CHEM 295L Biochemistry Lab (Dental Hygiene)

The teaching of laboratory techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology will help students to better understand Acids, Bases, pH, and Buffers. The techniques learned and performed will aid students to understand reactions of Unsaturated and Saturated Hydrocarbons. In addition, students will develop skills to test for Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins and Enzymes. Molecular Biology techniques will also be learned and performed, our focus will be to address the different components of DNA, the mechanism of DNA replication, transcription, translation, DNA repair, mutations, cell cycle, and signal transduction. . This course will help students understand how biomolecules work to carry out the myriad of tasks in cells and utilize the unifying chemical logic that underlines life in all its great diversity.