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This article is a listing of '''Life Sciences''' of [[the Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Twelve Colonies]]. "Life Sciences" is a term used to described medical practices of the Colonies, including biological and psychological science.  
This article is a listing of '''Life Sciences''' of [[the Twelve Colonies (TOS)|the Twelve Colonies]]. "Life Sciences" is a term used to described medical practices of the Colonies, including biological and psychological science.  



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This article is a listing of Life Sciences of the Twelve Colonies. "Life Sciences" is a term used to described medical practices of the Colonies, including biological and psychological science.

Biological[edit]

  • bio-pulse line
Starbuck: "Well, it's my bio-pulse line, sir. You see, it's a bad time for me to be cooped up in a cockpit." (Saga of a Star World).
Some form of metabolic rate.
Doctor Salik: "increase [the critical patient's] Islodin intravenous feed six units per centon." (Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I).
A type of medicine.

Psychological[edit]

  • Catharsis treatment
Adama: "If anyone amongst us can say that he's all right, after what has happened, I recommend them for catharsis treatment." (Saga of a Star World)
Adama is likely referring to some sort of psychotherapy, a process where the subject is allowed to express deep emotions regarding an event in his or her life that had not been able to be properly expressed.
Catharsis is a Greek term meaning "purging" or "cleansing".