Biology 104 - Topics in Applied Biology

Institution:

Colgate University

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F. Frey This course explores the many tasty, interesting, useful, mystical, and illegal uses of plants. Starting with basic plant biology, this course provides a framework for understanding where plant products come from, and then rapidly shifts to human-plant interactions. Course topics include the history of agriculture and its effects on land use and the environment; the origin of common crops; historical and modern human uses of plants; as well as the chemistry, pharmacology, and history of drug use. Current botanical issues such as transgenic crops, ownership of genetic stock material, and bioprospecting will be discussed. Students will emerge from this course with a new appreciation for what people eat, drink, smoke, and wear. This course is designed for students intending to major in the life sciences, as well as students in other majors with an interest in biology.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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