ANT 342 Culture and Sexuality Cross-cultural and historical perspectives on the many meanings assigned to human sexuality and its expressions. Emphasis on individual student research projects. Emphasis is on learning from the genome organisms. The course uses primary literature for most of the semester and students participate extensively in class discussions. BIO 307 Immunology Introduction to the immune system with an emphasis on mammalian models.
Course focuses on the cellular and molecular levels of the immune system in health and disease.
Topics include recognition of antigen, development of lymphocyte repertoires, and adaptive immune responses. The economic, emotional, and socio-cultural costs of these medical advances are very high. In addition, a myriad of ethical and legal questions are raised by the possibilities and permutations created by the new reproductive technologies. The course begins with an overview of the natural reproduction in humans and the basic principles of biomedical ethics. Research will be presented at the end of the semester in the form of a scientific paper, with an additional oral presentation in some cases.