21世纪很可能被称为“生物学时代”。生物技术革命正在进行中，分子和细胞生物学家处于当今生物学和医学现代发展的最前沿。分子和细胞生物学家研究细胞和分子，但始终了解如何将这些关键成分整合到生物整体中。在20世纪下半叶，人们对蛋白质和核酸的性质有了更全面的了解，发现单个细胞起着“化学工厂”的作用，而更大的生物体则相当于复杂的经济体。任何生物有机体的本质都由其DNA编码，其持续存在和功能发展取决于精致的分子芭蕾舞。劳伦斯理工大学是密歇根州东南部的首家此类大学，分子和细胞生物学科学学士学位是综合学位，重点是单个细胞
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