GENERAL INFORMATICS, BIOINFORMATICS AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Learn the basics of information technology, its use in solving problems of biological phenomena and its application in analyzing biological data. This course also help students to choose methods and techniques used in biological research as well as introduce them to protocols in developing research ideas and publication of research outcome.
In today’s world, everybody is becoming concerned about food, nutrition and hygiene as they all want to live a long and healthy life. A lot of information about these aspects is available to individuals through different media. However, the information that people may be getting from varied sources may not always be correct or sometimes be interpreted incorrectly by them due to limited prior experience with these issues. If people adopt healthy lifestyle, good personal hygiene and correct eating practices, then they can be assured of robust health. So it is necessary that one understands the basics of food, nutrition, health and hygiene before applying these to their lives. In this course, students will learn about the concepts, dimensions, functions and interrelationships between food, nutrition, health and hygiene.
Diversity in Kingdom Animalia has led to the classification of 36 distinct phyla, based on their evolutionary lineage. Seven of these phyla will be discussed, including Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda, and Chordata. The first, phylum Porifera, is the earliest, simplest, most ancestral phylum. It includes multicellular, asymmetrical filter feeding sponges that lack distinct tissue layers. Interestingly, sponges can regrow after being broken apart to the level of a single cell. Next, increasing in complexity, the phylum Cnidaria includes jellyfish and coral. Members of this phylum are radially symmetric and diploblastic (possessing two tissue layers). These tissue layers are called the endoderm, which makes up the inner layer, and the ectoderm, which forms the outer layer. Organisms in phylum Cnidaria contain a simple gut with a single opening through which food enters and waste is excreted. Both Porifera and Cnidaria include organisms that are largely sedentary as adults. However, the remaining phyla have evolved adaptations that allow movement and more sophisticated behavior
The field of biophysics combines the principles and theories from a variety of sciences namely, physics, chemistry, biology as well as mathematics in the study of living organisms. Biophysics acts as the medium that integrates the study of physical sciences with that of molecular biology. Through the study of biophysics, scientists come to discover innovative techniques in replacing say, conventional sources of energy like coal and petroleum products. Biofuels, biodiesel, and bioelectricity are a few important examples in this direction. Biophysicists are also into identifying how the proteins and the enzymes in the living organisms work. MRI techniques, CAT, X-ray crystallography, and electron microscopy are some of the medical techniques that have been benefitted with the study of biophysics.
Research is "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of information to increase understanding of a topic or issue. Research methodology simply refers to the practical “how” of any given piece of research. More specifically, it’s about how a researcher systematically designs a study to ensure valid and reliable results that address the research aims and objectives. Research methodology is the path through which researchers need to conduct their research. It shows the path through which these researchers formulate their problem and objective and present their result from the data obtained during the study period. In other words Research methodology is the specific procedures or techniques used to identify, select, process, and analyze information about a topic.
Molecular biology deals with nucleic acids and proteins and how these molecules interact within the cell to promote proper growth, division, and development. It is a large and ever-changing discipline. This course will emphasize the molecular mechanisms of DNA replication, repair, protein synthesis
To emphasize the central role that biological sciences plays in the life of all
organisms.
This course will familiarize the learners, the functioning of our body and will also show the way the body resists to pathogens and infections.