| PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF FOOD CROPS
(objectives)
THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH AN IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF PLANT TRANSFORMATION TECHNIQUES AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS WITHIN AGRICULTURE AND PRODUCTION OF NEW MOLECULES. THIS COURSE WILL ALSO GIVE EDUCATION ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS TRANSCRIPTOMICS, PROTEOMICS, METABOLOMICS, AND WILL DESCRIBE THEIR IMPORTANCE IN PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH. ANOTHER IMPORTANT AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO CONDUCT LABORATORY WORK AND RESEARCH IN THE SECTORS OF PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND FOOD INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS TO CRITICALLY ANALYZE THE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
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Code
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20402520 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Code
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20402520-2 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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1,5
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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BIO/04
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Contact Hours
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-
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Exercise Hours
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15
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Derived from
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20402520 PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF FOOD CROPS in Biology for Molecular, Cellular and Physiopathological Research LM-6 (professor to define)
(syllabus)
LABORATORY ACTIVITY: TRANSFORMATION OF ARABIDOPSIS PLANTS; ANALYSIS OF TRANSGENIC PLANTS BY PCR, RT-PCR, WESTERN BLOT AND ENZYME ACTIVITY ASSAYS; ANALYSIS OF REPORTER GENES IN TRANSGENIC PLANTS; ANALYSIS OF FOOD MATERIAL FOR THE PRESENCE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED MATERIAL.
(reference books)
-Recommended textbooks:
1. BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS (2000) BUCHANAN B.B, GRUISSEM W., JONES R.L., AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGISTS, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND.
2. BIOLOGIA CELLULARE E BIOTECNOLOGIE VEGETALI (2011) COZZOLINO S., DI SANSEBASTIANO G.P., FORNI C., GENRE A., LANFRANCO L., MICCHELI A., PASQUA G., TRAINOTTI L., VALLETTA A.
3. HANDBOOK OF PLANT BIOYECHNOLOGY (2004) CHRISTOU P., KLEE H., HOBOKEN, (N.J.), WILEY.
4. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND TRANSGENIC PLANTS (2002) OKSMAN-CALDENTEY K.-M., BARZ W.H., NEW YORK, DEKER.
-Scientific articles published in international journals (pdf files will be provided).
-Lecture notes will be provided.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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Code
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20402520-1 |
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Language
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ITA |
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Type of certificate
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Profit certificate
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Credits
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4,5
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Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code
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BIO/04
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Contact Hours
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36
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Type of Activity
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Related or supplementary learning activities
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Derived from
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20402520 PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF FOOD CROPS in Biology for Molecular, Cellular and Physiopathological Research LM-6 (professor to define)
(syllabus)
THREE ARE THE MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE COURSE: GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; APPLICATIONS OF PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; ANALYSIS OF RISKS AND BENEFITS OF PLANT GENETIC MANIPULATION.
IN DETAIL, DURING THE COURSE THE FOLLOWING ARGUMENTS ARE DISCUSSED:
TECHNIQUES FOR GENE TRANSFER INTO THE NUCLEAR AND CHLOROPLASTIC GENOME; TECHNIQUES FOR IN VITRO CULTURE OF PLANT CELLS; USE OF SELECTABLE GENE MARKERS AND REPORTER GENES; STRATEGIES TO REMOVE SELECTABLE GENE MARKERS FROM TRANSGENIC PLANTS; INDUCIBLE EXPRESSION OF TRANSGENES IN PLANTS; TRANSIENT EXPRESSION OF GENES IN PLANTS; GENE SILENCING IN PLANTS; ‘GENE TARGETING’ IN PLANTS; GENOME EDITINGIN IN PLANTS; PLANTS WITH IMPROVED NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRODUCTION OF ANTIBODIES AND VACCINES IN TRANSGENIC PLANTS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL STRATEGIES TO OBTAIN PLANTS RESISTANT TO HERBICIDES, PATHOGENS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES; PLANTS WITH INCREASED PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; BIOSAFETY AND BIOETHICAL ISSUES RELATED TO PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY.
(reference books)
-Recommended textbooks:
1. BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS (2000) BUCHANAN B.B, GRUISSEM W., JONES R.L., AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGISTS, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND.
2. BIOLOGIA CELLULARE E BIOTECNOLOGIE VEGETALI (2011) COZZOLINO S., DI SANSEBASTIANO G.P., FORNI C., GENRE A., LANFRANCO L., MICCHELI A., PASQUA G., TRAINOTTI L., VALLETTA A.
3. HANDBOOK OF PLANT BIOYECHNOLOGY (2004) CHRISTOU P., KLEE H., HOBOKEN, (N.J.), WILEY.
4. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY AND TRANSGENIC PLANTS (2002) OKSMAN-CALDENTEY K.-M., BARZ W.H., NEW YORK, DEKER.
-Scientific articles published in international journals (pdf files will be provided).
-Lecture notes will be provided.
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Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities
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From to |
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Delivery mode
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Traditional
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Attendance
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not mandatory
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Evaluation methods
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Written test
Oral exam
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