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3.00 Credits
Advanced topics in immunology. Readings and discussion of the current literature emphasized. Topics include antigen presentation. T-cell activation, cytokine release and effects, self- and non-self recognition, and immunopathology of HIV. Prerequisites Biology 104 and permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Natural Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of the primary scientific literature in areas selected by mutual consent. Topics may include symbiotic interactions, migration and dispersal, larval ecology, adult feeding and locomotory biology, responses to pollutants, and physiology of deep-sea animals. Strong focus on developing critical reading skills and effective writing through frequent, short assignments. Prerequisites Junior standing and Biology 164 or permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Natural Sciences
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3.00 Credits
Advanced topics in conservation biology. Readings and discussion of the current literature emphasized. Topics will change each year; example topics are landscape ecology, dynamics and conservation of small populations, and restoration ecology. Please see departmental website for detailed semester course descriptions. Prerequisites Upper level Group C course in Biology This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Natural Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Environmental Studies 181.) Ecology and evolution of biodiversity in the tropics. Meets three times per week during the semester and is followed by a trip to Costa Rica. Discussions of original literature; presentations of particular ecosystems, communities, or organisms; team design of research project to be completed during two weeks of intensive fieldwork in December/January in Costa Rica. Funding may be available for those in need. Prerequisites Biology 14L or equivalent and permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Natural Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Course is taught in alternate years
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3.00 Credits
The importance of cell communication in life (i.e., cancer, stem cells, teratomas), death (apoptosis), and disease (syndromes and developmental anomalies). Students will present and read papers from current literature, design and write a research proposal, and become familiar with principal signal transduction pathways. Prerequisites Biology 13, 14, and 41 or permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Natural Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
The mechanistic vs. evolutionary causes of diseases and modern medical practice. Focus on the evolutionary causes of disease as a means of sharpening research skills and the understanding and application of Darwinian thought. Evolutionary hypothesis creation and testing in both oral and manuscript form. (Group C.) Prerequisites Biology 130 or permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Natural Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
Please see departmental website for specific details. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Natural Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
Current topics including use of recombinant DNA to create transgenic plants; growth and physiology of transgenic plants on the environment. Focus on discussion and critical analysis of primary scientific literature. (Group A, B, or C.) Prerequisites Biology 41 or permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Natural Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Functional organization of the mammalian brain and spinal cord, including cellular structure, functional circuitry and behavioral correlates, and gross anatomy. Emphasis on areas of current research. Two lecture-laboratory/demonstration sessions. May not be applied toward fulfillment of the laboratory requirement in biology. Prerequisites Biology 13 and 14, or equivalent, junior standing, and permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Natural Sciences This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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3.00 Credits
Current topics in molecular biology, genetics and genomics, studied through readings from the original literature. Focus will be on studies recognized by the Nobel Prize Committee as pivotal to modern molecular biology and genetics. These studies and current research directions that follow from them will be covered using a combination of lectures, class discussion, and presentations. Selected topics of current interest to be covered include genome structure and polymorphisms as related to human disease, RNA functioning in the regulation of gene expression, and cell cycle regulation and cancer. Prerequisites Biology 41 and junior standing or permission of instructor. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Natural Sciences
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