1. Setting the Stage
      - The unity that underlies diversity
      - Science as an organized, accessible manifestation of human curiosity

2. Patterns: 
      - The core of a biology course:the unifying principles that underlie the fascinating diversity of life.
     -  Science as an organized, accessible manifestation of human curiosity.

3. Energy:
      - How living creatures transform energy
      - How energy flows through organisms and through communities.

4. Information: 
      - How the four-letter language of DNA spells out instructions for 
        building millions of life forms.

5. Machinery: 
     - How DNA's instructions are translated into molecules of RNA and then translated into proteins.

6. Feedback: 
     - Homeostasis: how cells, organisms and communities regulate 
       internal environments.

7. Community: 
     - How a cell diversifies into communities of specialized cells, organs, system feedback loops, and how individuals interact and organize.

8. Evolution: 
     - How the river of DNA information flows across generations
     - How the information of DNA is sifted and sorted by cells, and environments.

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