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Plants&People:Murder Magic Med - GENS6013
Science students

 
Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.babs.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
None
 
 
Excluded: GENB1003
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
 
 

Description

For a very long time mankind has used plant extracts for a wide variety of purposes. Our ancestors found these extracts efficient as medicines, poisons, narcotics, hallucinogens or stimulants. Their experimentation has led to the development of many compounds still used in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. Many plant species remain undiscovered or poorly characterised, and much native folk medicine has yet to be fully investigated. This course will explore primarily the relationship between human culture, the folk use of plant extracts and the development of modern drugs. More recent issues such as the value and use of genetically engineered plants will also be covered. There will be a Saturday field trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney.

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