TABLE 1.

Focus of Classic Academic Disciplines

Academic Discipline	Focus	Environment
Genetics	Gene transmission and genotypes	Cell nucleus, DNA
Molecular and cellular biology	Gene-cell regulation	System, cell, RNA, and DNA
Neuroscience	Nervous system and neurons	Brain
Medicine	Individual diseases	Individual person
Psychology and social psychology	Behavioral and individual differences	Individual person or animal and social space (SES, gender, race)
Sociology	Group processes	Individuals in groups
Ecology	Organisms and their environment	Physical world
Public health	Health protection, promotion, and restoration	Populations
Public policy	Effects of government decisions and indecision	Decision-making bodies