Courses:
Introduction to Comparative Virology
PMB c114, MCB c114, ESPM c114
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Introductory chemistry (1A or 3A-3B or equivalent) and introductory biology (1A-1B or equivalent) and general biochemistry (100 or equivalent--preferably completed but may be taken concurrently). Viruses will be considered as infectious agents of bacteria, plants, and animals (vertebrates and invertebrates). Several families of viruses will be compared with respect to biochemical, structural and morphological properties, and strategies of infection and replication. Also listed as Environ Sci, Policy, and Management C138 and Molecular and Cell Biology C114. (SP) Volkman, JacksonSee Syllabus
Microbes Make the World Go 'Round
PMB 20See Syllabus