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HIST 118 History of Modern Biology 4.0 Credits
In this course we will survey the history of biology in the modern period, from 1700-the present. We will explore how different sciences formed around the concept of life and methods for studying it. Examples will include systematics and classification, the impact of geology and paleontology, natural history and biogeography, embryology, evolution, physiology, microbiology, ecology, eugenics and genetics, molecular biology, astrobiology, and genomics. We will study these disciplines and related individuals, institutions, and theories in their social and cultural contexts to understand why they occurred in the places they did with the impact they had.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
