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An introduction to contemporary research in marine biology, including ecology, conservation biology, environmental toxicology, behavior, biomechanics, evolution, neurobiology, and molecular biology. Emphasis is on new discoveries and the technologies used to make them. Weekly lectures by faculty from the Hopkins Marine Station.
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Units: 1
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
Instructors:
Denny, M. (PI)
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Somero, G. (PI)
BIO 4N: Personalized Genomic Medicine
Exploration of the exciting new field of personalized genomic medicine. Personalized medicine is based on the idea that each person's unique genome sequence can be used to predict risk of acquiring specific diseases, and to make more informed medical choices. Learn about the fascinating science behind these approaches; where they are heading in the future; and the ethical implications such technology presents. Lectures will be augmented with hands-on experience in exploring and analyzing a real person's genome.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DBNatSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Fraser, H. (PI)
BIO 12N: Sensory Ecology of Marine Animals
Animals living in the oceans experience a highly varied range of environmental stimuli. An aquatic lifestyle requires an equally rich range of sensory adaptations, including some that are totally foreign to us. In this course we will examine sensory system in marine animals from both an environmental and behavioral perspective and from the point of view of neuroscience and information systems engineering.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Thompson, S. (PI)
BIO 15N: Environmental Literacy
Preference to freshmen. Lack of public understanding of the details of most environmental problems is cited as a cause of environmental deterioration. Good citizenship requires literacy about the elements of the scientific and decision making processes that accompany most environmental issues: what can happen, what are the odds, how can the credibility of sources of expertise be assessed, which components of environmental debates deal with factual and theoretical issues, and which are political value judgments?
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DBNatSci
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Root, T. (PI)
BIO 30N: Extinctions in Near Time: Biodiversity loss since the Pleistocene
The transition 11,700 years ago from the Pleistocene glacial period into the Holocene interglacial witnessed the expansion of humans around the world, climatic warming and the demise of many large vertebrate species. Since that time extinctions have continued on land and in the sea, culminating with the biodiversity crisis we are experiencing today. We will explore these prehistoric extinctions: "Who? When? Where? and Why?" in order to learn more about our planet's future.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: GER:DBNatSci
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Daily, G. (PI)
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Hadly, E. (PI)
BIO 41: Genetics, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology
Emphasis is on macromolecules (proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids) and how their structure relates to function and higher order assembly; molecular biology, genome structure and dynamics, gene expression from transcription to translation. Prerequisites:
CHEM 31X (or 31A,B), 33. Recommended:
CHEM 35;
MATH 19, 20, 21 or 41, 42.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DBNatSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Robbins, N. (PI)
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Simon, M. (PI)
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Simoni, R. (PI)
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Wilson, B. (PI)
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Robbins, N. (PI)
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Simon, M. (PI)
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Simoni, R. (PI)
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Wilson, B. (PI)
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Angulo, B. (TA)
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Kurtz, L. (TA)
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McManus, K. (TA)
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Venkataram, S. (TA)
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Watcha, D. (TA)
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Wilson, B. (TA)
BIO 44X: Core Molecular Biology Laboratory
Investigate yeast strains that are engineered to express the human protein, p53, and use modern molecular methods to identify the functional consequences of p53 mutations isolated from tumor cells. Learn about the protein¿s role as a tumor suppressor through lectures and by reading and discussing a journal article. Use molecular visualization programs to examine the structure of wild type and mutant p53 proteins. Formulate a testable hypothesis and assay the ability of mutant p53 to direct expression of several reporter genes. During guided reflection, formulate further analyses to determine whether mutant p53 is present in the cell, can bind to DNA, and/or can enter the nucleus. Lab experiments, team oral presentation, individual comprehensive written laboratory report. Prerequisites:
CHEM 31X, or 31A,B, and 33; concurrent or past enrollment in Biology or Human Biology core. 44X,Y should be taken sequentially in the same year, preferably as sophomores, to prepare for internships. Preference given to juniors and seniors in autumn quarter, preference given to sophomores. Lab fee.
Terms: Aut, Win
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Units: 5
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
Instructors:
Brownell, S. (PI)
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Cyert, M. (PI)
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Hekmat-Scafe, D. (PI)
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Malladi, S. (PI)
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Brownell, S. (PI)
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Cyert, M. (PI)
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Hekmat-Scafe, D. (PI)
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Malladi, S. (PI)
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Stearns, T. (PI)
BIO 101: Ecology
The principles of ecology. Topics: interactions of organisms with their environment, dynamics of populations, species interactions, structure and dynamics of ecological communities, biodiversity. Half-day field trip required. Satisfies Central Menu Area 4. Prerequisite: 43, or consent of instructor. Recommended: statistics.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 4
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UG Reqs: GER:DBNatSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Knope, M. (PI)
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Lummis, S. (PI)
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Frishkoff, L. (TA)
BIO 116: Ecology of the Hawaiian Islands (EARTHSYS 116)
Terrestrial and marine ecology and conservation biology of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Taught in the field in Hawaii as part of quarter-long sequence of courses including Earth Sciences and Anthropology. Topics include ecological succession, plant-soil interactions, conservation biology, biological invasions and ecosystem consequences, and coral reef ecology. Restricted to students accepted into the Earth Systems of Hawaii Program.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 4
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UG Reqs: GER:DBNatSci
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
BIO 127: From Generation to Generation: Scientific and Cultural Approaches to Jewish Genetics (JEWISHST 117)
This series of guest lectures aims to explore the connections between genetics and Jewish Studies. How do different Jewish populations relate to each other? To what extent are Jewish populations of the present descended from those of the past? What are the causes of diseases that occur disproportionately in Jewish populations? These and other questions will be addressed in a program that crosses the boundaries between science and Jewish Studies, culture and biology.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 1
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Grading: Satisfactory/No Credit
Instructors:
Rosenberg, N. (PI)
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Weitzman, S. (PI)
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