Put simply, the life sciences deal with the study and use of living organisms. This broad field encompasses work in such disciplines as biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biomanufacturing, biomaterials, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, ecology, molecular biology, and pharmacology. WPI experts on the life sciences reflect this diversity They include a biomedical engineer who studies the mechanical forces that regulate cell death, biologists who are studying the use of a medicinal herb in treating tuberculosis, a neuroscientist who has developed a new tool for studying pheromones, and a robotics engineer who is working on a robotic ultrasound scanner.