Genetic engineering

Description

Objectifs

At the end of this module, the student will have understood and be able to explain (main concepts):

-       Basics of bacterial genetics.

-       Basic tools used in genetic engineering (restriction enzymes, plasmids…)

-       Basic methods like cloning, PCR, sequencing, direct mutagenesis, microarrays, libraries construction, gene expression analysis…

The student will be able to:

-       to describe  and summarize basic methods

-       to insert these methods in a larger scientific and experimental context

-       analyse and criticize a scientific paper in this domain

-       perform a simple experiment of molecular biology

use an “in silico cloning” software

Pré-requis

Microbiology / Basic molecular biology

Évaluation

L’évaluation des acquis d’apprentissage est réalisée en continu tout le long du semestre. En fonction des enseignements, elle peut prendre différentes formes : examen écrit, oral, compte-rendu, rapport écrit, évaluation par les pairs…