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| # Methanogens, found living in anaerobic (without oxygen) environments, and which give off methane | | # Methanogens, found living in anaerobic (without oxygen) environments, and which give off methane |
| # Commercial uses | | # Commercial uses |
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| + | === 12/10/2013 - Introduction to Bacteriophages === |
| + | by [[#Frank Hammer|Frank Hammer]] |
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| + | # What are bacteriophages (phages)? |
| + | # History of the discovery of phages |
| + | # The two major classes of phages, lytic and lysogenic |
| + | # How phages work |
| + | # Antimicrobial resistance in the food chain |
| + | # How phages might be used to combat this resistance |
| + | # History of phage therapy |
| + | # Phage cocktails and the future of phage therapy |
| + | # Phages in clinical trials |
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| + | === 09/17/2013 - Introduction to Epigenetics === |
| + | by [[#Frank Hammer|Frank Hammer]] |
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| + | # What is epigenetics? |
| + | # Epigenetics and epigenomics. |
| + | # How our ancestors' experiences affect us, and how our experiences affect our offspring. |
| + | # Some of our epigenetic tags our established in utero. |
| + | # How a woman's diet during pregnancy has an impact on the baby's epigenetic tags. |
| + | # The role of nutrition on epigenetics from a study done in Overkalix, located in northern Sweden |
| + | # Epigenetics of obesity and diabetes in humans. |
| + | # The effects of environmental toxins on our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. |
| + | # Pottenger's cat studies. |
| + | # The role of epigenomics in cancer management. |
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| == Lecturer Bios == | | == Lecturer Bios == |