BIO 209 CELLS AND MOLECULES

A detailed study of biological processes at the level of cells and molecules. The course emphasizes current topics to explore fundamental structures and functions, including energy and information flow in animals, microbes, plants, and viruses; evolution of cellular and organismal structures; cell metabolism, division, differentiation, and signaling; and genomics and systems biology. The laboratory will include investigative experiments to study cellular processes, discussion of primary research articles, quantitative reasoning, and communication skills.