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The Science of Our Lives

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The Science of Our Lives

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    1. The Science of Our Lives Biology "the study of life"

    2. Biology 120 Brenda Pillari, Ph.D. FDA � CDER � OGD b_pillari@yahoo.com Microbiology Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Environmental Science Public Policy

    3. Administrative Information Sign-in Sheet Syllabus Course Material Class Schedule Lecture format Grading

    4. Sign-in Sheet Name Major Phone Email 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

    10. Computers E-mail Web sites Class notes Practice Quizzes

    21. Class Schedule Introduction, Science and Basic Chemistry Chapter 1-5 Cell Theory, Organelles, Metabolism Chapter 6-9 Cell Division, Reproduction, Development Chapter 10-16 Genetics, Evolution, Diversity of Life Chapter 17-end

    22. Lecture Format Lecture without Visual Aids Lecture with Black Board Lecture with Overhead Projector Lecture with Computer Aided Graphics No Lecture at all (just tests)

    23. Grading Unit Exam #1 20% Unit Exam #2 20% Unit Exam #3 20% Final Exam 20% Paper 20% Lab 25%

    24. Biology Laboratory Manual, 6th Edition Vodopich & Moore, 2002

    25. What do I care about Biology?

    26. Biology is a broad field Multidisciplinary Chemical machines inside our cells Ecosystems and Global Climate Change.

    28. Human Genome DNA sequences Deoxyribonucleic Acid, in native form is a double stranded helix Model of DNA

    30. Stem Cell Research President Bush appears at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, after announcing he supports funding for limited stem cell research, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001. Bush decided on a compromise and will limit federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. The decision had been one of the toughest for Bush since he took office.

    33. Aging and Human Cells Biologists study intimate details of the human body

    35. Will you be a scientist?

    36. Health risks from infectious disease Aids/HIV, Hepatitis Food Contamination: Chinese, Mexican, hamburgers, etc. Biological Warfare

    42. Biotechnology Microgravity Protein Crystal Growth

    43. Metabolism-adjusting drugs Weight Loss Body building Sports

    46. Can a Biology Book give you the answers to these questions?

    47. Herbal remedies Ease arthritis pain Improve memory Improve our moods

    48. ECLSS Environmental Control and Life Support

    50. Astrobiology In what may be their most significant discovery yet, Mars scientists say high-resolution pictures from MGS showing layers of sedimentary rock paint a portrait of an ancient Mars that long ago may have featured numerous lakes and shallow seas. This was hinted at by old Viking images, but the new MGS images are pretty compelling.

    53. NASA�s Terrestrial Planet Finder: The Search for (Habitable) Planets

    54. Biology What is Life? DETAILS, Details, details � Descriptions and Mechanisms

    55. What is Life? Ingestion, metabolism and excretion Departure from thermodynamic equilibrium Nucleic acids, proteins and other macromolecules Reproduction, mutation and reproduction of it's mutations (Carl Sagan (1934-1996) Scientific American 10/94, p94)

    56. Creating Life in a Computer Artificial Life Researchers... "define life not by it's substance but by its organization, which can include the patterns of information in a computer. They believe that life in all it's forms has a mechanism for processing energy and information that emerge from some fundamental order in the universe, a new natural law that shapes those forms out of chaos." Byte 1/95 p45

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