Biotechnology S5

This teaching unit covers the different categories of biotechnologies according to their field of application:

• Plant biotechnologies concern the agri-food industry and encompass a range of technologies that use plant organisms and their cells to produce and transform food products, biomaterials and energy, as well as recombinant proteins for therapeutic purposes.

• Animal biotechnology covers the fields of health, drugs, diagnostics and tissue engineering, as well as the development of genetic or molecular processes for therapeutic purposes.
• Microbial biotechnologies involve the use of micro-organisms (viruses or bacteria) and their cultivation in the agri-food/pharmaceutical industry, as well as their use in environmental protection.

The teaching offered to students in the Licence 3 Life Sciences is designed to enable them to discover or deepen their theoretical knowledge of the various biotechnologies, and to master the associated tools/applications.

• Study biology through practical applications: Assimilation and revision of complementary knowledge (animal biology, plant physiology, molecular and cell biology, molecular biology of prokaryotes...)
• Assimilation of basic biotechnology cultures (cloning, recombinant DNA techniques, etc.)
• Ground theoretical courses in socio-economic reality
• Discover a field where employment is important (medicine, agronomy, environment...)

• Skills targeted by the EU :

  • Acquire in-depth knowledge of genetic engineering and its applications.
  • Master this theoretical knowledge and develop the analytical skills needed to build open-minded, cultured citizens in the field of biotechnology.
  • Develop a sense of teamwork, task sharing and organization
  Ability to write an argumentative and synthetic report

The grounding acquired in "Cellular and Molecular Biology" and "Biotechnologies and the Challenges of Sustainable Agronomy" in previous years will enable students to benefit fully from the new knowledge provided by this teaching unit.