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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIO 102 (formerly 302) or 110 AND CHM 113 or 221 (formerly CHM 321); OR permission of instructor; a sophomore-level course Offered: Typically Fall and Spring terms A study of microorganisms and their various activities with special emphasis on bacteria and viruses. Topics include microbial cell structure and function, microbial diversity, microbial growth and metabolism, and microbial genetics. The role of microorganisms in infectious disease, as well as specific and non-specific host defense, also will be one of the major focuses of the course. Applied and environmental microbiology also will be discussed. Students will gain experience culturing and manipulating a wide variety of microorganisms in the lab. Students also will design, conduct, and present the results of an independent laboratory research project. Three class periods and one three-hour laboratory period each week. NOTE: Noncredit for students who completed BIO 322. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Determined by instructor Offered: See note below A course designed to meet the particular interests of student and faculty. Topics vary from year to year. See course description in the "Schedule of Classes." NOTE: Eight hours of laboratory, library, field, and discussion time to be arranged each week during Fall or Spring Term; full-time during Short Term. 1/2 to 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisites: BIO 110 and 113 (formerly 313); AND CHM 221 (formerly 321); OR permission of instructor; a sophomore-, junior-, or senior-level course Offered: Typically every Spring Term Structure and function of the human body is examined at the system and cellular level. The course is organized around the major organ systems: nervous and endocrine systems, respiratory and cardiovascular systems, renal and digestive systems, the immune system, and reproductive systems. Each system will be studied in isolation, and as part of the interaction among all systems in the maintenance of homeostasis. Clinical disorders will be used as examples in understanding normal physiological function, but the course does not have a medical physiology focus. Three class periods and one three-hour laboratory period each week. NOTE: Not open to students with credit in BIO 101 or 102. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: BIO 113 (formerly 313) or permission of instructor; a sophomore-, junior-, or senior-level course Offered: Typically alternate Fall Terms (next offered Fall 2010) The intent of this course is to expose students to the general morphological features and life cycles of selected human helminths and arthropods with directly or indirectly affect human health. Parasite pathology, diagnosis, and control will accompany this coverage. The course also will consider a number of local examples of non-human parasites in the interest of diversity and safety, and expose students to field collection strategies. Students will be required to master several techniques that will involve the recovery and proper preservation of parasites from naturally infected hosts and the completion of a permanent slide project. A second objective is to expose students to experimental designs for conducting experiments with parasites, which will include an exposure to primary literature and the completion of a research poster related to an individual or group project. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: BIO 113 (formerly 313) and CHM 222, OR permission of instructor; a sophomore- or junior-level course Offered: Typically alternate Fall Terms (next offered Fall 2011) A study of neurobiology, including attention to neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, motor and sensory systems, neuronal development, and the history of neuroscience. Students will use primary literature and investigative laboratory exercises to extend their understanding of the field. Three class periods and one three-hour laboratory period per week. Noncredit for students who completed this course as BIO 386/486: Neurobiology or as BIO 309: This is Your Brain (Short Term 2000 and 2001). 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIO 113 (formerly 313) or permission of instructor; a sophomore-, junior-, or senior-level course Offered: Typically as student interest and faculty availability allow This traditional course emphasizes the comparative morphology, physiology, life cycles, and evolutionary relationships of the major invertebrate phyla. Laboratories will include observation of living and preserved material, prepared slides, dissections, and numerous field collection trips. Techniques for preparing and cataloging specimens will result in the completion of an invertebrate collection. Three class periods and one three-hour lab each week. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: BIO 113 (formerly 313) OR permission of instructor; a sophomore- or junior-level course Offered: Typically alternate Spring Terms (first offered 2010) This course is an introduction to the characteristics, evolutionary history, systematics, global diversity, life history traits, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles. Emphasis will be placed on developing a working knowledge of the amphibians and reptiles of Kentucky, including collection techniques and field identification. The course includes collecting trips within Madison and the surrounding counties. Identification of live and preserved specimens using a dichotomous key will be used to emphasize characteristics that are useful for field identification and classification of amphibians and reptiles from throughout the United States. Three two-hour class/laboratory periods each week. Noncredit for students who completed this course as BIO 486: Herpetology. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIO 113 and 114 (formerly BIO 313 and 314); CHM 222 (formerly CHM 322); or permission of instructor; a junior- or senior-level course Offered: Typically every Spring Term A study of the principles of heredity and their application in living organisms. Classical transmission genetics is introduced at the phenotypic level and developed at the molecular genetics level. Topics include transmission genetics; chromosome theory, structure, and transmission; genetic linkage, recombination, and mapping; human karyotypes and chromosome behavior; extranuclear inheritance; DNA mutation and repair, gene structure, expression, and regulation; population genetics and evolution; genetic engineering and genomics; and genetic bioethics. The laboratory component of this course is research-rich, and students will conduct several research-based projects. Students also will be expected to prepare and orally present a primary research article as part of the course "Journal Club." Three class periods and one three-hour laboratory period each week. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisites: BIO 113 (formerly 313) and CHM 221 (formerly 321), OR permission of instructor; a sophomore- or junior-level course Offered: Typically alternate Fall Terms (next offered Fall 2010) The origin and development of individual animals is described from the formation of the egg and sperm through fertilization and the development of a mature organism. The emphasis is on vertebrates, but invertebrates and plants are included as well. Lectures focus on the molecular and morphological characteristics of development, and on classical and modern experiments in the field. Students will gain experience with the primary literature of developmental biology. Laboratory exercises include work with sea urchins, chicks, frogs, fruit flies, and plants. Three class periods and one three-hour laboratory period each week. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIO 113 (formerly 313) or permission of instructor Offered: Typically Fall Terms, as faculty availability and student interest allow An introduction to the study of mammal biology. Emphasis will be upon classification, morphology, ecology, geographical distribution, natural life history, and field methods with a field focus on Kentucky mammals. Two class periods and two two-hour laboratory periods each week. 1 Course Credit
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