Mammalogy – The branch of Zoology that deals with the study of the mammals.

Marine Biology – It deals with the biological study of the life forms in the oceans.

Medicine – One of the applied biological sciences that involves diagnosing, treating, and preventing diseases.

Microbiology – One of the branches of Biology dealing with the microscopic organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, etc.

Molecular Biology – This branch of Biology explores the biological processes at the molecular level by studying macromolecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins.

Morphology – The branch of Biology dealing with the form, shape, or structure of the living organisms, especially without performing dissection.

Mycology – One of the branches of Biology that involves the scientific study of fungi.

Neurobiology – One of the branches of Biology that deals with the study of the nervous system.

Ornithology – It is defined as the scientific study of every aspect of the birds.

Paleobiology (Palaeobiology) – The branch of Biology and Paleontology/Palaeontology that deals with the biological study of the fossils of the living organisms.

Parasitology – One of the branches of Biology that involves the scientific study of parasitic organisms, parasitism, and the diseases caused by the parasites.

Pathology – The scientific study of the diseases of the plants and animals.

Pharmacology – The study of action of drugs on the body (Pharmacodynamics) and the action of body on the drugs (Pharmacokinetics).

Physiology – The scientific study of the functions of the living organisms.

Primatology – The branch of Zoology that involves the study of primates.

Psychobiology – It is also called Biopsychology and deals with the study of behavior, emotions, cognition and other mental processes in relation to the biological structures and functions pertaining to the nervous system.

Toxicology – It involves the study of the nature of the toxic or poisonous substances, detection of toxic substances, their effects on the living organisms, and the treatment of poisoning.

Virology – The scientific study of the viruses and the diseases caused by them.

Xenobiology – One of the branches of Biology dealing with the search for and study of the aliens and other extraterrestrial life forms. Also, known as Exobiology or Astrobiology.

Zoology – One of the main branches of Biology dealing with the scientific study of animals and covering all the aspects such as structure, physiology, taxonomy, development, behavior, distribution, etc.

About the Author Dr. Aditya Sardana

Dr. Aditya Sardana is a practitioner of electro-homeopathy and other systems of alternative medicine. He is also a naturalist; bioinformaticist; pharmacist; rationalist; science enthusiast; and a writer, editor and books' author who writes for various domains including health, medicine, biology, technology, science, etc.