Course Description:
How is technology changing the way we live? Is it possible nature can provide all the answers to some of science’s most pressing concerns? The fusion of biology and technology creates an amazing process and offers humanity a chance to significantly improve our existence through the enhancement of food and medicine. In Biotechnology: Unlocking Nature’s Secrets, you’ll learn how this field seeks to cure such deadly diseases as cancer and malaria, develop innovative medicine, and effectively feed the world through improved systems. Learn about the history of biotechnology and some of the challenges it faces today, such as resistant bacteria and genetically modified organisms in food. You will research new biotechnologies and understand firsthand how they are forever changing the world we live.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Pre-Algebra and Biology
Course Length: 1 Semester
Credits: 0.5 Credit
Units at a Glance
1: Biotechnology Basics
2: The Beginning of Biotechnology
3: Food Preservation & Fermentation Technology
4: Collection & Breeding
5: The Beginning of Genetics
6: Early Industrial Discoveries
7: The Discovery of Antibiotics
8: Agricultural Biotechnology Through the Green Revolution
9: Mapping the Human Genome
10: Modern Industrial Biotechnology
11: Modern Agricultural Biotechnology
12: Modern Pharmaceutical Biotechnology