Learn about the significance of the integration of biology, engineering and medicine in this free online course. How can bioengineers and clinicians collaborate effectively to solve a range of societal problems? In this course on bioengineering and biotechnology, you will first understand the properties, roles and interactions of cells to perform bodily functions. Next, you will study various concepts within the field of biotech as well as its current and future applications.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 201536 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 6-10 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Identify common problems faced by both biologists and engineers • Discuss the technological advancements made in the field of bioengineering • Indicate the major components of cells and their properties • Distinguish the features of plant and animal cells • List the functions of nucleic acids in DNA • Explain the importance of the structure of DNA • State the functions of RNA in protein synthesis • Summarise the fundamentals of DNA cloning • Outline the steps involved in PCR |
| Course Code | 2863 |

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