTION


How populations of living things interact with their environment and change over time

MEDICINE/HEALTH


Maintaining and restoring physical and mental wellness through knowledge, prevention, and treatment

THE BRAIN


The command center that controls the body, interprets the world around it, and directs its conscious and unconscious responses

PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY


The science of matter, motion, space, and time

ENERGY


Powering our planet in a sustainable, responsible way

CLONING


The process of creating an identical cell or organism, most often for therapeutic purposes

STEM CELLS


Unspecialized cells that can mature into cells with specialized functions - a process thought to have enormous therapeutic potential

GENETICS


The science of heredity

ENGINEERING


The use of scientific and mathematical principles for practical applications such as design, construction, and operations

CHEMISTRY


The study of matter and its composition, properties, and structure