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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on understanding how a fertilized egg develops into a complex multicellular organism. Fundamental processes of development will be presented including fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation, and organogenesis. The course will also cover current areas of interest such as stem cells and medicine, in vitro fertilization, how to clone an organism, and why organisms become old and senescent.
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4.00 Credits
This course and companion lab provides students with an introduction to the theory and methods of DNA and protein sequence analysis. Students receive experience retrieving information from sequence and genome databases. Methods of sequence alignments include dynamic programming and statistical methods of molecular evolutionary change are outlined. Emphasis is also placed on calculating the statistical significance of results. Protein structural alignments and displays, and structural prediction are covered. Gene prediction algorithms, methods of phylogenetic analysis and database similarity searching are explained. The course introduces students to the analysis of genomes for protein families and domains and to the analysis of gene expression patterns.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the immune system, with emphasis on current concepts and literature. Topics covered include: cells and tissues of the immune system; structure and function of antibodies; genetic basis of antibody diversity; humoral and cellular immunity; cellular interactions; major histocompatibility complex; the complement system; transplantation; tumor immunity.
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3.00 Credits
This one semester course is designed to provide an overview of the diversity and importance of microorganisms. Coverage includes the structure, classification and growth of viruses, procaryotic and eucaryotic microorganisms. The diversity of function characteristic of viruses, bacteria, fungi and algae are emphasized relative to their roles in human disease, major nutrient cycles, food production and industrial processes.
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2.00 Credits
This course will provide students with hands-on experience in working with viruses, procaryotic and eucaryotic microbes. Students will learn how to isolate, quantify, maintain, and characterize microorganisms. Both clinical and environmental aspects of applied microbiology will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses upon how animals acquire, process, store and recall information about their environment and social partners. Topics that will be examined include how animals perceive and classify stimuli; how they learn and remember; how they orient and navigate; how they measure time, number, and amount; how they acquire abstract concepts; how they perceive social relationships; and how they communicate. A diversity of invertebrate and vertebrate organisms will be included (sea slugs to primates!), and there will be an emphasis on understanding taxon-specific specializations as well as general patterns across animals.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Students study specialized topics in bioscience not otherwise available in formal courses. Under supervision of a faculty member, a semester-long course of study tailored to professional interests is designed based on readings from relevant texts and primary literature. Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Students conduct an original bioscience research project based on investigation of a specific problem related to areas of faculty expertise. Research methodology may involve field, laboratory, computational, or theoretical approaches. Presentation of research results at a scientific meeting or local symposium is strongly encouraged. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
A formal thesis project is arranged under supervision of a faculty member who guides the student in planning and execution of original research work and preparation of a written thesis. This course is primarily intended for junior or senior biology majors who wish to pursue graduate or professional studies in bioscience. Work done in satisfaction of the requirements for a degree will be assigned a grade when the thesis is submitted and approved. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Human activities are resulting in dramatic global environmental change, in the forms of biodiversity loss, altered biogeochemical cycles, introduced invasive species, chemical toxification of the environment, climate change, unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, and habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation. In this course, we will examine how these forms of environmental change disturb biological systems by critically reading key research papers, and discussing their implications for future research and policy action.
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