Unit · year 4
BU-402 · Synthetic Biology & Genetic Engineering
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Reading, writing and redesigning biological systems.
PREREQUISITES
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 |