Handbook

This course introduces the application of biomolecular science across the areas of microbiology, molecular cell biology, genetics, biotechnology and bioinformatics. Topics include recombinant DNA technology, bioremediation, genomics, and applications such as brewing, biofuels, and vaccines.
The key concepts of these areas are introduced along with examples of their application in research and industry, such as recombinant DNA technologies and bioprocessing. Skills and techniques fundamental to these areas are introduced and practiced in the laboratory, including pipetting, aseptic technique, bacterial subculture, serial dilutions, the Gram stain, bacterial transformation, PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis and bioinformatics.