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2015-2016 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

BIO 403 - Molecular Biology of Aging

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prereq: BIO 333
Fundamentals of aging. This course describes the role of genes in aging and examines the biological principles that have led to a new understanding of the causes of aging and describes how these basic principles help one to understand the human experience of biological aging, longevity, and age-related disease. It also presents the ethical issues and social context of aging. This course is intended for advanced undergraduates in the biology major.
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