PMP 418 (BIOL 418)

Biotechnology

General Information

• Instructors:
  • Dr. Dulal Borthakur (Gil 402; 956-6600)
  • Dr. David Christopher (St John 511; 956-8550)
  • Dr. John Stiles (St John 515; 956-7354)
• Textbook: Molecular Biotechnology by Bernard Glick and Jack Pasternak.
• Credits: 3
• Semester: Spring (first offered 1996)

Selected Topics

• Recombinant DNA technology to produce new products in bacteria and fungi
• Production of human insulin and growth hormone in microorganisms
• Animals producing human products
• Transgenic sheep producing human blood coagulating protein in their milk
• Plants producing vaccines and antibodies
• Engineered human vaccines against viral, bacterial and parasitic pathogens
• Application of biotechnology to diagnostics
• Transgenic fish
• Engineering plants for herbicide and disease resistance
• Identification and cloning of genes involced in human diseases
• Gene therapy
• Ethical issues in biotechnology
• Environmental aspects and concerns