Introduction Biosystems Engineering part 1
This course is the introduction to the field of Biosystems Engineering (Agrotechnologie in Dutch). The course is split in two parts. The focus of part 1 is on getting to know the most commonly used technology in the main primary production sectors: arable farming of field crops, greenhouse plant production, livestock farming. The focus of
Molecular Cell Biology
De combinatie van de vakken Moleculaire Celbiologie, Life Sciences en Biochemie geven een complete introductie van de werking van de levensprocessen in de cel. Studenten maken kennis met de moleculaire wereld en leren een moleculaire manier van denken aan. In de Moleculaire Celbiologie nemen we het functioneren van de kleinste levende eenheid, de cel, als
Machine Learning (TU Delft)
The goal of the course is to acquaint students with the basic Machine Learning concepts and algorithms. Specifically, the course will cover parametric and non-parametric density estimation, linear and non-linear classification, unsupervised learning including clustering and dimensionality reduction, performance evaluation of predictive algorithms and ethical issues in machine learning.
Biotechnology
This course is an introduction in Biotechnology. It will give an overview of different fields in biotechnology (molecular techniques, bacterial biotechnology, fungal biotechnology, plant biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, medical biotechnology, animal biotechnology) with special emphasis on new developments. In addition, other aspects related to biotechnology, such as intellectual property rights, ethical concerns and the marketability of
Transforming Food Systems
General description of the content This course will focus on the dynamics in food systems globally from a governance and transition studies perspective. We will identify the different actors involved, their roles and interests, and their relationships and interactions. Next, we will focus on processes of transformations towards more sustainable and healthy food systems (at
Reproduction of Plants
Sexual reproduction is one of the major characteristics of eukaryotes and involves a regular alternation between meiosis and fertilization. This course focuses on the basic principles of plant reproduction and the evolution of reproductive strategies in mosses, ferns, gymnosperms and angiosperms. This knowledge is used as basis to understand the concepts that underlie sexual reproduction
Life Sciences
De combinatie van de drie vakken in Q1 van BSc LST: Moleculaire Celbiologie, Life Sciences en Biochemie, geeft een complete introductie van de werking van de levensprocessen in de cel. Het klonen van DNA voor eiwit expressie en vervolgens zuiveren van een enzym, receptor, biomarker of ander eiwit zijn vaak de eerste stappen die nodig
Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
This course provides knowledge on recent developments in plant breeding and future prospects in plant biotechnology. A thorough understanding of genetics, plant breeding and biotechnology tools including genetic modification and gene editing is linked to applications in various fields (crop improvement, biofortification, soil remediation and biofuel production). After a general introduction into a field, recent
Genetic Analysis Trends and Concepts
This advanced course explains the most important genetic concepts to unravel and understand complex biological phenomena. We in detail explain the genetic processes underlying variation and its inheritance and their relevance with respect to evolution. We center our course around three main themes: Mutation, recombination and (epi-)genetic transmission. All three themes are both cause and