This semester, in Biotechnology, students have investigated a range of topics in the areas of cell biology, genetics and DNA manipulation. The focus of the course has been to understand the fundamentals of these disciplines of Biology. A key focus was developing the skills to apply their knowledge of the structure and function of the DNA molecule to examine how molecular tools and techniques can be used to manipulate the molecule for a particular purpose, and to use this information to analyse the interrelationship between scientific knowledge and its applications in society.

SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM GENETIC CONDITIONS INFOGRAPHIC

In pairs, students researched and designed an infographic style poster to explain how Cystic Fibrosis, Marfan's Syndrome, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Haemophilia or Haemoglobin disorders arise genetically and the impacts they have on a person with that condition.