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Immunobiology - BIOL367
This unit studies the relationship between infectious micro-organisms, and the animals and plants that they infect. The unit also focuses on the effects of environment change on the ability of organisms to cope with disease. It begins by investigating the ecology of disease and the way it moulds the immune systems of plants and animals. We then describe the basic paradigms used by plants and animals to detect the presence of infectious agents and activate immune responses against them. The unit ends by discussing the key methods used by different organisms to kill pathogens and overcome infection. Throughout the unit we focus on systems that have direct relevance to medicine, agriculture or aquaculture, highlighting new discoveries that are changing the face of modem immunology.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in Session 2, North Ryde X2 - External study; Offered in Session 2 (On-campus dates: 25-26 August, 24-26 September) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Associate Professor David Raftos |
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(12cp in 200- or 300-level BIOL units) or admission to GradCertBiotech |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science |
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