| 27000 General Biotechnology and Life Science |
| Danish title: Almen bioteknologi og biovidenskab |
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Language: Danish ECTS-creditpoints: 15, External examination.
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Class schedule:
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E5-A og januar og
F5-A og juni |
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Exam schedule:
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F5-A (jun 07 2002)
In January written exam + in F oral exam and in June a report. |
| Recommended semester: 1st - 4th semester |
| Scope and form: Lectures and exercises in groups during E5 and F5. The first 3-weeks period-lectures and laboratory exercises. In the second 3-weeks period-lectures and project work. |
Evaluation: Written exam and oral exam
Written exam, 2-hours (20%), an oral exam (40%) and report (40%). Lab reports should be approved before the oral exam. (13-scale) |
| Examination: 13-scale |
| Previous course: 30000 |
| Prerequisites: 21000, 23110 and 01005 (if possible at the same time) |
| No credit points with: 24001, 25002, 27001, 30000 |
| Aim: The students should acquire a basic understanding of biological processes - from cell to industry. Consequently, the students will acquire knowledge about the cell structure, biochemical and molecular biology processes together with the principal elements and control of biotechnological processes. With this backgroud the student should be able to discuss problems like eg. biodiversity, bioethanol, purification, waste disposal, bioinformatics, environment, food and medical biotechnology as well as perform simple calculations with regard to biological processes. |
Contents: Based on chosen themes - bioethanol, insulin, food, antibiotics, environment - the course covers theory and practicals with the disciplines of microbiology, biotechnology and biochemistry. Additionally, the students will work in details with the earlier introduced theory in microbiology, biotechnology and biochemistry, introduced earlier, by performing a specific project on a bioprocess.
The theory covers:
- the cell as a factory: The structure and function of macromolecules. From gene to protein. Enzymes. Major metabolic pathways. Energy and redox metabolism.
- Industrial bioprocesses: Biotechnological unit operations. Instrumentation. Media. Simple kinetics. Downstream processing. Economy.
- Applied aspects: Bioprocesses, medical biotechnology, food, plant biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, biodiversity, bioethics. |
| Remarks: The course can also be followed by other students outside "biofagpakken" but then it is recommended to take the course on 3. or 4. semester. |
Contact: Søren Thoustrup Jørgensen, building 378, (+45) 4525 5514, soren.thoustrup@biocentrum.dtu.dk
Hans Henrik Saxild, building 301, (+45) 4525 2495, hans.h.saxild@biocentrum.dtu.dk |
| Department: 027 BioCentrum-DTU |
| Updated: 29-06-2001 |
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