Biological Chemistry 15 credits

About the course

The course gives an introduction to the subject area, biological chemistry, that include the essential chemical processes that are the foundation of life, from molecule to organism. The course also include the basics of fundamentals of chemistry, including organic chemistry. The course is divided in three themes: Medicines of Tomorrow, Modern Forensics, and Diet, Exercise and Health. The different themes discuss present and central matters related to biological chemistry. Each theme includes and introduction to the theory; planning and execution of different experiments; analysis, evaluation and presentation of achieved results. Powerful chemical analysis techniques and statistical methods are introduced and used to challenge outlined hypotheses. The course also includes an introduction to report writing and presentation technique as well as science history and theory.

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