The building is a modern four-story structure and is adjacent to the Medical Sciences Library. Individual projects are conducted in fourteen faculty research laboratories, which are fully equipped for studies ranging from molecular to system physiology. In addition, the department operates a number of centralized research facilities including a tissue culture laboratory, an electron microscopy suite, a microcomputer network, a radioisotope laboratory, a machine and electronics instrumentation shop, an imaging facility, and an animal surgery complex. Other basic science departments in the College of Medicine operate service-oriented centers for quantitative electron microscopy, cell sorting, and DNA synthesis and sequencing. A wide variety of off-campus accommodations are available at a broad range of prices.
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Students come from all regions of the United States, and significant numbers are from other countries. The sister cities of Bryan and College Station have a combined population of approximately 120,000. The community offers good school systems, a regional shopping mall, and a variety of other retail outlets. Students can take advantage of the cultural and intellectual activities associated with an academic community as well as the many outdoor recreational activities. The two cities maintain forty parks, six swimming pools, several public and three private golf courses, and numerous tennis courts.