Microbial Genomics

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: Chemistry 153A. Evolution, biodiversity, and sequencing of genomes; bacterial and viral genomes; bioenergetics; gene knockouts; genomics of antibiotic resistance; proteomics. Guest lecturers from department and related departments who discuss key papers with focus on their areas of expertise. Letter grading.