Molecular Biotechnology ((4 Credits))

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This course will examine the history, current state, and likely future of molecular biotechnology. Students will explore how research problems in fields such as health care, environmental science, industry, bioinformatics, agriculture, biodefense, and forensics can be solved with a biotechnological approach. Relevant organizations along with “real world” information on a variety of molecular techniques and regulations will be studied. The course will analyze food labeling laws, as well as gene patenting. The implications of evolutionary developmental biology (Evo Devo) and anthropology will be investigated. Ethical considerations of various biotechnologies will be discussed, along with comparisons of potential careers in the industry. Prerequisites: Genetics ( BIOL 3204 ) and Molecular Biology ( BIOL 3208 ) or equivalents.