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05 Sep 2010
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Course
Outline and Scope of Bio - Science |
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BIOTECHNOLOGY:
Biotechnology is one of the most fascinating and fastest growing fields in the broader domain of science and
technology. It has a vital role to enact in the areas of Agriculture, Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical industry. A substantial growth of biotech industry stems from
the release of recombinant DNA products in the market. Environmenta biotechnology helps to maintain heathad better environment. Development of
transgenics, biopesticides, biofertilizers could pave the way to grand success in agriculture. Gene therapy, molecular cloning, biopharming, tissue engineering, recombinant vaccine,
molecular diagnostic kits, designer baby etc. are its overwhelming contribution to modern biology. Successful sequencing of human genome will help us in the
development of person specific drug I
character. |
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BIOINFORMATICS:
Bioinformatics, the latest & hottest buzzword is the field of science in which biology, computer science and information Technology merge into a single discipline. Being the interface between two most rapidly advancing fields of biological and computational sciences, Bioinformatics is immense in scope and vast in applications. Bioinformatics derives knowledge from computer analysis of biological data. Bioinformatics is a rapidly developing branch of biology and is highly interdisciplinary, using techniques and concepts from informatics, statistics, mathematics, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and linguistics. It has many practical applications in different areas of -biology and medicine. |
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GENETICS:
Genetics is a branch of biology that deals with the heredity and variation of organisms. The mechanism of heredity eluded researchers until this century when they accepted the theory that offspring inherit their traits by the transmission of discrete units of information now called genes. The gene concept became more clear with the discovery that genes consist of DNA. The arrangement of DNA into chromosomes of eukaryotic cells makes it possible to transmit tens of thousands of replicated genes accurately. The study of genetics includes three aspects of genes; Transmission, Expression and mutations. Areas of study include both Mendelian and non-Mendelian hereditary diseases, genomics and mapping, Bioinformatics, developmental bio ogy, Neurogenetics, sex determination, cytogenetics, human malformation, and chromatin structure and function. Conceptual approaches to medically related biological problems are employed frequently with the aid of automation and advanced imaging techniques, towards the goal of disease prevention, control and eradication methods such as gene therapies. |
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MICROBIOLOGY:
Microbiology has gained new stature.
Micro-organisms & their activities
increasingly central to many of the
concerns of society both nationally &
internationally.
The problem of global environment, the
recognition of the need to recycle natural
resources, the discovery of recombinant
DNA & the resulting high technology of
genetic engineering these & other
development have placed Microbiology
in the lime light. Microbiology has
emerged as the key biological science.
Micro-organisms provide the model
used in molecular biology for research.
This research at molecular level has
provided and continues to provide the
answers to numerous fundamental
questions in genetics, metabolism, cell
forms & functions. There is a growing
recognition of the potential of microorganisms
in many applied areas. The
ability of micro-organisms to degrade oil
in oil spills, herbicide, pesticide, as an
ability to supplement food, to produce
energy &other uses of micro-organisms
are becoming increasingly attractive.
Since the syllabus takes into account
many frontiers of biology, the candidates
will also be in great demand abroad.
Some of the interested will also be able
to do the doctoral studies both in lndia &
abroad afler the completion of the PG
Degree. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE:
Catastrophes like global warming, earthquake, desertification and coastal inundation are fast plaguing the individual and society at the dawn of 21st century. In the wake of this environmental degradation, scientific education is also experiencing a paradigm shift from the classical to the applied ones. The subject of Environmental Sciences is precisely cut out for holistically training the youth to grappe with these issues. The subject encompasses various areas like ecology, toxicology, pollution management, geology, geomorphology, remote sensing, wildlife management, biotechnology and so on. There is an immense scope of higher studies in this field in India as well as abroad. Indian government as well as NGOs offers ample opportunities in this field in terms of scholarship, research fellowship and research grants for doctoral degree along with top-notch jobs. It is also one of the independent subjects of UGC NET exam for research fellowship and lecturership. |
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