Biology I
CAS BI 107
Prereq: a year of high school biology and chemistry is assumed. For premedical students and those who plan to concentrate in the natural sciences. Evolution, ecology, and behavior. The evolution and diversity of life; principles of ecology; behavioral biology. Required of biology concentrators. Students must register for two sections: lecture and laboratory. 4 cr.

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Biology II
CAS BI 108
For students who plan to concentrate in the natural sciences and for premedical students. Required for biology concentrators. It is recommended that students take CAS CH 101 before this course. High school biology is assumed. Cell and molecular biology, genetics, development, immunology, physiology, and neurobiology. The molecular, biochemical, and cellular basis of life. Students must register for two sections: lecture and laboratory. 4 cr.

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Human Infectious Diseases: AIDS to Tuberculosis
CAS BI 114
Not for biology concentration credit. A study of the world's major human diseases, their causes, effects on history, pathology, and cures. Principles of immunology. Emphasis on present maladies such as AIDS, herpes, cancer, mononucleosis, tuberculosis, influenza, and hepatitis. Students must register for two sections: lecture and laboratory. 4 cr.

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