Lecture---Topic
2. Jan. 8 Cell wall--Jack of all trades- the stuff of biomass
3. Jan. 10 " "
4. Jan. 12 Cuticles--at the forefront of adaptation
---Jan. 15 MLK Day - No Class
5. Jan. 17 Some other stuff--allergens, lectins, gums, rubber and resins
6. Jan. 19 Inorganic constituents--stones, botanical prospecting, etc.
7. Jan. 22 Stored reserves--the bank everyone is trying to rob
8. Jan. 24 " "
9. Jan. 26 Plant hormones and phermones--internal and external coordinators
10. Jan. 29 " "
11. Jan. 31 Plants' arsenal of toxins--not all that is natural is good
12. Feb. 2 " "
13. Feb. 5 " "
14. Feb. 7 " "
15. Feb. 9 " "
16. Feb. 12 Mushroom toxins--the mycophile beware
17. Feb. 14 Mycotoxins and carcinogens--slow death
18. Feb. 16 " "
--- Feb. 19 Exam
19. Feb. 21 Hallucinogens and other assaults on the nervous system
20. Feb. 23 " "
Spring Break
21. Mar. 5 Allelopathy--plant vs. plant
22. Mar. 7 Disease--plant vs. pathogen
23. Mar. 9 Antibiotics
24. Mar. 12 " "
25. Mar. 14 Botanical medicines, herbals and nonsense
26. Mar. 16 " "
27. Mar. 19 " "
28. Mar. 21 Pigments--catching the eye and light
29. Mar. 23 " "
30. Mar. 26 " "
31. Mar. 28 Flavors-appetizers and deterrents
32. Mar. 30 " "
33. Apr. 2 Fragrances and stinks--the siren call
34. Apr. 4 " "
35. Apr. 6 Other plant-animal interactions
36. Apr. 9 " "
37. Apr. 11 " "
38. Apr. 13 Chemotaxonomy - chemical clues to phylogeny
39. Apr. 16 Ancient chemicals
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