Form and Function: Microorganisms

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 3 credits from BIOL 1501, BIOC 2001; or permission of the Department This course surveys the evolutionary and functional diversity of the Archaea, Bacteria, and selected eukaryotic microbes, examining the cellular structures and metabolic processes characteristic of each group, and how these characteristics allow humans to control and use microbial growth. The course also examines how omics is altering our views of microbial evolution and ecology. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours, Laboratory 3 Hours) (Exclusion: BIOL 3101)