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BART
Bay Area Rapid Transit, the name of a public transportation rail system for the San Francisco Bay Area region

BDC
the building letter code for the Buchanan Dental Clinic, 100 Buchanan Street, San Francisco

biology
scientific study of living organisms

Item: cellular biology
cells, their components, and how they function

Item: chemical biology
composition, structure, properties, and interactions of chemicals within living organisms

Item: molecular biology
biochemical processes at the molecular level

Item: structural biology
structure of molecules within cells and how these molecules interact and function

biopharmaceutical sciences
scientific field focused on studying the molecular, cellular, and genetic principles underlying drug development and therapy

biotechnology
industrial use of biological techniques or products developed through basic research

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