The molecular basis of various cell activities is emphasized. Particular attention is paid to energetics, replication and synthesis, molecular transport, and excitability of cells. Methods of molecular biology, including biomolecular engineering will be studied in the laboratory. 3 Lec 3 Lab. A study of vertebrate embryonic development from the formation of germ cells to the development of major organs and parturition.
Reference is made to human developmental anatomy throughout the course.
L aboratory includes microscopic study and experiments with sea urchin, frog, and chick embryos. 3 Lec 3 Lab. Offered on alternate years. A broad course emphasizing the biological importance of plants in the world ecosystem as well as their direct vital role in human life. This is an applied botany course in which plant physiology, plant structure, ecology, and systematics are studied.