Lessons repeat themselves..

Intro to Biochemical Engineering List of Topics

I.Basic concepts of Microbiology and Macromolecules
1. Structure of Cells
2.Important Cell Types
3.Water in Living Systems
4.Molecular Structure of Living Matter
5.Carbohydrates
6.Lipids
7.Nucleic Acids
8.Proteins

II.How do Cells Work?
1.Central Dogma
2.DNA replication, transcription and translation
3.Metabolic regulation
4.How cells sense its extracellular environment

III.Kinetics of Enzyme Catalyzed Reactions

IV. Applied Enzyme Catalysis.

V. Major Metabolic Pathways
1.Overview of Metabolism
2.Carbon Catabolism
3. Respiration
4.Photosynthesis
5.Biosynthesis
6.Fermentation

VI. Alteration of Cellular Info
1.Mutation
2.Selection of Desirable Mutants
3.Natural Transfer for gene transfer and rearrangement
4.Genetically Engineered Cells

VII. Microbial Growth
1.Batch Growth
a.cell nutrients
i.macronutrients
ii.micronutrients
iii.growth media
b.growth cycle
c.measurements of microbial growth
i.direct method
ii.indirect method
2.Continuous culture in chemostat, turbidostat, auxostat, and retentostat.
3.Effect of Environmental Conditions on Microbial Growth
i. Temperature, pH, osmotic effects, and oxygen concentration

VIII.Industrial Microbiology

It's reporting type. What else is new? I like the part about alteration of cellular info, especially selection of desirable mutants. I may be a mutant, but I warn you, I am not desirable.