Developmental biology is the science that investigates how a variety of interacting processes generate an organism’s heterogeneous shapes, size, and structural features that arise on the trajectory from embryo to adult, or more generally throughout a life cycle. It represents an exemplary area of contemporary experimental biology that focuses on phenomena that have puzzled natural philosophers and scientists for more than two millennia. Philosophers of biology have shown interest in developmental biology due to the potential relevance of development for understanding evolution, the theme of reductionism in genetic explanations, and via increased attention to the details of particular research programs, such as stem cell biology.
COURSE OUTCOMES
CO1: Summarize the basic concepts in Developmental Biology.
CO2: Interpret the role of developmental genetics in defining biological processes.
CO3: Describe the hierarchy of gene activation.
CO4: Develop an understanding of assisted reproductive biology.
CO5: Explain the use of stem cells to design regenerative therapies.
CO6: Illustrate how abnormal development lead to congenital defects.
- Teacher: Cynthia Mathew Thaliath