Biology is the scientific study of life.
At no time in history has biology been so visible and so important to human life and the future of our planet than at the present. Today the biological sciences are experiencing a revolution. Important discoveries occur almost weekly as scientists and their students around the world develop and use new techniques, theories, and approaches. The University of Toronto has hundreds of faculty conducting research and teaching courses in the biological sciences. Within the Faculty of Arts and Science, St. George campus, biology courses are taught by members of the departments of Botany and Zoology.