Humans vs Germs: An Arms Race between Medicine and Evolution

3 units · Undergraduate

An evolutionary analysis of human health through the lens of our coevolution with pathogens and the rise of biotechnology as a tool for manipulating how evolution affects both pathogens and the human condition. Prereq: 1101 or 1110; or 1112, 1113.xx, 1113H or 1113E and 1114.xx, 1114H or 1114E.