I have divided the lecture contents into three major topics, so that each one is a unit.   Each unit focuses on one (or two) interesting, relevant, newsworthy topic/s.   That way, you can learn the weekly material within a more interesting context.   I hope that you find this to be an exciting way to learn about biology!  The major topics are muscular dystrophy, cancer, and global warming.

Each of these units has multiple lessons within it:

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