BIOPL 2490

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BIOPL 2490
Hollywood Biology: Science in Cinema

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

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.


Distribution Category (PBS)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3206 BIOPL 2490   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person