Prerequisites: BIOL 005C; BIOL 102; CHEM 008C or CHEM 08HC, CHEM 08LC or CHEM 08HLC; PHYS 002C or PHYS 02HC, PHYS 02LC or PHYS 02HLC or PHYS 040C or PHYS 040HC; restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; or consent of instructor
Description: An Introduction to fundamental concepts of the emergent field of nanobiotechnology and its application to plant and medical sciences. Topics include nanomaterial-mediated genome editing and transformation, targeted and controlled drug delivery, nanosensors for electrical signals and signaling molecules, and cyborg plants and animals with augmented or novel functions.