Biology is a science of amazing diversity and breadth.
From the fundamental processes taking place within cells to the interactions among populations and the environment that define landscapes, all features of life interact and are together shaped by evolutionary processes. Discovering the properties of these interacting systems is the challenge of modern biology. We expect Coe biology students to make important contributions to our understanding of the principles and mechanisms governing life, through careers in health and medicine, genetics and cell science, or physiology, ecology and the environment. We expect that for many, those contributions will begin here. Our goal is to create an environment within which each student can learn the underlying principles and mechanisms governing genes, cells, organisms, populations and landscapes, while also developing the intellectual skills used in the experimental process.