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Unit · year 4

BU-402 · Synthetic Biology & Genetic Engineering

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Reading, writing and redesigning biological systems.

PREREQUISITES

BU-303

Lectures

L01
From Reading to Writing Biology
L02
Restriction Enzymes
L03
Ligation and Recombinant Construction
L04
Recombinant DNA Technology
L05
Gibson Assembly and Modern Cloning
L06
Plasmid Vectors
L07
Selectable Markers and Reporters
L08
Expression Vectors and Promoters
L09
Viral and Artificial Chromosome Vectors
L10
Transformation and Transfection
L11
Protein Expression and Purification
L12
Standardisation: BioBricks and Parts
L13
Engineered Genetic Circuits
L14
The Toggle Switch and the Repressilator
L15
Logic Gates in Cells
L16
Chassis Organisms and Minimal Genomes
L17
Metabolic Engineering
L18
Gene Therapy: The Concept
L19
Viral Delivery Vectors
L20
Ex Vivo and In Vivo Approaches
L21
Clinical Successes and Setbacks
L22
Editing-Based Therapies
L23
Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Governance
L24
Synthesis: Engineering Principles Applied to Life

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