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3.00 Credits
Hands-on laboratory investigation involving current techniques in cell and molecular biology. Students will be exposed to a variety of laboratory and research techniques, including techniques for manipulation and study of DNA, RNA and proteins, and cellular processes. Periodic offering. Suggested preparation: BI 399W or BI 412. Prerequisite: BI 230 or CH 401.
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3.00 Credits
Occasional and one-time offerings for upper-division students; such topics as plant anatomy, parasitology, and sex & gender will be covered.
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3.00 Credits
Contemporary molecular genetics: the organization, storage, retrieval and transfer of genetic information at the molecular level. Topics include the chemical and physical properties of nucleic acids, DNA replication, transcription, translation, mutagenesis, DNA repair, gene regulation and expression, techniques of experimental molecular biology and applications to biotechnology. Viral, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic systems examined. No lab. Prerequisites: BI 150-154, BI 230 and BI 363; junior standing. Spring semester, odd years.
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4.00 Credits
Individual student experimental-laboratory or field-research projects. Projects to be approved by department faculty. Prerequisites: BI 150-154, BI 230 and upper-division coursework in biology and other sciences pertinent to research project. Fall and spring semesters, Jan Term and summer.
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1.00 Credits
Presentation and discussion of results of literature and laboratory investigations of biological phenomena. Departmental sessions. Prerequisites: 12 credits of 300- or 400-level biology courses. Periodic offering.
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3.00 Credits
Structural and functional aspects of the central nervous system of mammals will be discussed in detail. Lectures and discussion will cover basic neuroanatomy, nerve transmission, synaptic function and neuronal control mechanisms. Current research and contemporary topics related to central-nervous-system function will be investigated. Prerequisites: BI 150-154, biochemistry, and junior standing. Spring semester, odd years.
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3.00 Credits
Cell ultrastructure and molecular aspects of cell function. Emphasis on structural and molecular organization of eukaryotic cells and organelles, the regulation and compartmentalization of metabolic activities, cell cycles and reproduction, cellular differentiation and cell interactions. No lab. Prerequisites: BI 150-154, BI 230, and junior standing. Fall semester, odd years.
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3.00 Credits
Biology and environment of plants and animals, nature of the physical environment, and biogeography of the Pacific Rim, in a stewardship perspective.
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4.00 Credits
Field identification and ecology of vascular plants as components of natural communities. Emphasis is placed upon on-site examination of plants in communities of the region. Ecological features such as community stratification and plant zonation along ecological gradients are examined. Prerequisite: one year of introductory biology or one semester of botany.
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4.00 Credits
Environmental analysis and natural resources in relation to people and policy in the Pacific Rim. The focus is on local and regional environmental issues and policy in the context of environmental stewardship. It deals with the topics of old-growth forests, endangered species, fisheries issues, conservation of wild nature, international environmental issues in the Pacific Rim, land tenure and environmental stewardship.
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