Food and Industrial Biotechnology

General objectives: After completing this course students will be able to describe: - Genome structure and function - The main processes based on DNA and RNA in prokaryotes and eukaryotes: replication, recombination, repair, transcription, translation; - The main regulation levels (pre-transcription, post-transcription e post-translation) in prokaryotes and eukaryotes - Specific objectives: Knowledge and understanding - Students will get acquainted with the with essential concepts in molecular biology Ability to apply knowledge and understanding - Students will learn the proper terminology and acquire the ability to apply their new knowledge to other courses Critical and judgmental capacities - Students will learn to critically discuss and evaluate an experimental result. Ability to communicate what has been learned –Students enrolled in the course will be able to communicate what they have been learning during the oral exam. Ability to continue the study independently in the life - Students will acquire not only the scientific basis of molecular biology, but also the terminology and the methodologies used in this field. This skill will accompany the students during the rest of their academic career.