BIOL 540 Essential Developmental Biology
This course will address the question of how single cells can go on to become the wonderfully complex people, plants, or animals we come into contact with every day, covering many of the essential processes and cellular machinations giving rise to diverse organ systems and cell types throughout the animal kingdom. We will introduce some of the model organisms used to study these processes, and use a multidisciplinary approach incorporating elements of cell biology, molecular biology, and genetics. Discussions will also touch on how an understanding of the processes that occur during embryonic development can inform everything from our ideas about fighting cancer to our theories on evolution.
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SPRING