Molecular Evolution and Disease

3 credits · Graduate School

(Also listed as 3240) Molecular evolution of adaptation and disease. Molecular mechanisms of human disease approached through analysis of evolutionary adaptation in extremophile animals. Comparative analysis of multiple protein systems that facilitate adaptation in some species but are implicated in human conditions such as cancer, visual impairment, and aging. Not open to students who completed BSCI 3890/5890 section 02 offered spring 2024. No credit for students who have earned credit for BSCI 3240. [3]