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BIOE 498 PPP - Experimental Genetic Eng.

Last offered Spring 2016

Official Description

Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in bioengineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. Course Information: 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary to a maximum of 12 hours, but no more than 8 in any one term.

Section Description

The objective of this course is to provide the knowledge and hands-on experience required for both designing and building tools that are necessary to engineer biological systems at the molecular, cellular, and organism levels. This particular course will highlight diverse examples of applications, challenges, and controversies in synthetic biology, and will deal with such topics as artificial amino and nucleic acids, genome engineering for the treatment of human diseases, rescuing extinct genomes, recoded organisms, the rise of the third agricultural revolution, synthetic life, and post humanism.

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TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Experimental Genetic Eng.PPP62349LBD30900 - 1150 T    Pablo Perez-Pinera
Experimental Genetic Eng.PPP62349LBD30900 - 1150 R    Pablo Perez-Pinera
Experimental Genetic Eng.PPP62349LBD30900 - 0950 M    Pablo Perez-Pinera