BIOL 396 - Selected Topics in Cellular and Molecular Biology

Credits: 3-4
Prerequisites: BIOL 220, and at least junior standing. Topics include genetics, virology, cell biology and microbiology. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

Fall 2013 topic:

BIOL 396: Topics in Molecular and Cellular Biology: Animal Development (3). Prerequisites: BIOL 220 and at least junior standing.An examination of the goals, practices, and accomplishments of contemporary developmental biology. Topics include gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation, organogenesis, genetic control of cell differentiation, transgenic procedures, cloning, embryo manipulation, and stem cells. Lectures, discussions of the developmental literature, and electronic media are utilized. Review, analysis, and oral presentations of primary literature are expected. Watson.