Biology: Molecular, Cell, and Developmental

BIOL140 The RNA World

This active-learning course explores the origins, evolution, and functions of ribonucleic acid (RNA), including ribozymes, ribosomes, IRNAs, spliceosomes, riboswitches, messenger RNA, microRNAs, snRNAs, snoRNAs, and other guide RNAs, CRISPR, long noncoding RNAs, retrotransposons, and RNA viruses.

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 105 or BME 105, and BIOL 101.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Spring