Interdisciplinary 213 - The Impact of Technology on Diet and Disease

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Moravian University

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Historically, technology has had an enormous impact on diet and disease. Beginning with the domestication of crops and animals, the course will trace changes in the diet and human social systems resulting from advances in agriculture and food distribution. Topics include the 18thcentury agricultural and industrial revolutions and the "green revolution" of the 1950s;hormones, antibiotics, genetically engineered crops; pandemics such as the Black Death of the 14th century, Spanish infl uenza in 1918, and AIDS and other emerging diseases. Prerequisite: Junior or senior class standing. (U1) Binford, Husic

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.moravian.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 861-1360

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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