BASIC SCIENCES
cod. 1009174

Academic year 2024/25
1° year of course - First semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
Davide PONZI
integrated course unit
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Course unit structured in the following modules:

Learning objectives

The student will acquire knowledge of the principles of biology and of the scientific methods necessary for understanding and mastering how the human body functions and of microbiology and its implication for infectious diseases

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

1. Biology as a science: principles
2. The origin of life; prokaryotes & Eukaryotes
3.Cell biology and cell division
4. Sexual reproduction
4. Principles of heredity
5. Principles of evolution
6. Darwinian evolution and sports

Introduction to microbiology

Full programme

Applied Biology:
1. Biology as a science: methods and concepts; the origin of life
2. Cell biology; pthe evolution of eukaryotes; cell structure and function; cell membrane; Cell division
3.Sexual riproduction and meiosis
4. Mendel's and Morgan's experiments
5. The molecular bases of heredity: DNA duplication, transcription and translation; mutations;
6. The theory of evolution
7. Biology of sport

Microbiology:
Microorganisms and pluricellularity: symbiosis, commensalism and parassitism; Microbiome; Transmission of infectious diseases
General parassitology
General virology

Bibliography

SOLOMON et al. Elementi di Biologia. EDISES

or

Morris, Biologia, Come funziona la vita. Zanichelli

AND
Richard A. Harvey, Pamela C. Champe, Bruce D. Fisher. LE BASI DELLA MICROBIOLOGIA (con approfondimenti clinici). Edito da Zanichelli.
Il materiale didattico sarà reperibile sul sito Elly, alla pagina del corso.

Teaching methods

Lectures will be delivered in presence (unless otherwise required by the University). through the online platform "Elly" the student will have access to lecture and extra material necessary for succesfully reach the learning objectives

Assessment methods and criteria

There will be optional written midterms and a mandatory final examination.

DSA/BSE students must contact center for support of students with disability, D.S.A and B.S.A (C.A.I. ; https://www.cai.unipr.it/it/student-con-dsa-e-con-bes/42/)

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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