Learning objectives
Basic knowledge of techniques currently used for the genetic modification in superior animals in order to: <br />
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Improve physiological and anatomical features; <br />
Production of proteins of pharmaceutical interest (animal pharming); <br />
Development of animal systems for studying human pathologies; <br />
Use of transgenic animal for xenotransplants; <br />
Ethic, social, legal and environmental implications, related to the introduction of transgenic animals, will be evaluated; <br />
Possible alternatives to the use of transgenic animals in applied and basic research will be also considered. <br />
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