1. Genomics and bioinformatics
2. Applications of genetic engineering and biotechnology in the production of
pharmaceutical proteins by transgenic organisms, in the production of vaccines, in
the diagnosis of genetic diseases and pathogens
3. Ethical issues arising from applications of genetic engineering and biotechnology
4. Applications and ethical issues of genetic engineering and biotechnology
5. Forensic genetics and forensic science
6. Genetically modified organisms/food
7. Homologous recombination and gene conversion
8. Genomics and personalized medicine
9. Epigenetics
Learning outcomes
Bibliography
Concepts of Genetics, (11th Edition) ISBN 0321948912, Klug, Cumminngs, Spencer, Palladino 2015
Pearson Education Inc
Biotechnology is a rapidly advancing discipline which aims at exploitting the progress in life and physical sciences as well as other related fields, in developing new and advanced products, processes and services