Students will be assigned readings from original botanical literature. Return to the topics course list. Go to the top of the page. This course introduces students to scientific methodology and biological principles through the study of microorganisms. Bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microbes have a profound impact on human activities.
Some microbes cause disease in humans, animals, and plants.
Other microbes play useful roles in the production of drugs, foods, and other products. In our brief tour of the microbial world, we shall use the biology of microorganisms as a focus for examining the nature of modern science. In doing so, we shall also explore the diverse ways that microbes affect our lives. Return to the topics course list. Go to the top of the page.