BIOL 423 - Environmental Genomics w/lab

An introduction to the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics for the purposes of analyzing environmental genomic data. Students will gain a conceptual understanding of the state of the fields, power and limitation of analytical tools, a practical understanding of the data analysis, and an experience posing and testing hypothesis on existing large data sets. Lab included.

Prerequisites & Notes: BIOL 206; BIOL 340 or MATH 240 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter