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BIO 320 Human Genes And Disease

Lycan
Content: An investigation of the molecular and cellular basis of various genetic diseases, the role of genes in disease, how mutations arise, and approaches to therapy. Ethical issues surrounding gene therapy and DNA diagnostics. Lectures, discussion of papers from the primary literature, and seminars by visiting scientists. Students develop and present an oral seminar on a disease of their choice.
Prerequisite: Biology 151, 200, or consent of instructor.
Taught: Alternate years, 4 semester credits.

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