Course content

This course provides basic expertise in biochemical and molecular biology techniques.

Learning outcome

After the course you should be able to:

  • explain the principles of important biological and biochemical properties of amino acids, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, ATP, and DNA.
  • use basic biochemical and molecular biology skills in laboratory work.
  • plan and carry out simple isolations of biological molecules from several types of biological sources. Separate, identify, and quantify biological molecules such as amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and DNA.
  • digest plasmids with restriction enzymes, amplify and clone DNA, and isolate recombinant proteins from E. coli cells.
  • plan and carry out simple measurements of initial rates, enzyme activities, and Km values in enzyme kinetics, and explain basic principles of enzyme kinetics.
  • write a lab report that includes an evaluation of the results obtained in the laboratory.

Admission

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

In addition to fulfilling the Higher Education Entrance Qualification, applicants have to meet the following special admission requirements:

  • Mathematics R1 (or Mathematics S1 and S2) + R2

And in addition one of these:

  • Physics (1+2)
  • Chemistry (1+2)
  • Biology (1+2)
  • Information technology (1+2)
  • Geosciences (1+2)
  • Technology and theories of research (1+2)

The special admission requirements may also be covered by equivalent studies from Norwegian upper secondary school or by other equivalent studies (in Norwegian).

MBV1050 – Biochemistry I: Structure and function of biomolecules (discontinued) or a similar course and MBV2010 – Molecular biology (continued) taken at the same time or earlier.

Following courses must also be taken in the same semester or earlier than MBV2020:

For students attending MBV2020 spring 2014 or later, applies that MBV2020 can't be included in a degree before HMS0503 is passed.

Recommended previous knowledge

MBV1010 – Cell biology and genetics (discontinued).

Teaching

MBV2020 is a laboratory course in which attendance is compulsory. A lab report must be handed in once a week at specified time. All lab reports must be approved for admission to the exams in the