What is Life Science? From the importance of life science research to methods for obtaining high-quality translations, we explain it all!

1. What is Life Science? A Comparison with Medicine

First, let's consider the difference between "life science" and "medicine".

 

There may be some differences, but there are also many books and web content that refer to topics such as internal medicine and respiratory medicine as "life sciences" instead of "medicine".

 

However, this is just one way of thinking, but traditionally, "medicine" can be said to be based on academic fields such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology. Taking the heart as an example, it includes the structure of the atria and ventricles (anatomy), the mechanism of pulsation (physiology), the mechanism of onset of heart failure (pathology), and the mechanism of effectiveness of medication for heart disease (pharmacology).

 

On the other hand, the field of "life science", also known as "biotechnology", aims to understand the basic mechanisms of living organisms, including humans, while utilizing cutting-edge biotechnology to elucidate intricate and invisible mechanisms at the molecular and genomic levels.

 

Specifically, examples include genomics research, proteomics research, molecular biology research, and cell biology research.

 

However, modern medicine actively incorporates the results of life science research, so it is not possible to separate medicine and life science uniformly.

 

Neuroscience research aims to elucidate highly sophisticated mechanisms such as neurotransmitters, while research on infectious diseases and immunity focuses on viruses and the immune system. These are also major subjects of life science research.

2. Benefits of Life Sciences

The results of life science research bring about groundbreaking new treatments such as monoclonal antibodies, human tissue products, and regenerative medicine and personalized medicine, such as stem cell therapy and transplantation of cardiac cells, as "biotechnology".

 

In addition, the results of life science research are applied not only in medicine, but also in a wide range of fields such as agriculture (genetically modified crops, etc.), food (fermentation technology, food preservation technology, food quality management, etc.), energy (development of biomass and biofuels), and environment (water purification technology using microorganisms, soil remediation, decomposition of waste), etc.

 

Life science research has a huge impact on our future. That's why accurate and timely translation of life science documents is crucial.

3. How to Obtain High-Quality Life Science Translation?

3-1. Features of Life Science Content Translation

Whether it is a medical paper or a document for medical and analytical equipment, when there are many elements of life science and biotechnology such as molecular biology and genome analysis in the content, it inevitably deals with advanced and complex mechanisms at an invisible level such as molecules, genomes, and proteins. Therefore, translation can often become significantly challenging.

 

In addition, digital transformation (DX) such as the utilization of medical big data is also an important field in life sciences, and many devices used in life science research are equipped with the latest network functions to share analysis results on a global scale in laboratories. Therefore, we often receive translation requests for documents that can be considered as IT translation.

3-2. What are the conditions for requesting life science translation?

To obtain high-quality translation in the field of life sciences, it is important to entrust a translation company that has translators with a background in life sciences, such as research experience in a corporate setting, and a track record of translation in the life sciences field with thorough research skills.

 

In order to keep up with the rapid progress in the life sciences field, which is also expanding into areas such as agriculture and food, it is essential to have elements other than the achievements and qualifications of translators.

 

It is considered beneficial to choose a translation company that actively explores ways to utilize AI such as ChatGPT, which has been rapidly developing, for research and peripheral tasks in translation and interpretation.

 

For the translation of life science documents that also require speed, it is highly effective to entrust a translation company with a reputation for efficiency through the use of machine translation and translation support software such as Trados, which utilizes past translation data as translation memory.

4. Leave the translation of the life science field to Human Science Co., Ltd.

4-1. Life Science Translation at Human Science Co., Ltd.

Human Science has a track record of providing translation services for requests from companies such as manufacturers of next-generation sequencers and genomic analysis equipment, as well as manufacturers of cell analysis reagents and bio-experimental equipment, with excellent translators in the life science field.
＞Human Science Medical and Medical Translation Services

 

We have a proven track record in streamlining translation work using machine translation and translation support tools. We are constantly exploring ways to improve efficiency in translation and related tasks by utilizing AI such as ChatGPT, and sharing our findings on our Human Science Blog Site.

 

Please leave the translation of the life science field to Human Science Co., Ltd.

4-2. Introduction to Human Science's Medical Translation Services

At Human Science, we offer human translation services and post-edit services. We utilize translation support (CAT) tools such as Trados and Phrase TMS (formerly known as Memsource), as well as automatic translation tools, to improve efficiency and quality of translation, and contribute to the further development of our clients.
If you have any concerns or interests, please feel free to contact us.

＞Medical Translation Services
＞Post-editing Services

 

In addition, we also provide information on medical/medical translation as follows. Please use it.

 

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