BIO 346 Human Biology (K. Kalthoff)

Syllabus Spring 2012

DATES

TOPICS

ASSIGNED READINGS*
17 Jan Part I: The Science and Politics of Human Biology [1]  
19 Part II: Who is Who Among the Primates? [2] De Waal (1995)
24 Humans Evolved in Response to a Challenge [3] Enard et al. (2002)
26 Milestones of Hominin Evolution [4] Stix (2008)
31 Habitual Bipedalism and Hand Precision Grip [5] Lovejoy (1988)
02 Feb Tool Making [6] Toth (1985)
07 Language and Brain Evolution [7] Evans et al. (2004)
09 Germs, Colonialism, and Darwinian Medicine [8] Levy (1998)
14 Part III: The Human Genome Project [9] van 't Veer et al. (2002)
16 First Midterm Exam  
21 Stem Cells and Cloning [10] Hochedlinger (2010)
23 Gene Therapy [11] Tsien (2000)
28 Aging and Senescence [12] Flores et al. (2005)
01 Mar Nature and Nurture [13] Lim et al. (2004)
06 Twin Studies and Heritability Estimates [14] Bouchard et al. (1990)
08 Human Behavioral Genetics [15] Ebstein et al. (1996)
12-17 Spring Break  
20 Part IV: Development of Reproductive Organs [16] Koopman et al. (1991)
22 Hormonal Control of Brain Development [17] Kimura (1992)
27 Introduction to Sociobiology [18] Neff (2003)
29 Second Midterm Exam  
03 Apr Sociobiology of Human Behavior [19] Gangestadt and Thornhill (1998)
05 Sex and Gender [20] Bradley et al. (2000)
10 Aggression, Cooperation, and Kindness [21] Brosnan and de Waal (2003)
12 Part V: Human Population Growth [22] Potts (2000)
17 Earth's Carrying Capacity [23] Wackernagel et al. (2002)
19 Environmental Degradation [24] Parmesan (1996)
24 Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals [25] Hayes et al. (2002)
26 Energy Production and Conservation [26] Socolow and Pacala (2006)
01May Species Extinction and Synopsis [27] Balmford et al. (2002)
03 Review Session, Course Evaluation  
10 Final Exam (Th 2-5pm)  

* Use links to pdf files. These are strictly for your personal use in this class.

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