| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Applied Biological Science |
| Lecture Code |
L8325001 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
応用極限生命科学 |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
オウヨウキョクゲンセイメイカガク |
Subject Name in
English |
Applied Extreme Environmental Life Science |
| Instructor |
KAWAI KENTARO |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
カワイ ケンタロウ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(4T) Mon1-4：ABS C301 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand) |
| Lectures will primarily be held face-to-face. |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
B
:
Japanese／English |
| Course Level |
3
:
Undergraduate High-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
26
:
Biological and Life Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
04
:
Life Sciences |
| Eligible Students |
Third-year Students |
| Keywords |
Extreme environments, ecosystems, adaptation, evolution, climate change, bioprospecting, SDG_09, SDG_14, SDG_15 |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | Molecular Agro-Life Science Program
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding regarding organic molecule, cell, individual organism, and population |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This course will outline the unique ecosystems of "extreme environments" scattered across the earth, including the polar regions and the deep sea, and the characteristics of the organisms that have adapted to these environments. It will also teach about the adaptation mechanisms and evolutionary processes of organisms living in extreme environments, and the effects of climate change in extreme environments. In addition, it will introduce examples of how the unique abilities of organisms living in extreme environments are being applied to biotechnology. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Introduction
lesson2 Extreme environments
lesson3 Survey and research under the extreme environments
lesson4 Antarctic Ocean 1
lesson5 Antarctic Ocean 2
lesson6 Antarctic terrestrial areas
lesson7 Arctic areas
lesson8 Deep oceans
lesson9 Hypersaline waters
lesson10 Strongly acidic and alkaline environments
lesson11 Alpine and volcanic environments
lesson12 Desert, deep subsurface, and radioactive environments
lesson13 Climate change impacts on extreme environments
lesson14 Biotechnological applications of extremophiles
lesson15 Overview |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Textbooks: None
Referece books:
- 『極限環境生物学』（岩波書店）
- 『南極の自然史―ノトセニア魚類の世界から』（東海大学出版会） |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams |
| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
Review the lecture materials and key points for each lecture. |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
30% from reports and/or small tests at each lecture, 70% from the term exam. According to the university rules, students absent for more than 1/3 of the class without notification will not be graded. |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| Other |
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Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. |