The Biology course provides the basic biological knowledge needed to understand: the constructive logic of the fundamental biological structures and the different levels of organization of living matter; the structure and functional organization of eukaryotic cells, with particular reference to neurons and glial cells; the patterning regulating living cells in their energy balance; expression, transmission between generations, mutations, epigenetic modifications and the evolution of genetic information; The course will allow students to acquire knowledge on the molecular, structural and functional characteristics of the cells, with particular attention to the field of genetic and epigenetic regulation and genes-environment interactions.