BS41004 and BS41007

Honours Research Project Semester 1 Number of credits: 40 Building on their prior knowledge and skills, students will expand their research experience by participating in a semester long research project based around one chosen area of Life Sciences. Depending on the type of project chosen, students will learn advanced practical techniques and/or enhance their data interpretation skills, analysis of current literature, scientific writing and communication skills. All students will enhance…

BS31006

Gene Regulation and Expression Semester 1 Number of credits: 15 The aim of this module is to introduce specific topics within the area of Gene Regulation and Expression including examples of how defects at the molecular level result in disease. Topics will include transcription, translation, mRNA processing, RNAi and miRNA function and utilisation, DNA recombination and Epigenetics and genetic disease. Students will understand the fundamental processes in molecular biology that…