The biology of invertebrate animals, excluding arthropods. Topics covered will include reproduction, development, life history, feeding, locomotion,...
Plant structure in relation to tissue formation and development with particular reference to the angiosperms. Cell, tissue and organ differentiation...
A study of plant physiological processes with an emphasis on the role of key metabolic pathways in plant growth and development. Topics such as...
A study of floral morphology in relation to classification and evolution. An introduction to taxonomy and nomenclature. History of taxonomy. Systems...
The functional organization of cells with particular reference to cell-cell interaction, the structure, function and development of organelles and the...
Selected experiments to provide students with a range of laboratory skills in recombinant DNA technology. [Note: Formerly Biol 435L. Students in the...
Molecular biotechnology applies the principles of recombinant DNA technology (genetic engineering, gene cloning) to the development of commercial...
Food preservation, spoilage, poisoning and modern concepts in quality assurance programs are studied. The aim is to understand factors governing...
Examples from terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and plant- and animal-associated environments, will be used to illustrate the activities and...
Selected experiments to provide students with a range of laboratory skills in microbiology. [Offered: W] Prereq: BIOL 140/240, 140L/240L, 241
Synthetic biology involves developing new approaches, based on engineering principles, for genetic engineering of biological systems. Students will...
This course provides an overview of the dynamic interactions among microbes, plants, animals and their physical environment with emphasis on ecosystem...
Study of the structure and function of lake and stream ecosystems. The course emphasizes biological components and processes, but includes the origin...
An introduction to the basic theories, principles and techniques of environmental toxicology. A comparative study of the effects of specific groups of...
An overview of current aspects of the biology of human aging and the functional changes associated with both normal aging and pathological problems...
This course will provide an introduction to the application of mathematical and statistical tools to problems in the field of ecology, using examples...
A study of the processes of evolution; the differentiation of populations and the origin of new forms of life. [Offered: F, W] Prereq: BIOL 139/239
An introduction to hypothesis testing and experimental design in Biology. Topics will include: exploratory data analysis, analysis of variance,...
An introduction to the mathematical modelling of biological processes using a variety of techniques including linear difference models, ordinary...
A survey of the resources available for analysis of DNA, RNA and protein sequence data. The focus will be on existing tools and databases and their...