Modern Biology

9 units · Undergraduate

All Semesters: 9 units This course provides an introduction to molecules and processes found in living systems. Amino acids, sugars, lipids and nucleotides and their corresponding higher structures, proteins, polysaccharides, membranes and nucleic acids are studied. Kinetics and mechanisms of enzymes as well as elementary metabolic cycles and the energetics of biological systems are studied with a quantitative approach. Topics pertinent to biotechnology include: antibody structure and use, expression of recombinant proteins, and methods of protein purification and characterization. Bioinformatic tools relevant to Biochemistry are also introduced. Course Website: http://www.cmu.edu/bio/undergrad/courses/index.html