CES7AF - CES9AC BIOLOGY

CES7AF - CES9AC

Molecular Biology and Applications

ECTS Credits: 4

Duration: 36 hours

Semester: S7

Person(s) in charge:

 Cathy HIRSINGER,  cathy.hirsinger@univ-lorraine.fr

Keywords:

 Molecular biology, GMOs, molecular evolution

Prerequisites: Recommended level in biology: GCSE in Science.

Objective:

Program and contents:

Objectives

The aim of this course is to make students aware, on the one hand, of current applications of molecular biology by developing the example of GMOs and molecular phylogeny in class and, on the other hand, to make students aware of other news-related subjects concerning molecular biology as well as biology in general.

Content - Program
The program is divided into 2 parts, classes (including tutorials and practical work in the computer room) and presentations.

Classes
Theme 1: Review of cellular and molecular biology
The applications presented in this part of the course will based principally on GMOs.
Theme 2: Molecular Evolution
In this part, we will be interested in the idea of evolution (How did it begin?), molecular phylogeny (How does it work? What does it teach us?) and the genome (What is it made of? How did it evolve?)

Presentations
The presentations and debates that follow will be carried out and led by the students. The subjects will come from current events in biology and can be based on either of the 2 themes covered in class, upon approval from their teachers.

Assessment methods:

Students are evaluated in two ways.

-  During the semester they will give a presentation in groups of 2 or 3 on a theme that they have chosen, with the approval of their teachers.

- A written test at the end of the course.

Evaluation:

• Written test

• Continuous Control

• Oral report

• Project

• Written report