Biology
BIOL 1111: General Biology 1
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Explores basic principles of biology with a focus on those features shared by all living organisms and seen through the lens of evolutionary theory.
- Through lectures, readings and discussion, offers students an opportunity to understand how the scientific method has been and is used to address biological questions.
- Central topics include recent advances in cell anatomy and physiology, including the interplay between organelles, membrane transport, and cell-signaling; energy transfer through cells and through the biosphere; cellular reproduction and cancer; heredity and human genetic disorders; and protein synthesis and biotechnology.
- Explores the societal implications of such topics as biopharmaceuticals, ocean acidification, climate change, human diseases, epigenetics, cancer, and cloning.
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