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BIOC102 - Biochemistry and Human Health
Description
An introduction to current issues related to human health and disease and approaches taken by biomedical scientists in response to them. Cancer, autoimmune diseases, and coronary heart disease; the concept of risk factors; infectious diseases, e.g., AIDS, dysentery, tuberculosis, and parasitic infections; human nutrition, food safety and preservation, and their relation to health and world food shortages. Strategies for disease treatment, e.g., animal cloning, gene therapy, genetic engineering, vaccination, and the development of new pharmaceuticals such as human hormones; controversies associated with each strategy.
Units
Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial
Note(s)
- Not open for credit to students registered in BIOC 300A or BIOC 300B, or with credit in a third-year BIOC or BIOL course.
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Course schedules
Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.
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