生物学科学非常广泛，涉及分子，细胞，组织和器官，生物和生态系统的各个领域。此外，生物学探索了进化史和进化变化过程的问题，以及细胞，生物和生态系统发挥作用的机制。分子生物学，细胞生物学和发育生物学专业的学生将接受全面而又多样化的通识教育，并为各个领域的职业发展做准备。生物学的实际应用包括生物学和药物学的发展，医学实践以及寻求了解生物学系统的发展和功能的科学基础。分子，细胞和发育生物学（MCDB）为希望专注于分子和细胞生物学和遗传学，并应用于细胞和发育生物学，神经生物学以及定量生物学各个方面的问题。在生物技术
The science of biology is extremely broad, ranging across the domains of molecules, cells, tissues and organs, organisms, and ecosystems. Moreover, biology explores questions of evolutionary history and the processes of evolutionary change, as well as the mechanisms by which cells, organisms, and ecosystems function. Students majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology receive a thorough yet varied liberal education and preparation for professional careers in a diverse array of fields. Practical applications of biology include the development of biologicals and pharmaceuticals, the practice of medicine, and the pursuit of the scientific bases for understanding the development and function of biological systems. Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) offers programs for students wishing to concentrate on molecular and cellular biology and genetics, with applications to problems in cell and developmental biology, neurobiology, and various aspects of quantitative biology. Interdisciplinary opportunities are available within the major in the Biotechnology, Neurobiology, and Quantitative Biology concentrations (previously tracks).