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TRANSGENIC ORGANISMS FOR RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

ACCADEMIC YEAR2013/2014

COD. 1004395

dati insegnamento:

DEGREE: Biotechnology

TYPE OF COURSE: OPTIONAL SUBJECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: italian

LECTURERS:

MAESTRI Elena

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2013/2014

YEAR OF STUDY: 3

SEMESTER: Second semester

NUMBER OF CREDITS: 6

UNIT COORDINATOR: MAESTRI Elena

CONTACT HOURS: 42

INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 102

Learning outcomes of the course unit

To provide fundamental knowledge on the production of transgenic eukaryotic organisms.

To lead to understanding of the strategies used for producing transgenic organisms according to their applications.

To lead to understanding how research on transgenic organisms can provide increased knowledge.

Prerequisites

none

Course contents summary

Introduction - basics of the main techniques in biotechnology

How to produce transgenic organisms: bacteria, fungi, plants, animals

Examples of the use of transgenic organisms in research (International literature)

Main applications of transgenci organisms (International literature)

-Agriculture

-Medicine

-Environmental problems

Ethical and social issues

Course contents

Introduction - Basic information about biotechnological methodologies

How transgenic organisms are produced

Examples of application of transgenic organisms in research (international literature)

Main applications of transgenic organisms (International literature)

-Agriculture

-Medicine

-Environmental problems

Information about ethical and social issues

Teaching methods

The course is organised with frontal lectures in which slides are shown. The material derives fromt the recent international literature; during lectures extracts from original papers are read and discussed.

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam requires submission of an original essay concerning one application of transgenic organisms, with the topic chosen by the student. The essay is prepared according to instructions published on the website (format, length, etc.). It must be an essay concerning a research paper from the scientific literature, including a personal comment about the ethical, social, legal implicaztions of GMOs.
Verification of abilities (Dublin descriptors):
-knowledge is included in the essay, snce the students describes the methods
-application of knowledge is included in the essay, since the student rads and comments on a paper
-communication skills are verified by the quality of the essay and compliance with requisites
-making judgements is verified in the choice of the topic and in the personal comments

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YEAR: 1

BIOLOGY: FROM CELLS TO ORGANISMS
BIOLOGY: FROM CELLS TO ORGANISMS PART 1
BIOLOGY: FROM CELLS TO ORGANISMS PART 2
GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
GENETICS AND INTEGRATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY I
MATHEMATICAL METHODS
MICROBIOLOGY
ORGANIC AND BIO-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PHYSICAL METHODS

YEAR: 2

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
APPLIED BIOTECHNOLOGY
BIOCHEMISTRY
ENGLISH
GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND INTEGRATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY III
RECOMBINANT TECHNOLOGIES AND INTEGRATED BIOTECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY II
STATISTICS AND IT (INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

YEAR: 3

ECONOMIC AND REGULATORY ASPECTS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
GENERAL PATHOLOGY
GENETIC METHODS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY
GENOMICS AND MOLECULAR MARKERS
HUMAN ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY
LABORATORIES AND WORK-STUDY
MOLECULAR GENETIC MECHANISMS OF ADAPTATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT
SYSTEM BIOLOGY
TRANSGENIC ORGANISMS FOR RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

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