CRN	94478	Distribution	E/G /*(Science)
Course No.	BIO 151 Q course
Title	From Genes to Traits
Professor	Michael Tibbetts
Schedule	Wed Fr 10:30 am - 12:30 pm HEG 102 LAB A: Th 1:30 pm - 4:50 pm ROSE 305/6 LAB B: Fr 1:30 pm - 4:50 pm ROSE 305/6

This course takes an introductory look at the relationships between genetics, environment, and biochemistry. It is intended for students with a strong interest in science and is appropriate for biology majors. The course will begin with an examination of heredity in both classical and modern molecular contexts. It will then focus on the relationships between genes and proteins, and the complex biochemical interactions that produce a phenotype. The course will culminate in a discussion of the ways in which the environment interacts with multiple genes to influence complex traits, for example schizophrenia, and the modern methods applied to the problem of identifying the genetic components of these traits. The laboratory will provide an opportunity to examine some of the principles discussed in the lecture in more detail and to become acquainted with some of the methodologies and instrumentation found in a modern biology laboratory.

Prerequisite: eligibility for Q courses, and experience in high school biology and chemistry.

CRN	94825	Distribution	E/G /*(Science)
Course No.	BIO 160
Title	Life in Sight: Investigations under the Microscope
Professor	Justine Salton
Schedule	Mon Wed 10:00 am–12:00 HDR 101A or ROSE 305

Some of the most interesting and aesthetically fascinating aspects of life are just out of human sight, but within our reach using simple stereoscopic microscopes. The underlying goal of this course is to use the microscope as a tool for learning to make inductive observations about living things, ask questions, and generate deductive hypotheses. With class themes in functional biology as a guide, students will use pre-prepared and self-prepared slides of microscopic organisms and parts of larger organisms to generate questions and hypotheses about “how things work.”

CRN	94324	Distribution	E/G /*(Science)
Course No.	BIO 201
Title	Eukaryotic Genetics
Professor	Michael Tibbetts
Schedule	Tu Th 8:30 am - 9:50 am HEG 106 LAB: Mon 8:30 am – 9:50 am ROSE 305/6

This course is an introduction to the mechanisms of inheritance and the generation of diversity in eukaryotic organisms. This course takes a modern approach to the study of genetics in which classical ideas about genotype, phenotype and inheritance are integrated into the modern molecular and genomic understanding of the processes involved in the generation of diversity. In addition to discussions of the molecular mechanisms involved in DNA replication, recombination, the generation and repair of mutations, and the relationship between genotype and phenotype, special consideration is given to our understanding of the processes involved in generating population-level variation in complex traits and how this understanding can help us identify the myriad genetic and non-genetic factors influencing these traits. The laboratory consists of a semester long project involving the genetic manipulation of a model organism’s genome to address one or more topics in the course. Offered every fall. Prerequisites: One year of college biology.

CRN	94325	Distribution	E/G /*(Science)
Course No.	BIO 202
Title	Botany
Professor	William Maple
Schedule	Wed Th 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm HEG 201 LAB: Mon 1:30 pm - 4:50 pm ROSE 305/6

This course consists of lectures, labs, and frequent field trips. The first part of the course surveys the plant kingdom and focuses on anatomy, histology, and physiology, with an emphasis on form, function, and adaptation. The last third of the semester covers local flora, taxonomy, and plant ecology. Prerequisites: Biology 141-142, Chemistry 141-142 or permission of the instructor.

CRN	94458	Distribution	E/G /*(Science)
Course No.	BIO 204
Title	Introduction to Physiology
Professor	John Ferguson
Schedule	Wed Fr 10:30 am - 12:30 pm HEG 300 LAB: Fr 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm HEG 308

The focus of this course is the relationship between the physical and chemical functions of various organs and organ systems to overall homeostasis, with an emphasis on human physiology. Systems examined include the central and peripheral nervous systems, muscle, the heart and blood vessels, blood, the lungs, the kidneys, the digestive system, the endocrine glands, and the reproductive systems. Laboratory work provides practical experience in relevant topics of human physiology. This course is appropriate for those interested in a career in the health professions and others interested in animal biology. Prerequisites: Biology 141-142, Chemistry 141-142; Chemistry 201-202 is recommended concurrently.

CRN	94326	Distribution	E/G /*(Science)
Course No.	BIO 303
Title	Microbiology
Professor	John Ferguson
Schedule	Tu Th 8:30 am - 10:30 am HEG 201 LAB: Tu 1:30 pm – 4:50 pm ROSE 305/6

The biology and ecology of the prokaryotes and the viruses. Every attempt is made to organize the diversity of the prokaryotes into a modern phylogenetic context based on the latest results of molecular evolutionary analyses. The first portion of the course deals with prokaryotic cell biology and growth, the second with plant viruses, viroids, bacteriophages, animal viruses, and prions, and the third with the diversity of the prokaryotes, ranging from the Archaea through both pathogenic and nonpathogenic Bacteria. Laboratory work provides practical experience in dealing with prokaryotes and bacteriophages. This course is appropriate for both those interested in a career in the health professions and those interested in ecology. Offered in alternate fall semesters; this course is a prerequisite for Biology 404.

Prerequisites: Biology 101-102, Chemistry 101-102;

Chemistry 201-202 is recommended concurrently.

CRN	94327	Distribution	E /*(Science)
Course No.	BIO 332
Title	Ecology of African Savannas I
Professor	Felicia Keesing
Schedule	Wed 3:00 pm – 4:20 pm HEG 201

Cross-listed: Africana Studies

2 credits Students will learn about the ecology of African savannas and plan a scientific research project. Through readings of primary literature, students will learn about the major components of savanna ecosystems and their ecological interactions. Students will also learn how to plan a scientific research project, from developing an idea to determining what supplies are necessary to complete the project. Following the course, all students will travel to Kenya to spend 3-4 weeks conducting the project they have developed. Students will be selected for for this course through an application process in spring 2004. First-year students, sophomores, and juniors with some science background will be considered. BIO 332 and BIO 333 are non-divisible.