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Biology as a whole is one of the cornerstones of all forms of modern healthcare. The field known as pharmacology is literally medicine. It deals with researching and creating everything from over-the-counter pain relievers to prescription drugs for depression.

Immunology studies our immune system and how it reacts to all sorts of different threats. Pathology diagnoses diseases and what causes them, as well as what they do to the body. Virology does the same for the many different viruses that may seek to do us harm.

Don’t even get us started on biology’s role in the study of genetics and DNA. Scientists are now able to pinpoint exactly where certain predispositions to certain diseases exists without our biological makeup, how they’re passed from generation to generation, and even working on breakthroughs to remove undesirable traits from people on a molecular level. It’s absolutely fascinating to think of the endless possibilities that biology is gradually opening the door for when it comes to our health.

Exercise Science

Next time you watch sports, remember that you’re seeing biology’s influence in action. The athletes competing are capable of such amazing feats of speed and strength partially because of our understanding the human body through anatomy and other branches of biology. Scientists have used this knowledge to create the methods of training that help propel our sports stars to incredible heights.

And it goes beyond lifting weights to build muscle or running to develop endurance. Physiologists get into the nitty gritty about how and why our muscles react to stress. They discover what causes us to become dehydrated. Or what provides us with the energy to run marathons or dunk a basketball.

On the surface, you might just think you run out of breath when you run too far. But for exercise physiologists, they’re not co