BIOL 2013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cowpox, Smallpox, Cytokine Storm
29 Aug 2016
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Important figures: 1. 4 page 9, 1. 2(a) page 7, 1. 2(b) page 7, 1. 3 page 8, Scientific method: observe some aspect of the natural world, come up with a tentative description, called a hypothesis, that is consistent with the observation. Use the hypothesis to make predictions: test those predictions by experimentation or further observations and modify the hypothesis in light of the results, when consistency is obtained between hypothesis and experiments and/or observations, the hypothesis becomes a theory. A theory is a framework within which observations are explained and predictions are made: law (happens very rarely) The simplest theory is probably the correct one. Microbiology: the study of organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye. Still present in the united states, with 2-3 thousand carriers. Leprosy bacteria has been found in armadillos. Can take up to 18 years from when you trap the bacteria to when symptoms actually appear. Robert hooke-- first observation of cells (1665)
