4713 (v.4) Medical Biotechnology 331

Area:	School of Biomedical Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	8.0
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Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 5 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	8054 (v.9) Clinical Biochemistry 232 or any previous version AND 10076 (v.2) Molecular Biology 231 or any previous version AND 302426 (v.2) Histopathology 232 or any previous version AND 302431 (v.1) Haematology 232 or any previous version AND 302436 (v.2) Immunobiology 232 or any previous version AND 302477 (v.2) Clinical Microbiology 232 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Molecular biology of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Molecular basis of disease. Recombinant DNA technology in medicine: cloning, sequencing and synthesis, gene probes as diagnostic reagents and DNA fingerprinting, polymerase chain reaction in clinical diagnostics. Human pharmaceuticals: microbes, protein engineering, designer drugs and recombinant vaccines. Transgenics and gene therapy, social and legal aspects. Consists of five topics which examine techniques used in biotechnology: enzymes; vectors and applications; southern blotting and applications; polymerase chain reaction and applications (genetic libraries); and construction, use and identification of clones including sequencing and use of radioactive substances.
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Field of Education:	019901 Medical Science
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2008	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External