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Bio27: The Lives of Plants - Fall 2008

The Lives of Plants will be taught in the Fall of 2008 instead of Bio25 in the Spring of 2009. See the course catalog for more information.

ASPB 2007:

The lab attended the annual American Society of Plant Biologists meeting in Chicago last summer. See the story here.

Teaching

Biology 25 - Plant Biology

This course is an exploration of the diverse field of plant biology. Topics include growth and development, reproduction, genetics and genome biology, evolution and diversity, physiology, responses to pathogens and environmental stimuli, domestication, agriculture, and applications of plant genetic modification. Laboratories introduce organismal, cellular, molecular, and genetic approaches to understanding plant biology. This course is taught every spring.

Biology 115 - Plant Molecular Biology

In 2007 this seminar focused on plant biotechnology. We investigated the technological approaches that plant scientists are using to address environmental, agricultural, and health issues. Topics included biofuels, nutritional engineering, engineering disease and stress resistance, bioremediation, and the production of pharmaceuticals in plants (Bio115 2007 reading list).

In 2006 we focused on the molecular mechanisms of auxin transport and signal transduction and the roles that auxin plays in plant development (Bio 115 2006 syllabus and reading list).

Biology 1 - Cellular and Molecular Biology

This team taught course is an introduction to the study of living systems illustrated by examples drawn from cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, neurobiology, and developmental biology. This course is taught every fall and includes one laboratory period per week.