Life sciences department
The life sciences department was a science  aboard some starships, such as the  and the . One section within this department was the botany section. ()

In 2265, Doctor Mark Piper was the head of the Enterprises life sciences department. ()

In 2267, Captain James T. Kirk asked both the medical and life sciences departments to investigate the Denevan flying parasite. ()

Life Sciences was also a section aboard the USS Enterprise-D. Data headed up life sciences for a 2366 mission. ()

Aboard , Life sciences was listed under Sciences in Seven of Nine's 2376 shipwide efficiency analysis. ()

Spacecraft sections