BIO SCI 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Creation Science, Special Creation, Cosmic Dust
4 Oct 2018
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What should i learn from this course: appreciation of importance of evolution and ecology, and more generally biology, good understanding of evolution by natural selection. Reproductive success: measures success biologically within a population: to survive: reproduce- kin selection. The law of large numbers: stuff happens, and it is much more likely to happen the larger the number. Why study biology: understand the marvelous diversity and complexity of life, biology is part of our everyday vocabulary. January 12, 2017: female deaths from cancer: lung, breast, colon. Colon cancer risk factors: age: 90% occur after the age of 50, family history, history of colon polyps, history of urine cancer, diet & sedentary lifestyle (lack of exercise) Conclusions: get the colonoscopies: why: by doing so, you very substantially reduce the risk of dying from colon cancer and also, your colon gets cleaned out effectively countering age, genetic makeup and other factors.
