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College Catalog 2023-2024 
    
College Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 402 - Seminar in Virology


This seminar course will focus on the molecular biology of viruses, including prions and retroviral vectors. Topics will include bacterial, plant and animal viral infection and replication cycles, morphology, oncogenesis, and virus-host interactions. Viruses of epidemiologic and biotechnological importance, including new and emergent viruses, will be emphasized. Students will read current literature, lead class discussions and prepare a research proposal. Three lecture/discussion hours each week. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 312  or BIOL 357 ; junior or senior standing; or permission of instructor. Offered occasionally. (4 Credits)