Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

BIOLOGY 417S

Applications of recombinant DNA in medicine and in agriculture. Topics include diagnosis of genetic diseases, gene therapy, drugs for AIDS and cancer, DNA fingerprinting, cloning of mammals, phytoremediation, crop improvement, and pharmaceutical protein production in transgenic plants and animals. Social and environmental impacts of biotechnology. Prerequisite: Biology 201L/201LA or 203L. Recommended prerequisite: Biology 202L and 220.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite: Biology 201L/201LA or 203L

Curriculum Codes
  • STS
  • NW
  • NS
Cross-Listed As
  • SCISOC 417S
Typically Offered
Fall Only