Learning objectives
The student will acquire knowledge of the principles of biology and of the scientific methods necessary for understanding and mastering how the human body functions and of microbiology and its implication for infectious diseases
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
1. Biology as a science: principles
2. The origin of life; prokaryotes & Eukaryotes
3.Cell biology and cell division
4. Sexual reproduction
4. Principles of heredity
5. Principles of evolution
6. Darwinian evolution and sports
Introduction to microbiology
Full programme
Applied Biology:
1. Biology as a science: methods and concepts; the origin of life
2. Cell biology; pthe evolution of eukaryotes; cell structure and function; cell membrane; Cell division
3.Sexual riproduction and meiosis
4. Mendel's and Morgan's experiments
5. The molecular bases of heredity: DNA duplication, transcription and translation; mutations;
6. The theory of evolution
7. Biology of sport
Microbiology:
Microorganisms and pluricellularity: symbiosis, commensalism and parassitism; Microbiome; Transmission of infectious diseases
General parassitology
General virology
Bibliography
SOLOMON et al. Elementi di Biologia. EDISES
or
Morris, Biologia, Come funziona la vita. Zanichelli
AND
Richard A. Harvey, Pamela C. Champe, Bruce D. Fisher. LE BASI DELLA MICROBIOLOGIA (con approfondimenti clinici). Edito da Zanichelli.
Il materiale didattico sarà reperibile sul sito Elly, alla pagina del corso.
Teaching methods
Lectures will be delivered in presence (unless otherwise required by the University). through the online platform "Elly" the student will have access to lecture and extra material necessary for succesfully reach the learning objectives
Assessment methods and criteria
There will be optional written midterms and a mandatory final examination.
DSA/BSE students must contact center for support of students with disability, D.S.A and B.S.A (C.A.I. ; https://www.cai.unipr.it/it/student-con-dsa-e-con-bes/42/)
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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