BIOL 4160 - Advanced Techniques in Microbiology and Molecular Biology

4 hours (1;4)

Intensive laboratory exercises in cultivation, analysis and gene transfer in bacterial mutants. Emphasis on techniques for studying macromolecular and enzyme synthesis, preparation and analysis of plasmid DNA, cloning and gene expression.

Prerequisite(s): Microbiology and biochemistry or cell biology; concurrent enrollment in BIOL 4170.

May not be used for advanced biology hours for the biology BA. May not be repeated at the graduate level as BIOL 5160. Offered only in a five-week summer session.