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Dept     : MECH
Sem      : 7
Regul    : 2019
Faculty : Mr. Gowtham M
phone  : NIL
E-mail  : gowtham.m.mech@snsct.org
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UNIT
1
INTRODUCTION TO LIFE

Characteristics of living organisms-Basic classification-cell theory-structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell-Introduction to biomolecules: definition-general classification and important functions of carbohydrates-lipids-proteins-nucleic acids vitamins and enzymes-genes and chromosome

UNIT
2
BIODIVERSITY

Plant System: basic concepts of plant growth-nutrition-photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation- Animal System: elementary study of digestive-respiratory-circulatory-excretory systems and their functions-Microbial System: history-types of microbes-economic importance and control of microbes

UNIT
3
GENETICS AND IMMUNE SYSTEM

Evolution: theories of evolution - Mendel’s cell division–mitosis and meiosis-evidence of e laws of inheritance-variation and speciation-nucleic acids as a genetic material-central dogma immunity-antigens-antibody-immune response

UNIT
4
HUMAN DISEASES

Definition-causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetes, cancer, hypertension, influenza, AIDS and Hepatitis

UNIT
5
BIOLOGY AND ITS INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION

Transgenic plants and animals-stem cell and tissue engineering-bioreactors-biopharming-recombinant vaccines-cloning-drug discovery-biological neural networks-bioremediation-biofertilizer-biocontrol- biofilters-biosensors-biopolymers-bioenergy-biomaterials-biochips-basic biomedical instrumentation.

Reference Book:

1.Biology for Engineers, Arthur T. Johnson, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis, 2011 2.Biotechnology Expanding horizon, B.D. Singh, Kalyani Publishers, 2012

Text Book:

1 A Text book of Biotechnology, R.C.Dubey, S. Chand Higher Academic Publications, 2013 2 Diseases of the Human Body, Carol D. Tamparo and Marcia A. Lewis, F.A. Davis Company, 2011. 3 Biomedical instrumentation, Technology and applications, R. Khandpur, McGraw Hill Professional, 2004

 

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