BIOLOGY 312D
General Virology: A World of Viruses
Lindsay Rose Saunders
Description from DukeHub
Viruses shape every aspect of all cellular life, for better and worse. Methods of virology, viral structure and replication cycle of model viruses infecting bacteria, plants, and animals at cellular/molecular level, the human virome, and viral ecology/evolution. Global social and economic impact of viruses including access to vaccines, antiviral therapy, viral therapy, biotechnology, human and agricultural health and disease. Textbook and readings in the primary literature. Prerequisite: Biology 201L/201LA and Biology 202L/202LA, or Biology 203L.
Skills
- clinicaldescription: "therapy" and 1 more
AI-resilient: 1 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- Yes: Live work with people · "therapy"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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