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Metagenómica y sus principales aplicaciones (edX)

Metagenómica y sus principales aplicaciones (edX)

En este curso, los participantes podrán reconocer las aplicaciones que tiene la metagenómica partiendo de la identificación de las estrategias de trabajo de esta ciencia omica y los campos de aplicación que esta puede tener, para entender la importancia de desarrollar estudios metagenómicos que impacten en las ciencias biológicas.

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En este MOOC, los participantes tendrán la posibilidad de conocer las generalidades de la metagenómica, partiendo de su estrategia de trabajo y las diferentes herramientas que le permiten a los investigadores tomar y analizar los datos necesarios para los estudios relacionados con esta ciencia.
Así mismo, tendrán la posibilidad de reconocer algunos de los posibles campos de aplicación y cuál es el impacto que tiene la metagenómica en áreas como la salud, la industria y el ambiente con el objetivo de incentivar el interés en el desarrollo de nuevas investigaciones.

What you'll learn

  • Reconocer las aplicaciones de la metagenómica a través del conocimiento de las estrategias de trabajo y los campos de aplicacion de esta ciencia ómica para entender la importancia de desarrollar estudios metagenómicos que impacten en las ciencias biológicas.
  • Conocer las estrategias de trabajo de la metagenómica a través de la identificación de las herramientas moleculares y bioinformáticas para la obtención y análisis de datos en estudios metagenómicos.

Identificar, los campos de aplicación de la metagenómica, a través del conocimiento del impacto de las investigaciones en las áreas de salud, industriales y ambientales, para incentivar el interés de realizar nuevos estudios.

Syllabus

Módulo 1: Estrategias de trabajo de la metagenómica
Unidad 1: Estrategias de trabajo
Unidad 2: Herramientas de trabajo de la metagenómica
Módulo 2: Campos de aplicación de la metagenómica
Unidad 1: Metagenómica en Salud-Microbioma
Unidad 2: Metagenómica en la Industria, el ambiente y otros campo

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