Human Biology

This course addresses the questions of what it means for cells to be alive and how individual cells are integrated into a complex, self- regulating human organism capable of survival in its own right. This includes an examination of the functions of cells, the idea of homeostasis (physiological equilibrium) and the mechanisms of disease. Three lectures and one two- hour laboratory per week. This course does not count toward a biology major or minor. Meets Core credit for natural sciences. Offered every semester and online during the summer.