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Brain Lesions – PBL Case
On September 13, 1848, Phineas Gage, a railroad construction worker, was involved in a severe work accident when, following an explosion, an iron bar passed through his head, destroying part of his prefrontal lobe. He recovered and lived another 11 years, but contemporary reports suggest that his personality changed abruptly. This turned out to be…
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A Life for a Life – PBL Case
The discussion of whether animals should or should not be used in medical research is highly controversial. The two most frequently discussed arguments are epistemological and ethical in nature; with respect to knowledge generation, some researchers claim that testing living animals is indispensable for medical research as only a full living organism can reveal the…
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Defense Down – PBL Case about the Spanish Flu
Was there something special about the biology of the 1918 influenza virus that made it particularly virulent or was there something special about it that made it particularly deadly? Or both? Or did the conditions in which people lived at the end of World War I exacerbate a viral strain that would otherwise have been…
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Cystic Fibrosis – PBL Case
This PBL case explores biomedical aspects of cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease stemming from a deregulation of ion reuptake into the cell.
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Introduction to Life Sciences – Syllabus 2023
The course “Introduction to Life Sciences” offers a broad introduction to human biological science, including cell biology, hormones, the immune system, neuroscience and public health. The syllabus contains information regarding the curriculum, as well as details on the “Problem-Based Learning” learning format and a short bibliography.