BIOL 1023 - Introduction to Forensic Biology

1. Structure and function of organic molecules
2. Properties of water
3. Structure and function of cells
4. Cellular reproduction
5. Definition of science, biology, and forensic science
6. History of the development of biology and forensic science
7. Characteristics of tissues, hairs, DNA
8. Other methodologies as they arise in the field(s)

1. Describe the historic development of biology and forensic science.
2. Demonstrate the proper use of a compound microscope, stereomicroscope, and awareness of the principles of other types of microscopes including comparison, phase contrast, and electron microscopes.
3. Analyze the applications of science in society, e.g., the application of the scientific method to our daily lives as well as to the legal system (such as understanding the biology of and validity DNA in medical and legal proceedings).
4. Explain how to collect and preserve biological materials for scientific investigation.
5. Describe the physiological effects of various environmental and chemical agents, including disease-causing organisms, toxins, poison, medications, and illicit drugs.
6. Identify basic concepts of biology and chemistry, especially as they apply to the human body, including cell structure and function, biology of and analysis of DNA, and biological properties of blood and other body fluids.
7. describe selected principles that have been developed through the work of relevant scientists.
8. describe the structures and functions of the basic tissue types and of each of the body’s organs and organ systems.
9. explain cellular reproduction, including cell division, the genetic code, DNA replication, and protein synthesis.
10. explain the basic structure and function of human organ systems.
11. explain the methods of scientific inquiry.
12. explain changes that occur in biological systems as they decompose and factors that affect decomposition.

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