Instructor
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Dr. Akhtar Ali
Ph.D. Post-Doc
UVAS, Lahore (UCL, UK), HBAAS, China
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Biotechnology- definition and history;
Discovery of DNA;
Structure and chemical composition of DNA;
Organization of Genetic Material in Bacteria;
Genome characterization-techniques;
Foundations of biotechnology and interdisciplinary pursuit;
Branches and applications of Biotechnology in medicine, agriculture (food, livestock, fisheries, algae, fungi, etc.);
Benefits of Genomes research;
Basic Techniques of Gene Manipulation;
Restriction and modifying enzymes;
cloning and expression vectors and their types;
expression of recombinant proteins and their purification by affinity chromatography;
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and its types;
Genome mapping;
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH);
DNA Microarray;
Protection of biotechnological products;
Safety in biotechnology;
Public perception of Biotechnology;
Biotechnology and ethics;
Biotechnology and the developing world.
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