2300361 INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

Introduction to and history of molecular biotechnology; reviews on regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; principles and techniques in recombinant DNA technology; production of recombinant protein in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; mutagenesis, protein engineering and directed evolution; various applications of molecular biotechnology in medicine and agriculture.

2309417 PRINCIPLES OF AQUACULTURE

History of aquaculture; roles of aquaculture on world fisheries; research and development process in aquaculture; principles of aquaculture related to breeding; larviculture, nutrition and aqua-farm management; methodology of different types of aquaculture related to economically important sea-weeds, crustaceans, mollusks, fishes, and reptiles.

2309419 MARINE MICROALGAL CULTURE METHODOLOGY

Techniques in marine unicellular algal culture; patterns of growth; cell cycle, ecology and physiology; practical works in the sampling collection, cell isolation and purification, preparation of culture media with emphasize on nutrient and environmental requirement for growth or marine microalgae

2309519 FISH AND SHELLFISH NUTRITION

Basic knowledge of fish and shellfish nutrition, digestibility, raw materials, diet preparation and formulation, feed precessing and feed evaluation, aquatic nutrition experiments.

2309522 BREEDING AND LARVICULTURE OF ECONOMIC AQUATIC ANIMALS

Maturation of broodstocks; breeding by natural and artificial induction in captivity; spawning; development, larviculture of certain economical aquatic animals; application of marine biotechnology and genetic engineering for improving the breeding larviculture techniques.