In her freshman year, she had taken biology, had gotten interested in the life sciences.

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The European Bioinformatics Institute is part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Europe's flagship life sciences lab.

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Life sciences include such areas as biology, medicine, and ecology which study living organisms.

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The European Bioinformatics Institute is part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Europe's flagship life-sciences lab.

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Entrepreneurs in the life sciences industries with backgrounds in biology are shifting into bio-fuel industries while semiconductor experts are applying their skills to the solar industry.

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