This course is based on The Great Courses series of lectures by Prof. Kevin Ahern of Oregon State University.* Building on the concepts of biochemistry covered in Part 1, Part 2 will cover topics such as DNA, RNA and protein building, as well as genetic diseases and cancer.

Study group leader Craig Stephan is a retired industrial physicist who has led many previous OLLI courses including The Science of Climate Change, Cosmology, The Aging Brain, Music and the Brain, and Astrophysics.

The study group will meet Tuesdays from January 19 through March 9 (NO CLASS on January 26). Preregistration is required via the OLLI website or phone. A link to access the study group will be e-mailed to you approximately one week prior to the first session.


*See www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/ biochemistry-and-molecular-biology-how-life- works.html.