BIOLOGY 211 - Metabolic Disease:From Genetics to Diet

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Bard College

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Description:

This course examines human metabolism through instances in which it fails to function correctly. Some diseases with direct bearing on human metabolism include leptin deficiency, severe childhood epilepsy, hyper- and hypocholesterolemia, type I and II diabetes, hypogonadism, and more complex disease states, such as Syndrome X and morbid obesity. The environmental versus genetic components of these diseases, as well as methods to regulate the metabolic system, such as diet composition, exercise, and medication, also are discussed. Students visit Rockefeller University to meet with researchers who have been responsible for key insights into these processes. Prerequisite: Biology 201 or permission of the instructor.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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