CHEM 131CNS
Therapeutic Molecules and Sustaining Health
Instructor not listed yet
Description from DukeHub
An exploration of therapeutic molecules and sustainable approaches to development of medical care, medicines, vaccines, and healthful practices will be undergirded by discussion of both historical innovations and current events in public health. Molecules of medicine will be evaluated at a molecular level through in-class activities. The body's ability to differentiate between even subtle differences in molecular structure, such as the different actions in the human body of a pair of enantiomers, will be explored. Topics will range from finding new medicines to combat resistant pathogens to promotion of good health through the molecules we eat. No prior knowledge of chemistry is required.
Skills
No skill passed the confidence bar. Weak matches go to review instead of this page: an AI pass that has to quote the description, then a person.
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- Yes: Live work with people · "therapeutic"
- No: Judgment someone is accountable for
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 15 seats per section
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
More in CHEM
- Core Concepts in Chemistry CHEM 101DL
- Core Concepts in Chemistry (Lab) CHEM 101L9
- Organic Chemistry I CHEM 201DL
- Organic Chemistry Laboratory CHEM 201L9
- Organic Chemistry II CHEM 202D
- Organic Chemistry II Laboratory CHEM 202L