Prerequisites: BIOL 005A, BIOL 05LA or BIOL 020; BIOL 005B; BIOL 005C; CHEM 001C or CHEM 01HC; CHEM 01LC or CHEM 01HLC; CHEM 008C or CHEM 08HC; CHEM 08LC or CHEM 08HLC; MATH 007B or MATH 009B or MATH 09HB; PHYS 002C or PHYS 02HC; PHYS 02LC or PHYS 02HLC; BCH 100 or BCH 110A or BCH 110HA; STAT 100A, may be taken concurrently; or consent of instructor
Description: Explores essential roles microbes perform in biogeochemical cycles, directly influencing human, plant, and animal health and disease. Provides important platforms for research and biotechnology. Details the evolutionary history and processes that underlie the critical roles of microbes.