Introduction to Genetics Training Course
Node ID: 13394
Duration
14 hours
Requirements
A Bachelor of Science recommended but not required.
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| Date | Venue | Price | ||
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| 2012-06-06 09:30 | Manchester | From 1320 to 1890 GBP Check! | ||
| 2012-06-06 09:30 | Bristol, Temple Gate | From 1320 to 1890 GBP Check! | ||
| 2012-06-06 09:30 | London, Westbourne Grove | From 1320 to 1890 GBP Check! | ||
| 2012-07-05 09:30 | Manchester | From 1320 to 1890 GBP Check! | ||
| 2012-07-09 09:30 | Bristol, Temple Gate | From 1320 to 1890 GBP Check! | ||
| 2012-07-25 09:30 | London, Westbourne Grove | From 1188 to 1701 GBP Check! | ||
| 2012-08-01 09:30 | Manchester | From 1188 to 1701 GBP Check! | ||
| 2012-08-13 09:30 | London, Westbourne Grove | From 1188 to 1701 GBP Check! | ||
| 2012-08-20 09:30 | Bristol, Temple Gate | From 1188 to 1701 GBP Check! | ||
| 2012-09-04 09:30 | Manchester | From 1188 to 1701 GBP Check! |
Overview
This course has been created for people who want to make reasonable decisions related to genetics, e.g.:
- managers introducing new products using genetically modified plants
- researchers whose main area or expertise is not genetics but they need to feed the results of genetic research into their work
- computer programmers who are going to deal with data related to DNA
- forensic experts, judges, lawyers, who need to make decisions based on DNA profiling (aka DNA testing or DNA matching)
It can be helpful for people who simply want to understand how genetic works.
It is a more narrative course in terms of the story, starting from the very origin of life and explaining how our genetic code has evolved over time and how can we trace the ancestry of human evolution.
Using the story of evolution, the trainer introduces you into scientific lingo and explains the workings of genes, DNA and RNA, heredity and natural selection.
The lecture is intertwined with simple exercises, quizzes and tests to make sure you understood the concepts and facts.
This course does not cover moral, political or religious point of view of genetics, but presents confirmed facts, not theories or conjectures.
Course Outline
The Evolution
History of Earth
History of Life
How can we be so sure about "LUCA", the last universal common ancestor.
How to read molecular sequences
Why evolution is an established scientific fact, not a theory
The "Cauldron" and appearance of RNA
How primitive forms of life exchange their genetic code
What can we read from fossil vestiges
Two groups of bacteria
How organism became multicellular
From bacteria to humans
How an organism work
Metabolism
How energy is extracted and used
Reproduction
Development
Mutations and evolution
Is natural selection a theory or a fact?
Brief history of homo sapiens
How do we know that we come from Africa?
Prehumans (2mln years ago)
Human brain and neurons
The price for big brain
Modern humans
Genes and race
Modern evidence of evolution
Human DNA
Genome, genetics, DNA, RNA and chromosomes explained
Tracing maternal ancestors, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA Tests)
Tracing male ancestors (Y Line Tests, Y chromosomal DNA test)
How cloning works?
DNA matching, how a genetic code of a single cell related to a person DNA
The Gnome project
What causes Cancer
HIV and AIDS
Genetics and the Industry
How can we change the DNA to improve food production
The history of penicillin, we do not have to do it at random
Genetics and live stock, current state and the future
Genetics and drug production
