BIO-100C Explorations of Biology: Life at the extreme
A thematic course exploring five fundamental features of all biological systems, including organization, information flow, energy and matter, interactions, and evolution. We will discuss adaptations of organisms, including humans, that live in extreme environments or that perform extreme feats. Topics include how organisms live in the deserts, at high altitude, or in thermal vents. We’ll also discuss the biology of the fastest, strongest, smallest, largest, or slowest.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Offered
Spring
Notes
Three hours of class and three hours of laboratory. Not open to students who have taken Bio 101, 102 or any other Explorations in Biology course. Admission of non-first year students with permission of the instructor.