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3.00 Credits
Focuses upon developing an understanding of the diversity of life, in an ecological and evolutionary context, and applying that understanding to critical analyses of issues and problems in conservation biology. Prerequisites: either BI106 or ES105, and any two 200-level biology courses. M. Raveret Richter
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4.00 Credits
The behavior, growth, transport processes, and environmental response of plants. Topics include membrane dynamics and function, plant cell development and polarity, solute and water transport, mineral and vitamin nutrition, respiration photosynthesis, hormone action, photoperiodism, taxes and stress biology. Two lectures, four hours of lab a week. Prerequisites: BI106 and BI243. D. Domozych
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3.00 Credits
A modern analysis of humankind's use of plants and fungi and their derived products. Major subjects covered include ethnobotany, plant genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, techniques of plant production, agricultural practices, horticulture, and medicinal botany/mycology. Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab a week. Prerequisite: BI106 and BI243 or permission of instructor. D. Domozych
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3.00 Credits
Exploration of the evolution and ecology of interactions between plants and animals. Topics include mutualism (e.g., pollination, frugivory), antagonism (e.g., herbivory, granivory), indirect effects that cascade across taxa, and mechanisms by which plant-animal interactions affect the susceptibility of both groups to pathogenic microbes and fungi. Students perform all the steps of active research (research design, data collection, analysis and presentation), as well as read and critique classic and recent studies from the literature. Student research in Skidmore's North Woods and surrounding areas will be emphasized. Three hours of lecture/discussion and one three-hour lab per week. Prerequisites: BI105, 106, and any two 200-level BI courses. J. Ness
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore "hot topics" in neuroscience. We will discuss how novel approaches in cell culture, animal, and human studies are being used in current molecular neuroscience research. In addition to attending lectures, students will review current literature from top journals, give group presentations in class, and write a paper. This course will be divided into two sections: 1) topics in neurogenesis (neuron birth in the adult brain) and 2) topics in neurodegeneration (mechanisms of cell death in disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease). Students will develop skills in critically reading research papers and giving presentations. Prerequisites: BI106, 242 or 247, and one 200-level biology course; for neuroscience students: NS101, BI105, and BI142, 244, or 247. J. Bonner
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3.00 Credits
Organisms in all the major taxonomic groups have internalized geophysical and other periodicities in the form of endogenous biological mechanism that function as clocks. Theoretical, molecular, cellular, physiological, behavioral, ecological, and biomedical aspects of biological clocks will be examined, with an emphasis on circadian clocks. Three hours of lecture, three hours of lab per week. Prerequisite: BI106 and any two 200-level biology courses or permission of instructor; for neuroscience students: NS101, BI105, and BI244. B. Possidente
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3.00 Credits
A study of the ways in which the immune system recognizes and responds to cells or molecules that are non-self. The course will explore the basic biological processes that underlie the function of the immune system in health and disease. Prerequisites: BI106, 242 or 247, and one other 200-level biology course. The Department
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4.00 Credits
Hormones act throughout the body to coordinate basic biological functions such as development, reproduction, and metabolism. This course will investigate how hormones work in the brain to regulate physiology and behavior. We will study the molecular bases of neuroendocrine regulation, with a focus on how the hypothalmic-pituitary-gonadal axis functions to regulate reproduction, homeostasis, metabolism, and stress. Laboratory sessions will explore various approaches to neuroendocrine research, including detection of hormone receptors in the brain and assessment of biological functions through bioassays. Prerequisites: BI106, BI242 or BI244 (both recommended), and one other 200-level biology course; for neuroscience students: NS101, BI105, and BI244. The Department
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course gives students an opportunity to study topics that are not offered on a regular basis. The specific topics will vary each time the course is taught. All courses fulfill the 300-level requirements for the biology major. Three-credit courses are taught without laboratories; four-credit course include a weekly three-hour lab. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: permission of department. BI351E fulfills the 300-level supportive course requirement of the ecology, evolution, and behavior concentration. BI351M fulfills the 300-level supportive course requirement of the molecular biology, cell biology, and genetics concentration.
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4.00 Credits
An opportunity to study advanced topics in genetics that are not offered on a regular basis. The specific topic may vary each time the course is taught. All courses fulfill the 300-level requirements for the integrative biology concentration. Three-credit courses are taught without lab; four-credit courses include a weekly three-hour lab. Different topics may be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: BI106 and 242, 245, or 247. The Department BI352E and BI353E fulfill the 300-level supportive or elective course requirement for the ecology, evolution, and behavior concentration. BI352M and BI353M fulfill the 300-level supportive course requirement for the molecular biology and genetics concentration.
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