Prerequisites: BIOL 200 or R120 200 and CHEM 121 or CHEM 125. This course will expose students to an in-depth examination of the structure and function of cells; methods of study; thermodynamics and metabolism; membrane biology, energy utilization and transfer; protein and nucleic acid structure and function; transcription, translation, and genetic regulation. The laboratory course BIOL 202 must be taken concurrently, although they are separate courses.