PLBIO 2490

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PLBIO 2490
Hollywood Biology: Science in Cinema

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

Biological subjects presented in Hollywood films. Lecture topics include the scientific method, Darwinism, development, paleobiology, animal cloning, genome sequencing, forensic DNA, artificial intelligence, eugenics, and epidemiology as background to discussions of their presentation in selected films. Themes: Genetics/Genomics; Evolution; Development; Epidemiology; Physical Anthropology; and Genetic Engineering. Does not fulfill any requirement of the biology major.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16276 PLBIO 2490   LEC 001

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