MSCI 6552 - Marine Biotechnology

Credits: 4
An overview of concepts, approaches, techniques, and applications of biotechnology with emphasis on marine biotechnology. Principles of recombinant DNA technology, its relevance to genetic engineering, and its uses in basic and applied biology. Methodology and concepts of genetic engineering technology; molecular mechanisms of gene transfer, integration and expression of transgenes in target tissues/organisms. Applications of marine biotechnology in aquaculture, marine environmental protection, the use of transgenic fish, production of fuels from algae and natural products of pharmaceutical value from marine organisms, and other applications.

Prerequisite(s): Genetics