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3.00 Credits
PQ: Consent only. This course is suitable for undergraduates with a good background in biology and molecular genetics. This course does not meet requirements for the biological sciences major. This course undertakes a study of Toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis: a model system to study the cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics of an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite; the immune responses it elicits; its interactions with host cells; and the pathogenesis of the diseases it causes. This information is also applied to consideration of public health measures for prevention of infection, for vaccines, and for development of new antimicrobial treatments. General principles applicable to the study of other microorganisms are emphasized. R. Mcleod. Autumn, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
PQ: Second-year standing or higher. This course does not meet requirements for the biological sciences major. This course explores the ethical issues raised by modern medicine. We begin with an introductory examination of the foundations of medical ethics. We also discuss the doctor/patient relationship: how it evolved since World War II and how it should evolve in the twenty-first century. We examine moral issues raised by human experimentation, organ transplantation, and the human genome project. L. Ross. Winter. Not offered 2009 C10.
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3.00 Credits
PQ: Completion of the general education requirement in the biological sciences. This course does not meet requirements for the biological sciences major. This course on medical implications uses lectures, readings, and discussions to cover a variety of areas in the evolutionary half of biology, with a focus on the brain and on sex. We consider such topics as hormones and behavior, what use are males, evolution of immunity, ghosts of environments past, and mating strategies. L. Van Valen, M. Stoller. Not offered 2009 C10; will be offered Spring 2011.
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3.00 Credits
PQ: Third- or fourth-year standing or consent of instructor required; core background in genetics and evolution strongly recommended. This course does not meet requirements for the biological sciences major. This course draws on readings in and case studies of language evolution, biological evolution, cognitive development and scaffolding, processes of socialization and formation of groups and institutions, and the history and philosophy of science and technology. We seek primarily to elaborate theory to understand and model processes of cultural evolution, while exploring analogies, differences, and relations to biological evolution. This has been a highly contentious area, and we examine why. We seek to evaluate what such a theory could reasonably cover and what it cannot. W. Wimsatt, S. Mufwene. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
PQ: Completion of the general education requirement in the biological sciences and prior course in pre-calculus mathematics. This course does not meet requirements for the biological sciences major. This course covers the historical development of theories of heredity and evolution. We begin before Darwin and Mendel; and proceed through the development of cytology and classical genetics, population genetics, and neo-Darwinism. We also discuss evolutionary developmental biology and "eco-evo-devo," as well as the relation between macro-evolution and micro-evolution. This course includes computer simulations for historical and modern simpler models in population biology, as well as the strategy and tactics of mathematical model building . W. Wimsatt. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
PQ: Some background in biology and psychology. This course does not meet requirements for the biological sciences major. What are the relations between mind and brain How do brains regulate mental, behavioral, and hormonal processes; and how do these influence brain organization and activity This course introduces the anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the brain; their changes in response to the experiential and sociocultural environment; and their relation to perception, attention, behavioral action, motivation, and emotion. B. Prendergast, L. Kay. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
PQ: Consent of instructor. This course does not meet requirements for the biological sciences major. This course examines evolutionary aspects of ecology, genetics, biochemistry, paleontology,development, philosophy, and related subjects through readings, essays, and discussions. L. Van Valen. Not offered 2009 C10; will be offered Autumn 2010.
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3.00 Credits
PQ: Third- or fourth-year standing. This course does not meet requirements for the biological sciences major. This course is an in-depth analysis of what we mean by autonomy and how that meaning might be changed in a medical context. In particular, we focus on the potential compromises created by serious illness in a person with decision-making capacity and the peculiar transformations in the meaning of autonomy created by advance directives and substituted judgement. D. Brudney, J. Lantos. Winter.
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3.00 Credits
PQ: Introduction to sociology or epidemiology. This course does not meet requirements for the biological sciences major. This course surveys research literature in several core areas of medical sociology from the perspective of social behavior and health. It first introduces the theoretical orientations focusing on social construction of illness, medicine as an institution of social control, and labeling theory and stigma. This is followed by discussion of empirical studies in three dominant research arenas: social epidemiology, social stress and illness, and organization of health care and health care utilization. Y. Yang. Spring.
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3.00 Credits
This course does not meet requirements for the biological sciences major. This course, which is comprised of scientific/medical lectures and student-led discussions of readings, focuses on important sources of morbidity and mortality in women. Topics include heart disease, breast cancer, depression, eating disorders, and HIV. In addition to learning about the etiology and epidemiology of these conditions, we explore related social, historical, political, and cultural issues. L. Kurina. Spring.
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