Guia docente 2023_24 Facultade de Bioloxía

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
MODULE I. TECHNIQUES FOR THE PROCESSING AND OBSERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES	Unit 1. Fundamentals and types of optical microscopes and stereomicroscopy. Unit 2. Specimen fixation and inclusion. Unit 3. Fundamentals of microtomy. Types of microtomes and their handling. Unit 4. General staining techniques. Processing and observation of stained sections.
MODULE II. EXPERIMENTATION WITH MICROORGANISMS	Unit 1. Sterilization. Disinfection and asepsis. Unit 2. Elaboration of culture media. Unit 3. Culture of microorganisms and viruses. Unit 4. Biological risks.
MODULE III. EXPERIMENTATION WITH PLANTS IN THE LABORATORY	Unit 1. Germination. Unit 2. Plant cultivation. Unit 3. Analysis and interpretation of the results.
MODULE IV. EXPERIMENTATION WITH ANIMALS IN THE LABORATORY	Unit 1. Animals for research. Animal models and their basic characteristics. Unit 2. Legislation on experimentation with animals. Theoretical aspects about basic manipulation of living animals. Unit 3. Treatments administration and sampling in experimental animals.
MODULE V: PROCESSING AND ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES	Unit 1. Techniques for sample preparation. Unit 2. Techniques for sample separation I. Unit 3. Techniques for sample separation II. Unit 4. Techniques for sample analysis.