PLPA2003: Plague, Famine, and Beer: The Impact of Microscopic Organisms on Human Civilization
3 CreditsFreshman SeminarField StudyHistorical PerspectivesOnline Available
Impacts that microbes have made on course of human civilization. Negative influences of major human/plant infectious disease. Positive benefits attained by harnessing power of microbes. Scale of history includes prehistoric to present day. Projected future impacts.