Building on the concepts of BIOL1788 and BIOL2426, this course will provide students with a foundation in practical aspects of computational biology (bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics) PCR primer design and optimization will be covered in theory and practice. The relevance of PCR will be highlighted with several applications of this technique including DNA sequencing, scanning mutagenesis, cloning and subcloning and gene expression analysis. Techniques for, gene editing and epigenetic modification measurement will be discussed.