Course Overview
- Course Title: Biotechnology today and yesterday
- Instructor: Mohamed AL ashram
- Target Audience: Individuals interested in molecular genetics and biotechnology
- Prerequisites: Basic genetics terms
Curriculum Highlights
- Key Topics Covered:
- First Genetic engineering experiment
- DNA transformation
- PCR
- DNA microchip array
- Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR)
- Molecular genetics
- Molecular Genetics Methods
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
- DNA sequencing (manual/automated)
- DNA Fingerprinting (DNA typing/profiling)
- Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)
- Practical applications
- Key Skills Learned:
- Amplify DNA for Cloning (PCR)
- Amplify DNA for sequencing without cloning (PCR)
- DNA sequencing reaction (PCR)
- Mapping genes and regulatory sequences
- Linkage analysis (identify genes for traits/diseases)
- Diagnose disease
- Pathogen screening
- Sex determination
- Forensic analysis
- Paternity/maternity (relatedness)
- Behavioral ecology studies (relatedness)
- Molecular systematics and evolution (comparing homologous sequences in different organisms)
- Population genetics (theoretical and applied)
- Physiological genetics (studying basis of adaptation)
- Livestock pedigrees (optimize breeding)
- Wildlife management (stock identification/assessment)
- Detection of Genetically Modified Food (GMOs)
Course Format
- Duration: 2.5 hours on-demand video
- Format: Self-paced online course
- Resources:
- 10 downloadable resources
- Access on mobile and TV
- Certificate of completion