Life Science

This division includes experiments, studies, or innovations primarily concerned with how living things function. Please see the exclusions at the end, directing some projects to either the Health or Biotechnology divisions. It includes, but is not limited to, projects that focus on one or more of the following:

• animal or plant biology

• animal or plant physiology

• mycology (fungi)

• microbiology

• cell biology

• molecular and developmental genetics

• evolutionary biology

• behavioural sciences- psychology, sociology

Projects focused on the application of scientific knowledge to the health of humans should submitted to the Health Science division.

Projects focused on the application of knowledge of biological systems to solve a problem, create a product, or provide a service are placed in the Biotechnology division, provided they do not concern the health of humans, in which case they should be submitted to the Health Science division.