This course is divided into two major areas of learning. The first third of the course will introduce students to the newly emerging field of marine biotechnology. Marine biotechnology involves the use of cutting edge molecular and chemical techniques to develop commercial products and monitoring tools that will be used in medicine, aquaculture, food production and environmental monitoring. <br/><br/>The second component of the course gives students a thorough grounding in the biological processes occurring on the coastline and in nearshore marine habitats, especially sandy beaches and rocky headlands, the habitats that dominate the south eastern Australian coastline. <br/><br/>This... -- Course Website
