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BIOL244
- Biological Clocks/Discussion, Lecture
Every organism living at the surface of the Earth is exposed to daily, rhythmic changes in the environment. In response, an innate and well-conserved pacemaker has evolved that allows us to fit our physiology and behavior to this cycle. The course will introduce the fundamentals of how these circadian clocks (and clocks working at other time-scales) work at the molecular level, where they reside, how they exert their effects, and the effects the clock has on the whole organism. We will examine clocks in model organisms, as well as those in humans, and the relevance of biological clocks to human welfare. Prerequisite: BIOL 118 Genetics, or BIOL 137 Cell Biology, or permission of instructor. Mr. Thackeray/Offered periodically.
Faculty
Justin Thackeray, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Biology
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BIOL344
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