BIOL-4732 Biology of Aging

Description

Since the beginning of time , the fear of aging has preoccupied mankind. Only recently we are gaining insights into important clues about biological process of aging. In this course we will focus on some of the ideas about aging put forward by early alchemists to modern molecular biologists. Biological principles behind anti-aging, aging intervention agents, and life-style options will be discussed.

Requisites

Prerequisites: (BIOL 1108 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1108L Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1107 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 1107L Minimum Grade: C) or (BIOL 2108 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2108L Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2107 Minimum Grade: C and BIOL 2107L Minimum Grade: C) and (CHEM 1211K or (CHEM 1211 and CHEM 1211L ) ) and (CHEM 1212K or (CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L ) )

Course Hours

Lecture Hours: 3.00 Lab Hours: 0Total Hours: 3.00