Syllabus
(Updated 16 Set 08)
Biol 4397 (32814)--APPLIED EVOLUTION UHappliedevolution.blogspot.comTuTh 10:00-11:30; Agnes Arnold Hall 7
Aug 26 Intro to course
28 Evolution and Medicine (Nesse & Stearns 2007)
Sept 2 HIV (Freeman&Herron Ch.1; Mindell pp. 115-120)
4 HIV (Freeman&Herron Ch. 1)
9 Infectious diseases (Mindell pp. 95-128)
11 Evolution of antibiotic resistance (Mindell pp. 132-134)
16 Evolution of virulence (Mindell pp. 128-132)
18 Evolution of virulence (Mindell pp. 128-132)
23 Noninfectious disease (Mindell pp. 134-136, 145-149)
HOMEWORK 1 DUE
POSTPONED: Paper discussion (Day et al. 2008)
25 EXAM 1
30 Lactose intolerance (Check Nature 2006)
Oct 2 Forensics: Rape and murder (Mindell pp. 253-260)
7 Forensics: Pathogen spread (Mindell pp. 260-264)
Student presentations
9 Domestication: Artificial selection (Mindell pp. 53-82)
14 Domestication: Unintended effects (Mindell pp. 82-94)
Student presentations
16 GMOs in food production (Wu et al. 2008)
21 Directed evolution (Mindell pp. 140-141)
Student presentations
23 Student presentations
HOMEWORK 2 DUE
28 Paper discussion (Miller and Vincent 2008)
30 EXAM 2
Nov 4 Eugenics: Evolutionary “mis”application (Mindell pp. 272-275)
6 Conservation: understanding biodiversity (Mindell pp. 151-175)
11 Conservation: Identifying strategies (Mindell pp. 175-184,187-194)
Student presentations
13 Bioprospecting (Mindell pp. 184-185)
18 Conservation Forensics (Mindell pp. 185-187)
Student presentations
20 TBA
Student presentations
25 TBA
Student presentations
HOMEWORK 3 DUE
27 THANKSGIVING
Dec 2 Paper discussion
4 EXAM 3
25 EXAM 1
30 Lactose intolerance (Check Nature 2006)
Oct 2 Forensics: Rape and murder (Mindell pp. 253-260)
7 Forensics: Pathogen spread (Mindell pp. 260-264)
Student presentations
9 Domestication: Artificial selection (Mindell pp. 53-82)
14 Domestication: Unintended effects (Mindell pp. 82-94)
Student presentations
16 GMOs in food production (Wu et al. 2008)
21 Directed evolution (Mindell pp. 140-141)
Student presentations
23 Student presentations
HOMEWORK 2 DUE
28 Paper discussion (Miller and Vincent 2008)
30 EXAM 2
Nov 4 Eugenics: Evolutionary “mis”application (Mindell pp. 272-275)
6 Conservation: understanding biodiversity (Mindell pp. 151-175)
11 Conservation: Identifying strategies (Mindell pp. 175-184,187-194)
Student presentations
13 Bioprospecting (Mindell pp. 184-185)
18 Conservation Forensics (Mindell pp. 185-187)
Student presentations
20 TBA
Student presentations
25 TBA
Student presentations
HOMEWORK 3 DUE
27 THANKSGIVING
Dec 2 Paper discussion
4 EXAM 3
(NO FINAL EXAM)
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2 comments:
Do we need to fully understand the examples given in the Nesse & Stearns Reading? For instance, the CCR-5 receptor and HIV or pathogens examples.
You should try to understand the examples as best as you can from reading the paper, but don't worry too much about all of the details. We will go into much more depth about several of the examples in later classes, including HIV and other infectious disease.
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