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| Programme | SoLS - Life Sciences Modules Database (Level 3) C703 - M.Sci. Hons. Biochemistry (Part 2 - Restricted Group 1) C741 - B.Sc. Hons. Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (Part 2 - Restricted Group 1) C742 - M.Sci. Hons. Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (Part 2 - Restricted Group 1) C700 - B.Sc. Hons. Biochemistry (Part 2 - Restricted Group 2) CC47 - B.Sc. Hons. Biochemistry and Genetics (Part 2 - Alternative Group 1) CC4R - M.Sci. Hons. Biochemistry and Genetics (Part 2 - Alternative Group 1) |
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| Accrediting Bodies | https://curriculum.nottingham.ac.uk/2026/view/tree/91257/year_lookup/XXIDXX
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| Module Code | LIFE3032 |
| Credits | 10 |
Level: Level 3
Target Students: Third and fourth year Biochemistry and Biological Chemistry students and third year Biochemistry students Available to JYA/Erasmus students.
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| Spring | Assessed by end of Spring Semester |
Prerequisites: Students must have successfully completed their second year of the C700, C720 or C721 courses or have equivalent backgrounds
Corequisites: None.
Summary of Content: The course will be delivered in two sections. Section one will include:structure, function and molecular biology of information processing in bacteria. This will include discussion of cell envelop structures, extracellular secretion, enzymology, protein-protein and protein-nucleic acid interactions in DNA repair, recombination, replication, transcription and translation and the use of these organisms in biotechnology. Section two will include: a discussion of the biology and biological chemistry of emerging or recently emerged viral and bacterial diseases that are important for public health: HIV, avian influenza, and antibiotic resistant 'superbugs'. Lectures will cover the interaction of the host and the pathogens and highlight how these drive mechanisms of infection and immunity. In addition, the course will include an analysis of anti-viral and anti-bacterial drugs and their modes of action at the atomic level and how microbial diseases can be transmitted to humans. Module Web Links:
Method and Frequency of Class:
Specific Activities are not listed
Further Activity Details:
Please refer to the module timetable online for up to date information on contact hours.
Method of Assessment:
| Assessment Type | Weight | Requirements |
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| Exam 1 | 100 | essay style examination |
Convenor:
Dr E Bolt
Education Aims: The module aims to present the knowledge and understanding of the molecular biology that drives key processes essential to survival and evolution of a range of mcroorganisms and their interaction with humans.
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Students will be able to critically discuss the basic biology and structure of certain viruses, parasites and bacteria that can cause human infections at the molecular biology and biological chemistry levels |
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Students will be able to describe the detailed molecular biology of host and pathogen proteins, their interactions, and how these drive mechanisms of infection and immunity |
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Students will be able to describe the unicellular eukaryotic parasites that infect humans and other mammals: including epidemiology, mode of transmission, pathology, treatment and the molecular basis of disease |
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Students will be able to describe how human diseases, including typhoid, cholera, gastroenteritis, diphtheria, TB, meningitis, pneumonia, anthrax, gonorrhea and syphilis can be transmitted by fecal contamination, through the air of by direct contact |
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Students will be able to explain in detail enzymology, protein-protein and protein-nucleic acid interactions in the processes of DNA repair, homologous recombination, replication, transcription, translation, cell division, chromosome segregationand protein secretion in microbial organisms |
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Students will be able to discuss the processes of information processing in bacteria and archaea |
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Students will be able to explain the structure and function of microbial cell envelopes |
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Students will be able to explain how microbial organisms are used in biotechnology and engineering |
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Students will be able to demonstrate effective use of self-directed and independent learning |
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Students will be able to develop the ability to absorb, arrange and analyse information within the context of microbial growth and human infections |
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Students will be able to develop the ability to extend their own knowledge through private study, |
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Students will be able to develop the ability to collate and critically present information in the form of an essay |
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Students will be able to develop the ability to assimilate, critically analyse and present scientific findings develop the ability to critically analyse scientific literature |
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Students will be able to develop their skills inuse the library and electronic sources of information to aid their learning and understanding of scientific information |
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