Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course expands on the concepts and techniques introduced in BIOTECH 001 and BIOTECH 002. Students will be introduced to modern biology techniques for the analysis of nucleic acids and proteins. Students will be taught how to analyze DNA and RNA using techniques such as gel electrophoresis, restriction digests, PCR, sequencing, northern blotting and microarrays. Analysis of proteins will also be covered, including Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, ELISA analysis, spectrophotometric quantitation and isolation through chromatography. 