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Offline HUSH1994

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Genetic Engineering?
« on: October 10, 2010, 05:33:47 pm »
do u really have to study medicine\biochemistry and then go ahead to genetic engineering after u finish ur BS or become a graduate?

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Re: Genetic Engineering?
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2010, 06:04:15 pm »
It's better if you do. That's what most of the do but I don't think it's a compulsion that way. So that your base in the subject is strong, you first study Biochemistry or microbiology and then go on to do Genetic engineering. That's what I plan to do.  ;)

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Re: Genetic Engineering?
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2010, 02:02:54 pm »
It's better if you do. That's what most of the do but I don't think it's a compulsion that way. So that your base in the subject is strong, you first study Biochemistry or microbiology and then go on to do Genetic engineering. That's what I plan to do.  ;)
good to hear that and gl to u,and which is better microbiology or biochemistry?

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« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2010, 02:51:42 pm »
good to hear that and gl to u,and which is better microbiology or biochemistry?

My teacher suggests biochemistry for a better approach towards genetics  :-\

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Re: Genetic Engineering?
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2010, 09:24:09 pm »
Would a normal Biology or Chemistry degree be sufficient? Not in terms of ease but rather in terms of eligibility.
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Re: Genetic Engineering?
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2010, 06:03:12 am »
Would a normal Biology or Chemistry degree be sufficient? Not in terms of ease but rather in terms of eligibility.

You're eligible to take up genetic engineering even after you're done with A levels. There are not many universities that have a specialized course in genetics for undergrads, so it is better to do a course in biochemistry or microbiology and then go in for Genetics. This is the feedback I got from my teachers and a faculty from IIT(Indian Institute of Engineering)

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« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2010, 01:13:48 pm »
Some universities tend to mask Genetic Engineering under something like Biomedical Engineering.

See here : http://www.bioeng.nus.edu.sg/prospect/BMES%20-%20Biomedical%20Engineering%20Society.pdf

Type in Genetic Engineering into the PDF search bar.

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Re: Genetic Engineering?
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2010, 05:51:09 am »
Genetic engineering is the direct human manipulation of genetic material in an organism in ways that do not occur under natural conditions. It involves the use of recombinant DNA techniques, but not the traditional animal and plant breeding or mutagenesis. Each organism produced using these techniques are considered to be a genetically modified organism. The most common form of genetic engineering include introducing new genetic material to an unspecified location in the host genome.

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« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2010, 05:53:17 am »
Genetic engineering is the direct human manipulation of genetic material in an organism in ways that do not occur under natural conditions. It involves the use of recombinant DNA techniques, but not the traditional animal and plant breeding or mutagenesis. Each organism produced using these techniques are considered to be a genetically modified organism. The most common form of genetic engineering include introducing new genetic material to an unspecified location in the host genome.

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« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2010, 12:35:30 am »
I think that the term "genetic engineering" is a bit of misguiding, I mean, it's more about studying biochemistry than engineering.

In Brazil there are some different labels for that or related courses, such a biosystem engineering or biophysics. Then come related areas such as biomedicine, pharmacy (sometimes called pharmarcy-biochemistry), etc.

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Re: Genetic Engineering?
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2011, 07:22:28 am »
Genetic Engineering is a highly complicated and advanced branch of science which involves a wide range of techniques used in changing the genetic material in the DNA code in a living organism. Genetic Engineering means the deliberate modification of the characters of an organism by the manipulation of its genetic material. From here http://www.thedegreeexperts.com/dg-engineering-101.aspx you may get more information on genetic engineering.