Difference between revisions of "UNIL PhD course: "Biology for non-biologists 2018""
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* Coordinator: [[Sven Bergmann]] | * Coordinator: [[Sven Bergmann]] | ||
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| + | **Teach basic concepts of biology to students with no or little background in biology | ||
| + | **The goal is excite the students by giving them some glimpses of biological fundamentals | ||
| + | ** Teaching is very informal giving enough time for discussion and questions. | ||
* [[Schedule for Biology for non-biologists 2018]] | * [[Schedule for Biology for non-biologists 2018]] | ||
* Modules | * Modules | ||
Revision as of 15:54, 13 July 2018
- Coordinator: Sven Bergmann
- Course idea and teaching goals of Biology for non-biologists:
- Teach basic concepts of biology to students with no or little background in biology
- The goal is excite the students by giving them some glimpses of biological fundamentals
- Teaching is very informal giving enough time for discussion and questions.
- Schedule for Biology for non-biologists 2018
- Modules
- Module 1: Basic building blocks of life: From molecules to cells
- Module 2: Central dogma: Understanding the mechanisms and machinery for DNA replication, transcription and translation
- Module 3: Beyond one cell: From development to populations
- Module 4: Evolution: Reproduction strategies, selection, population genetics
- Reading Material
- Bruce Alberts at al. « Molecular Biology of the Cell », (4th edition) ISBN-10: 0-8153-3218-1
- Richard Dawkins , « The Blind Watchmaker », ISBN: 0-393-31570-3
- Teachers
