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BIOL 7660 - How do they do it? Method and Logic in Cutting-edge Biomedical Science


Effective Start Date: 02/17/2017
Do you know how a bioluminescent jellyfish protein is saving lives? The green fluorescent protein, earning its discoverers the 2008 Nobel Prize, is only one example of the recent biomedical breakthroughs leading to revolutionary diagnostics, treatments and cures that we will cover. Topics will range from how scientists are using roundworms to cure diabetes to why a pond fish from Himalayas might unlock the mysteries of psychiatric disorders.

Credits: 3
Grading Basis: Graded