Microbiology Literature (BIO 178)

3 credits · Graduate

For advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students. Critical reading of research literature in prokaryotic genetics and molecular biology. Classic and foundational papers in pathogenesis, bacterial and phage genetics, and molecular biology; recent literature on gene regulation. Diverse experimental approaches: biochemistry, genomics, pathogenesis, and cell biology. Co-term or Ph.D. students in basic life sciences departments such as Biology, Bioengineering, and Genetics may enroll in BIO 278 for graduate credit. Enrollment by permission of professor.