Fall 2023 Course Offerings

BIOL 490 - Special Topics

Description

Hours: Three hours seminar per week Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor In-depth analysis of current topics in biology. Topics vary each semester.

Meeting Information

Info current as 5/16/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
MW  12:00 PM  -  1:15 PM  DEL NORTE 1545 8/19/2023 - 12/9/2023 Amy Denton

Status: Open
Class Number: 1214
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Seminar
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 8/19/2023 - 12/9/2023
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 8
Available Seats: 16
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • Includes any In Person Meeting
  • Repeat 6 times up to 6 units.
  • Repeatable by topic.

Notes

This special topics course will explore the most recent research as well as the scientific theory and technology behind the current paleogenomics revolution. We will also discuss recent paleogenomic studies of non-human animals, plants, and pathogens (e.g., dogs, horses, cave bears, maize, bubonic plague, etc.) which provide examples of the ways in which paleogenomics can be used to examine extinction, domestication, and disease evolution and spread. There are no required textbooks an no exams, emphasis will be placed on interpretation of the scientific and popular paleogenomics literature, group or individual presentations, and short writing assignments.