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Course description

The understanding of molecular structure & function is of central importance to students undertaking a major in the biological or chemical fields. This course focuses on the structural biology of protein, RNA, and other biological molecules relating structure to function. It extends students¿ prior learning in biochemistry and molecular biology and applies it to the new field of synthetic biology, where biological systems are redesigned to create useful devices, tools and solutions to global challenges. Some content and assignments are based on current literature describing recent DNA & protein structures & how structure can inform about function. Students will learn about communicating science to different audiences, including the general public. Laboratory work will emphasize the techniques required to analyse biomolecules in the context of a student-driven synthetic biology project. A second laboratory exercise focuses on protein structure determination. This course will be available to study from 2023.

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