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Biohacking: Science Fiction Now

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Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2024-2025

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 12 hours

practices: 0 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 12 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OBF-BHE-T
  • 1 kredit
  • Biotechnology MSc
  • Optional modul
  • autumn
Prerequisites:

-

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 100

Available as Campus course for . Campus-karok: ÁOK ÁJK BTK ETK KPVK GYTK KTK MK TTK

Topic

With the advancement of biotechnology and medicine, we have more and more opportunities to influence changes in our bodies. Most of the methods may seem science fiction (eg, organ printing), but we are no longer as far from realizing them as we might think. Without being exhaustive, from the macroscopic to the molecular level, we follow some incredible discoveries that can change our thinking.

Lectures

  • 1. Introduction: hacking the atmosphere, to be our own bio-hackers - Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 2. Introduction: hacking the atmosphere, to be our own bio-hackers - Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 3. Hacking ourself: Exercise, Nutrition, Sleep - Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 4. Hacking ourself: Exercise, Nutrition, Sleep - Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 5. Replacing our organs: xenotransplantation and organ printing - Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 6. Replacing our organs: xenotransplantation and organ printing - Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 7. Opportunities for Targeted Drug Delivery: Lymphocyte programming, Nanoparticles - Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 8. Opportunities for Targeted Drug Delivery: Lymphocyte programming, Nanoparticles - Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 9. Modification of our genes: Crisp-Caspase technique, production of new types of amino acids - Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 10. Modification of our genes: Crisp-Caspase technique, production of new types of amino acids - Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 11. Quantum Biology: Does Telepathy Work? - Zelena Dóra Tímea
  • 12. Quantum Biology: Does Telepathy Work? - Zelena Dóra Tímea

Practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Hand-outs will be given.

Notes

Recommended literature

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

During the semester students write a 3-5 page essay.

Mid-term exams

During the semester students write a 3-5 page essay.

Making up for missed classes

Make-up classes are possible if needed, we’ll have to make appointments.

Exam topics/questions

Will be anounced during the semester.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

Rólunk