Biology 198 is one of the Scholars courses for biology majors in the Department of Biology Scholars Program. This course is designed to provide a solid introduction to 21st century bioscience research. Students will learn how to critically read, interpret, understand and discuss original literature. Students will learn how to discuss data and information from the original literature appropriately, develop reasonable hypotheses from current 21st century bioscience problems and provide plausible conclusions and presentations in regard to those problems using original information and data. Lastly, the course is designed to equip students with the necessary skills to participate and succeed in an upper level research experience. The course substitutes for BIO 155 for BIOLOGY majors