Course Instructor: Vanercia
Who should do it: Bachelors (Pursuing / Completed) and above
Assessment: Exams at end of course, Quiz and Assignments
Certificate: Yes
The evolution of science and technology, manipulation of genomes has taken center stage for solving the problems related to remedies for health issues, food insecurities, and improving the environment. Traditional ways of treating diseases will not stop a large number of deaths occurring across the globe due to communicable and non-communicable diseases. Genomic data analysis enables understanding of interaction of genes and proteins in animals, plants and microbes. The course provides an overview of the genetic engineering principles and applications. The course also covers tools and technologies for manipulation of genes and genomes.
Career Options
Data in the post genomic era is tremendous & needs to be analyzed with robust tools. Python is nowadays used to gather, clean, analyze and visualize data. Data analysis in bioinformatics is the most important aspect of drug designing and data analysis. The use of python in biological data processing gives molecular biologists an insight into its application to address biological problems related to health, food insecurities, and improving the environment.
