NS 4130 - Nutritional Genomics - Evolution and Environment

Spring. 2 credits.

Prerequisite: college biology. Enrollment limited to: senior, junior, and graduate students.

Z. Gu.

Examines selected topics related to nutrition and genome biology. Discussion of nutrition and human evolution, such as human brain evolution, evolution of taste, population variation related with nutrition, and evolution of human diseases. Reading materials are from literature and participation in class discussion is required.

Outcome 1: Apply evolutionary theories to understand genetic diversity between and within species.

Outcome 2: Integrate evolutionary concepts to analyze nutrition issues and explain human diseases.

Outcome 3: Discover problems with research literature.

Outcome 4: Read research papers and lead group discussion.