311427 (v.1) Microbiology 335

Area:	School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
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Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	11600 (v.4) Microbiology 232 or any previous version OR 311423 (v.1) Microbiology 236 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Molecular biology and biotechnology of animal, plant, insect and bacterial viruses and other sub-cellular organisms. Use of viruses as models for studying gene regulation and nucleic acid replication. Contribution of viruses to molecular biotechnology:strategies for the development of antiviral agents and vaccines, cloning and expression vectors and insecticides. Viruses as tools for studying oncogenesis and apoptosis. Diagnosis of viral infection and epidemiology of viral diseases. Use of cutting-edge technologies for studying molecular biology and micro-organisms including PCR, DNA sequencing, proteomics and micro arrays.
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Field of Education:	010911 Microbiology
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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