MCB702: Cell and Tissue Culture 6 credits (40-0-20)

Objectives

To provide knowledge and understanding of techniques employed in cell and tissue culture technology.

Contents

Detailed study of cell culture media; primary and diploid strains of cells, cell lines and transformed cells, the biochemistry of cell growth; regulation of cell growth cycle; animal cell biochemical markers; the cloning of animal cells; karyo-typing of culture cells and genetic mapping; premature chromosome condensation; cell fusion.