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Table 1: Comparative study for Biology in T.S. and current Biology No. Point
T.S. Biology
Biological Texts Disquisition doors 40 Origin of life eternal, Mutation
Evolutionary, Cellular Concepts of living 10
30 Birth Uterine/Non-uterine
Uterine / Non-uterine in one sensed,
Uterine in 2-5 sensed. Death Natural/continual
Clinical death 5 types, 17 causes
Brain death Senses,
Vary with perceptibility of 4 senses in primary living physical organs.
5 senses in the rest Senses,
vary with physical senses. All psychical senses in psychical
cellular theory Mind, physical
No physical/psychical mind Physical mind (Brain) in all in 1-4 sensed
living beings except Physical / Psychical mind in 1- sensed
5-sensed. 9. Mind,
Psychical mind associated psychical
with physical mind. 10. Food
Grains, pulses, Til, etc. Carbohydrates, proteins, fats,
vitamins etc. 11. Metabolic
Blood, fat, bones, bone Cellular regeneration, products marrow etc.
hormonal secretions
DNA - RNA and genes etc. 12. Transmigration
Yes
Not agreeable 13. Bodies
5 types
3 types agreeable Classification
2 (Botany, Zoology) 15. Sub -
classification (a) Botany
406 (b) Zoology 450
302 (17) (invertebrate vertebrates) 16. Nomenclature
Non-universal,
Natural, Based on Ancient languages
binomial system
14.
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Table -2: Disquisition Doors or Branches of Studies of the living beings.
Biological Branches
1.
Canonical D.D's General studies: 1. Definition/naming 2. Numeration 3. Destination/Destinity
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