LIFESCI 4L03 - Our Invisible Body: Microbes and Human Health

3 unit(s)

This seminar course will investigate the human microbiome and its role in human health. This seminar course will investigate microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses) and their role in human health. Students will review current research on the different microbial environments within the human body and explore the complex and mysterious relationship struck between ourselves and our microscopic counterparts with respect to health, well-being, and disease.
Seminars and discussions in small groups (three hours); one term
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level IV or above of an Honours Life Sciences (B.Sc.) program
Preferential enrolment is done by preregistration ballot (See Department Note 2 above).