| This is the second course
in the core program for Biology majors. When you have
completed this course and organic chemistry you will
be able to undertake upper division coursework in the
biological sciences. Course content, assignments, and
lab work are comparable to that of your transfer institution
and designed to prepare you for upper division work
in the sciences. The basic principles you study in Cell
Biology will be applicable in all biology–related
professions including medicine, agriculture, biotechnology,
animal behavior, and ecology.
Wilson wrote the above statement more than 50 years
ago; recent advances in molecular biology techniques
have made it possible to look for these answers in the
cell. Cell Biology is becoming the organizing theme
for much of the first-year medical curriculum. On the
surface, living organisms appear widely disparate, however
they share more similarities than they have differences
when viewed at the cellular level.
Textbooks:
•Campbell, N. and
J. Reese. Biology, 8th ed. San Francisco: Benjamin/Cummings.
•Case, C. Laboratory
Experiments in Cell Biology. San Bruno: Skyline
College. |
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