BC3201 - Biotechnology
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences |
Biotechnology is usually defined as the exploitation and manipulation of biological resources to deliver commercial and social benefits. This subject is designed to cover the fundamental aspects of biotechnology including basic and advanced methods used in recombinant DNA technology, recombinant protein production in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, molecular diagnostics, microbial production of therapeutic agents, vaccine production, bioremediation, bioreactors and regulations and patenting in biotechnology.
Learning Outcomes
- contrast both the basic and advanced techniques used in biotechnology;
- design biotechnology experiments that can be applied to a wide variety of problems;
- discuss the ethics and patenting and regulatory procedures associated with biotechnology.
| Assumed Knowledge: | BC3101 BC3102 strongly recommended |
| Prerequisites: | BC2013 AND BC2023 AND BC2024 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BC5201 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Patrick Schaeffer |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); presentations (10%); assignments (30%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.