Intro to Life Sciences I Laboratory

Catalog description

This laboratory-based course accompanies BIOL 1308 , Intro to Life Sciences I for Non-Biology Majors. This course provides hands-on laboratory exercises that highlight the fundamental principles concerning the cellular processes of organisms: characteristics of life, basic chemistry of life, differences in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells including cell structure and function, analyzing genetic principles including cellular reproduction, and understanding gene expression and its use in biotechnology. This course is designed for students not majoring in biology. Non-biology majors taking this course must be concurrently registered for BIOL 1308 , unless already taken.