VETS8005 Advanced Animal Biotechnology

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On-campus OR online

Elective

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At the end of this Unit of Study, students will demonstrate an understanding of: the application of biotechnology to animal productivity, disease control, the development of new products from animals and the impact of altered micro-organisms and plants on animals; molecular biology and recombinant DNA technology, with an emphasis on relevance in animals; regulation of gene expression in vivo and in expression systems; monitoring of gene expression including microarrays and proteomics, gene mapping, genomics and gene discovery in contexts relevant to domestic animals; genetic modifications of animals including transgenesis and gene knockout, and methods for achieving these modifications including cloning by nuclear transfer; basic skills in bioinformatics; legal methods of protecting intellectual property; ethics & animal biotechnology.

At the end of this Unit of Study, students will demonstrate an understanding of:

• the application of biotechnology to animal productivity, disease control, the development of new products from animals and the impact of altered micro-organisms and plants on animals
• molecular biology and recombinant DNA technology, with an emphasis on relevance in animals
• regulation of gene expression in vivo and in expression systems
• monitoring of gene expression including microarrays and proteomics, gene mapping, genomics and gene discovery in contexts relevant to domestic animals
• genetic modifications of animals including transgenesis and gene knockout, and methods for achieving these modifications including cloning by nuclear transfer
• basic skills in bioinformatics
• legal methods of protecting intellectual property
• ethics & animal biotechnology.

On-campus: examination, assignments.

Online: online participation, quiz, assignments.

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• Professor Chris Moran
• Dr Imke Tammen
• Dr Kathy Belov