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Organism of the week
Shewanella oneidensis
Shewanella oneidensis is a real “superbug”, in the best meaning of the term. Shewanella is a bacterium that can grow naturally almost anywhere and does not cause disease in humans, animals or other organisms. Shewanella can grow aerobically, “inhaling” oxygen and “exhaling” carbon dioxide, but it can also grow anaerobically, by reducing soluble metal salts to insoluble metal precipitates. This ability gives Shewanella the potential for remediating subsurface sediments and groundwaters contaminated with heavy metals and radionuclides.
Research on Shewanella may also yield insights into early life on earth and possibly life on other planets. Metal-reducing organisms, like Shewanella, were likely to have developed before other respiratory organisms and recent hypotheses suggest that life on other planets, such as the iron-rich planet Mars, probably includes metal-reducing bacteria.
For more information on Shewanella oneidensis, visit the follow sites:
Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Energy
The Shewanella Federation
The J. Craig Venter Institute
The European Bioinformatics Institute
Sigma Zeta Induction
The Beta Delta Chapter of Sigma Zeta National Honorary Science and Mathematics Society inducted 11 new members on Sunday, October 26. J. Wade Farrior, PhD, chapter advisor, presided and Susan Mackey-Kallis, PhD, Interim Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences addressed the inductees and their guests. Pictured are (left to right) inductees Christopher McGullam, Mitchell White, Rosaleen Gilmore, Jacqueline Conroy and Mollie Kelly. Not pictured are inductees Patrick Erdman, William Miller, Andrew Alston, Katie O'Neill, Michele Brown and Lynn Littman. To read Dr. Mackey-Kalllis's address to the inductees, click here. To learn more about Sigma Zeta, click here. Photo by Michelle McEliece.
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Curriculum Information – Biology
Bachelor Degree
MAJOR
Biology- 38-42 Credits
| BIO 203 General Biology I |
3 credits |
| BIO 203L General Biology I Lab |
1 credit |
| BIO 204 General Biology II |
3 credits |
| BIO 204L General Biology II Lab |
1 credit |
| BIO 302 Vertebrate Anatomy |
3 credits |
| BIO 302L Vertebrate Anatomy Lab |
1 credit |
| BIO 315 Ecology |
3-4 credits |
| BIO 402 Molecular Biology of Cell |
3 credits |
| BIO 402L Molecular Biology of Cell Lab |
1 credit |
| BIO 410 Genetics |
3 credits |
| BIO 415 Developmental Biology |
3 credits |
| BIO 415L Developmental Biology Lab |
1 credit |
| BIO Biology Elective |
3-4 credits |
| BIO Biology Elective |
3-4 credits |
| BIO Biology Elective |
3-4 credits |
| BIO 4000 Biology Seminar I- Capstone |
1 credit |
| BIO 4001 Biology Seminar II- Capstone |
1 credit |
| BIO 4002 Biology Seminar III- Capstone |
1 credit |
| Chemistry- 20 Credits |
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| CHM 151 Principals of Chemistry I |
3 credits |
| CHM 151L Principals of Chemistry I Lab |
1 credit |
| CHM 152 Principals of Chemistry II |
3 credits |
| CHM 152L Principals of Chemistry II Lab |
1 credit |
| CHM 203 Organic Chemistry I |
3 credits |
| CHM 203 L Organic Chemistry I Lab |
1 credit |
| CHM 204 Organic Chemistry II |
3 credits |
| CHM 204L Organic Chemistry II Lab |
1 credit |
| CHM 401 Biochemistry |
3 credits |
| CHM 401L Biochemistry Techniques |
3 credits |
| Physics- 8 Credits |
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| PHY 241 General Physics I |
3 credits |
| PHY 241L General Physics I Lab |
1 credit |
| PHY 242 General Physics II |
3 credits |
| PHY 242L General Physics II Lab |
1 credit |
GENERAL EDUCATION AND CORE CURRICULUM*
- Skills for Exploring- 6 credits
- Exploring Society and Global Diversity- 12 credits
- Exploring the Natural World, Mathematics and Technology- 10 credits
- Exploring the Spiritual World- 9 credits
- Exploring the Arts and Imagination- 9 credits
General Education Elective- 3 credits
Open Electives- 3 credits
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Credit Requirement
A minimum of 125 credits is required for this degree.
Grade Requirement
The minimum passing grade within the major is C (a grade of C- is not acceptable).
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