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The crest has a different meaning; both "Life" and "Knowledge" have anciently been symbolised by a tree. With the object of promoting the study of life, the Institute was established in England where the native Elm (''Ulmus procera'' Salisb.) has reached a point of near-extinction because of inadvertent neglect of the principles of conservation and where timber from the species has been used to make coffins. Mortality is a matter of biological concern. | The crest has a different meaning; both "Life" and "Knowledge" have anciently been symbolised by a tree. With the object of promoting the study of life, the Institute was established in England where the native Elm (''Ulmus procera'' Salisb.) has reached a point of near-extinction because of inadvertent neglect of the principles of conservation and where timber from the species has been used to make coffins. Mortality is a matter of biological concern. | ||
[[Literature]] : Information from the institute by mail. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - United Kingdom|'''Literature''']]: | ||
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Institutional Heraldry of the World :
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Arms: Per bend Azure and Vert in sinister chief an Eagle displayed Or beaked and legged Gules and in dexter base a Cinquefoil also Or pierced and charged with five Ermine spots radiating outward Sable a Sun in splendour issuant in dexter canton with one straight ray extending to sinister base Gold. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted in 1992 to the Institute of Biology.
Energy radiating from the sun is intercepted by chlorophyll and enables aerial gases and water to be combined and converted into large molecules under instructions coded in nucleic acids. Food chains of organisms transfer and convert these large molecules into a diverse array of life forms currently frequently classified in five kingdoms: the animals, plants, fungi, protists and pro¬caryotes.
The arms thus show a sum and in the shield a flower and a bird. The supporters are a reptile and a mammal; representing the different forms of life.
The crest has a different meaning; both "Life" and "Knowledge" have anciently been symbolised by a tree. With the object of promoting the study of life, the Institute was established in England where the native Elm (Ulmus procera Salisb.) has reached a point of near-extinction because of inadvertent neglect of the principles of conservation and where timber from the species has been used to make coffins. Mortality is a matter of biological concern.
Literature: Information from the institute by mail.
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