Portland-State-University 2023-2024 Bulletin

Ch 496 Synthetic Biology

Advanced seminar-style class surveying the applied interdisciplinary field of synthetic biology. Topics on engineering and design of new microbial cells include: minimal gene sets, large scale genome assembly, manipulation of metabolic pathways, and alteration of the genetic code. Required preparation: Organic Chemistry AND either Biochemistry or Molecular Biology. Co-requisite: Ch 492 or Bi 334 (for students who completed Ch 491 but neither Ch 350 nor Bi 334).

Credits

4

Prerequisite

Ch 335. Grade of B- or better in Ch 491 or Ch 350 or Bi 334.
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