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4.00 Credits
A study of general cellular organization, the physico-chemical aspects of living systems, cell energetics, cell membrane systems, signal transduction and second messenger systems, membrane phenomenon and cell cycle.
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4.00 Credits
Uses an inquiry-based approach to explore how genetic data are used to answer research questions in conservation, evolution and ecology. The course focuses on the main approaches and limitations to selecting genetic markers, collecting and analyzing genetic data, that are used in current research. For example, we will cover genealogical data (e.g., DNA sequence), codominant allele data (e.g., microsatellite), expression data (e.g., cDNA) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data. Topics will be broached as hypothetical research questions are brought to the class by students.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the fundamental concepts of immunology, including the essentials of immunological expression, cellular and humoral immunity, immunity and disease, auto-immunity, and developmental and comparative immunology, focusing on landmark experiments that underlie its theoretical framework.
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4.00 Credits
Provides a background in molecular biology with a focus on the regulation of gene expression and the experimental approaches used to study this regulation. Topics include DNA replication, transcription, translation and the mechanisms that regulate these processes. Cancer genetics and mammalian coat color genetics also are discussed as models for gene regulation. The laboratory portion of the course provides experiential learning of some of the laboratory techniques discussed in lecture. Topics covered in the laboratory include DNA extraction, PCR cloning of a gene, gene expression analysis, DNA sequencing and analysis using bioinformatics.
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4.00 Credits
Course focuses on historical knowledge and recent advances concerning the evolution and adaptive significance of behavior from a comparative point of view. Topics include the genetic basis of behavior, the nervous system and integration of behavior, and social behavior, including mating and reproduction, predator-prey relationships and the biological bases of aggression, territoriality and communication. Students will develop their communication skills as part of the writing-intensive requirement, learning about discipline-specific writing and research processes that engage course topics through formal and informal writing assignments, with opportunities for in-class discussion of the material, through student-led formal discussions and professor-led informal discussions.
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the techniques used in preparation and viewing of biological specimens on the scanning and transmission electron microscopes.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Biology lower-core curriculum. Course focuses on disease dynamics and host-pathogen interactions in complex natural environments. We will investigate the ecological phenomena that drive the transmission of pathogens among hosts, the impact of disease on host populations, and investigate what impacts the emergence of an infectious disease. We will explore wildlife and human diseases (e.g. White nose syndrome, influenza, malaria, Ebola, HIV, Chytridiomycosis). A discussion section will present the historical and current primary literature allowing us to explore disease epidemics more in depth. Students will develop critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills through discussion and student-led presentation-based learning. (*spring semester).
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course highlights the historic and modern relationships between the study of biology and the shaping of evolutionary theory. Students learn about Charles Darwin and his contemporaries as well as modern research on evolution and zoology with particular emphasis on zoology, paleontology, morphology, systematics, and related fields. The course co-requisite (BIO 401A Darwin's London) requires international travel to London and surrounding areas, allowing greater depth of study through the use of resources in the host country, as well as the history of the biological sciences, and the vertebrate diversity (see BIO 402A).
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
This short-term study abroad course is the companion to BIO 401 On the Origin of Species and requires travel to London and surrounding areas. The study abroad component of the course highlights the historic and modern relationships between the study of biology and the shaping of evolutionary theory and incorporates visits to historically important research facilities that inspired Charles Darwin and continue to inspire scientists today.
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