Engineering Genetic Circuits: Design (Coursera)

What you'll learn

- Identify the different types of cells, their components, and structure.

- Discover the underlying structure of devices and their connection to genetic parts.

- Contrast different experimental techniques used in genetic construction.

- Evaluate the different principles used in genetic circuit design.

Syllabus

An Engineers Guide to Genetic Circuits

This week gives a brief introduction to the biology and biochemistry necessary to understand genetic circuits. The material covered is only a basic overview, since it is usually the topic of whole courses. It should, however, give the grounding necessary to begin studying the modeling, analysis, and design of genetic circuits.

Genetic Parts

This week highlights the importance of standards in synthetic biology as an engineering discipline. Furthermore, the week introduces genetic parts - the basic building used to construct genetic circuits.

Genetic Devices

This week introduces genetic devices, the aggregation of multiple genetic parts. Basic rules for composing, as well as different types of devices, are introduced, as well.

Genetic Construction

This week introduces techniques used to construct a genetic circuit. This includes commonly used methods like polymerase chain reaction for cloning and DNA assembly methods. Finally, construction methods to assemble different genetic parts are presented.

Principles of Genetic Circuit Design

This week introduces practical challenges in realizing genetic circuit designs.