Definitions of life; basic chemistry of biomolecules; cytology; bacteria - simple cells and objects of experimentation; formal genetics - laws of inheritance; genetic information - processing of genetic programms; viruses and plasmids; mutations; general principles of gene technology; reproduction strategies; developmental biology - interaction of cells; immune systems; ecology - equilibria in the biosphere; evolution - foundation of biodiversity.
Slides of this course are available (download in TISS).
Campbell/Reece/Simon: Essential Biology with Physiology. 2nd ed., Pearson Intl 2007