Presents major concepts common to living organisms. Topics also include recent developments in biotechnology and environmental issues. Three hours lecture. This course will explore the intricacies of the human body and its major systems including the respiratory, nervous, reproductive, digestive, circulatory, and immune systems. As we study these systems, we will discuss topics such as smoking, drug abuse, dreams, memory, in-vitro fertilization, genetic engineering, diet and nutrition, cancer, AIDS, and others.
Emphasis is placed on comparisons of structure and function in major groups.
Introduction to biology of vertebrates. Approximately equal time will be spent on plant and animal studies. The survival of all humanity may depend on the ability of humans to fight off the numerous infectious plagues that lurk about. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. The interdependence of all systems within the body becomes increasingly apparent as the course progresses through the detailed study of skin, bone, and muscle tissue structure and function, and continues with the nervous system, one of the incredible communication systems of the body.