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9 majors in Biological & Life Sciences

The chemistry of life: molecules, reactions, and cellular processes.

The broad study of living things, from cells to ecosystems.

How natural systems work and how human activity affects them.

How traits are inherited, expressed, and sometimes altered.

The study of ocean life and marine ecosystems.

The study of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms.

Life at its smallest working scale: the cell and its machinery.

How the brain and nervous system produce behavior and cognition.

The study of animals: behavior, physiology, and diversity.