Medicine through bioengineering can produce a large number of cheap drugs to combat human diseases, such as into insulin, interferon, growth hormone, hepatitis B vaccine and so on. Bio-engineering in food, light industry is also widely used. 1983 the United States with bio-engineering production for the production of beverages used to make high fructose syrup annual output of 6 million tons, thus reducing the consumption of sucrose by half. The use of bioengineering technology, so that the breeding work has undergone great changes, such as the transfer of disease-resistant genes to tobacco, has been cultivated to prevent pests of the new varieties of tobacco; the lower organisms rhizobium nitrogen-fixing genes transferred to the cells of higher crops, so that they can make their own nitrogen fertilizer, but also achieved certain results. At present, countries around the world attach great importance to bioengineering, and China has also listed bioengineering as one of the key development of scientific research projects. Bioengineering research will have a huge impact on human production methods and lifestyles.
Bioengineering, also known as bioprocessing or biotechnology, the use of living things to carry out on human medicine, the environment, agricultural food and other a technology. Early biotechnology can be traced back to the Egyptians' use of yeast to make wine in ancient times. Later on, the traditional fermentation technology using microorganisms for food fermentation or fermentation for antibiotic production are examples of biotechnology utilization. In modern biotechnology, the discovery of the DNA structure in the 1950s and the rapid development of molecular biology have revolutionized traditional biotechnology. For example, using gene cloning technology, insulininsulin was cloned into E. coli to produce. Opened the industrial value of modern biotechnology.
Objective of business training: this major cultivates the basic theory and basic skills of biotechnology and its industrialization, mastering the scientific principles, technological process and engineering design, and can be engaged in biotechnology and engineering fields of design, production, management, and research of new technologies, new product development of engineering and technical personnel.
Business Training Requirements: Students of this program mainly study the basic theories and basic knowledge of microbiology, biochemistry, chemical engineering, fermentation engineering, etc., and receive basic training in biological cell culture and selection, biotechnology and engineering, and are equipped with the basic ability to engage in the design, production, management and research of new technologies and new product development in the field of biotechnology and engineering.
Graduates should acquire the following knowledge and abilities:
1. Master the basic theory and basic knowledge of microbiology, biochemistry, chemical engineering, fermentation engineering and other disciplines;
2. Master the basic technology of biological cell culture and selection, biotechnology and engineering;
3. Possess the basic ability to engage in design, production, management and new technology research and new product development in the field of biotechnology and engineering. The basic ability to engage in design, production, management and new technology research, new product development in the field of biotechnology and engineering;
4. Familiar with the guidelines, policies and regulations related to the bio-industry;
5. Understand the dynamics of contemporary bio-industry development and the application prospects;
6. Master the basic methods of literature retrieval, data query, and have a certain degree of scientific research and practical work ability.
Main subjects: biology, chemistry, chemical engineering and technology
Major courses: organic chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, principles of chemical engineering, biochemical engineering, bioprocessing, fermentation equipment, etc.
Major practical teaching links: including military training, production internships, principles of chemical engineering course design, process experiments, professional course design, graduation internship, graduation assignments, etc., ****arrangement of about 35 weeks.
Major experiments: biochemistry, microbiology, principles of chemical engineering, fermentation process and engineering
Year of study: four years
Degree awarded: Bachelor of Engineering
Reciprocal majors: biotechnology
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