Spring 2027

Principles of Biotechnology

Survey of classical and emerging biotechnology techniques, principles, and societal applications, including genes, genomes, and industrial uses.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Natalie Betz

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.81 GPA, 90.5% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.75 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Appraise the applications of biotechnology to various industrial settings.

  • Demonstrate general understanding on the key concepts and assess the technologies that impact current biotechnology developments.

  • Demonstrate understanding pertaining to genes, genomes and their organizations, gene expression, genetic variation and genetic engineering.

  • Compare various biotechnologies approaches and recommend appropriate strategies for problem solving.

  • Critique biotechnology-related journal articles and appraise the broader impacts of such studies.

  • Demonstrate the ability to synthesize ideas to solve given problems and write scientific reports in the area of biotechnology.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Applied Biotechnology program

  • Declared in Applied Biotechnology program
ABT 700 used by

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  • Declared in Applied Biotechnology program

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.81 GPA, 90.5% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.75 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

NATALIE BETZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Online Only0 / 1000

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.81 GPA, 90.5% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.75 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Biotechnology principles and techniques
  • Societal applications of biotechnology
  • Classical and emerging techniques
  • Genes, genomes, gene expression, and genetic engineering
  • Industrial applications of biotechnology

Skills

  • Appraise biotechnology applications in industrial settings
  • Assess technologies impacting current biotechnology developments
  • Understand genes, genomes, gene expression, and genetic engineering
  • Compare biotechnology approaches and recommend problem-solving strategies
  • Critique biotechnology journal articles and appraise study impacts
  • Synthesize ideas to solve problems and write scientific reports

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ABT 700 · Spring 2027

Principles of Biotechnology

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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