BITC2441 Molecular Biology Dr. Larry Loomis-Price What is

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Title: BITC2441 Molecular Biology Dr. Larry Loomis-Price What is

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BITC2441 Molecular BiologyDr. Larry
Loomis-Price
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What is Biotechnology?

The industrial use of living organisms or
biological techniques developed through basic
research.
The results of biotechnology include products
such as antibiotics, insulin, interferon,
vaccines, as well as new techniques, including
recombinant DNA and bioremediation (waste
recycling).
Much older forms of biotechnology include the
methods we use for making bread, yogurt, cheese,
beer and wine.

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Bacteria
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Yeast
Ancient Egyptian Beer
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Biotechnology - the use of organisms (or parts,
such as DNA) to make useful products
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Genetically Engineered Products
Pharmaceuticals Pest-resistant crops Diagnostics
Energy Environmental Manufacturing
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Modern Biotechnology

Molecular Medicine
Agriculture/Aquaculture
Bioremediation
DNA Forensics
Human Genome Project

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Biotechnology - Disciplines

Agriculture
Biochemistry
Ecology
Energy
Genetics
Medicine
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Pharmaceuticals

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What is Molecular Biology?

More specific - study of gene structure and
function at the molecular level (overlap with
Genetics)
More general - the study of any biological
process at the molecular level (overlap with
Biochemistry)

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BITC2401 - Molecular Biology

Do a major project where you will isolate, purify
and sequence DNA from the plant source of your
choice.
Continue with some basic approaches to studying
RNA at the molecular level
Add in the study of biological processes at the
computational level (bio-informatics)

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Blood clots
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition in
which a blood clot (thrombus) develops in deep
veins of the body, the blood clot can break
free (called emboli) and become lodged in the
blood vessels of the lung causing pulmonary
embolism (PE).20
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Lovenox
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New in Molecular Biology