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- Acquisition of knowledge related to the composition, structure, function and metabolism of nucleic acids;

- Acquisition of theoretical skills into the molecular mechanisms related to the maintenance, expression and transmission of genetic information;

- Recognition of the underlying molecular complexity to all cells;

- Understanding the mechanisms related to the characteristics of different cell types;

- Knowledge of the main techniques of molecular biology related to the identification, manipulation and analysis of nucleic acids;

- Recognition of the importance of different molecular biology techniques in the context of health sciences, in particular its importance in terms of molecular diagnosis and screening;

- Recognition of the importance of molecular biology in scientific research.

- Acquisition of knowledge related to the composition, structure, function and metabolism of nucleic acids;

- Acquisition of theoretical skills into the molecular mechanisms related to the maintenance, expression and transmission of genetic information;

- Recognition of the underlying molecular complexity to all cells;

- Understanding the mechanisms related to the characteristics of different cell types;

- Knowledge of the main techniques of molecular biology related to the identification, manipulation and analysis of nucleic acids;

- Recognition of the importance of different molecular biology techniques in the context of health sciences, in particular its importance in terms of molecular diagnosis and screening;

- Recognition of the importance of molecular biology in scientific research.

Theoretical topics:

-Nucleic acids: general characteristics

-DNA

-RNA

-Replication

-Repair

-Transcription and splicing

-Synthesis and processing of ribosomal RNA

-Translation

-iRNAs

-Cell cycle

-Meiosis

-Cancer

Theoretical-practical and practical topics:

-Cellular and molecular biology techniques

 Theoretical classes of exposure of different themes, using a dynamic and ongoing participation of students. Interactive theoretical-practical classes, with an applied perspective of different topics related to the theoretical contents of the course. Practical classes oriented for the establishment, maintenance and cellular and molecular characterization of human cell cultures. Presentation of a work inserted in a pedagogical project involving 4 units of the 2nd half of the 1st year of the MSc.

According to the General Regulation of the University of Porto Learners Assessment is considered a student fulfills the attendance to a course if, having been regularly enrolled, does not exceed the number limit faults corresponding to 25% of the foreseen classes, as regulated in the existing organizational unit.

Final classification = classification in the final exam (16 values) + classification in theoretical-practical test (4 values).