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Teacher
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MICCOLI ANDREA
(syllabus)
Contents of the module of Animal Biotechnologies
• Introduction to Biotechnologies
• Definition of Animal Biotechnologies
• Methods for the production of rDNA
• PCR (description, Taq polymerases, applications, variants)
• Expression systems of recombinant proteins
• Production of mono- and polyclonal antibodies
• Genetic engineering for the creation of transgenic animal of commercial or research importance
• Biotechnologies in aquaculture
• Brief information on commercial and ethics implications of biotechnologies
• Molecules of great biotechnological interest obtained from invertebrates phyla
• Group assignment and classroom student presentation (development of analytical assessment of a scientific paper, audience presentation, creation of multimedia tools in support of the oral presentation)
(reference books)
• Biotechnology, fifth edition. Smith. Cambridge Press. ISBN: 9780521884945
• Recombinant DNA, second edition. Gilman, Witkowski, Zoller, Watson. Scientific American Books. ISBN: 0716722828
• Animal Biotechnology 2, Emerging Breeding Technologies. Niemann, Wrenzycki. Springer. ISBN: 9783319923475
• Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology, Genetic Approaches. Dunham. CABI Publishing. ISBN: 9781450349185
• Slides supplied by lecturer
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