Basic Techniques in Biotechnology will be offered at Capital in Spring 2014

We are delighted to announce that  Basic Techniques in Biotechnology,   the gateway course to the  Associate  Degree program in Biotechnology  will be offered at Capital in Spring  2014.  This 4-credit course provides an introduction to the basic lab  skills needed by a Biotechnologist.  Such basic skills include accurate pippetting, preparation of solutions, growth of bacteria, basic microscopy, Bioinformatics, preparation of  DNA,  measuring  proteins and nucleic acids using NanoDrop Spectroscopy,  agarose gel electrophoresis,  PCR amplification  and subcloning of DNA fragments. 

For further information  email Dr Cleo Rolle