Provide the student with an understanding of how and why biotech crops are developed, how bioengineered plants are handled during a breeding program, and the laws and regulations that govern their use.

Overview of biotech crops 
Plasmid design: transgene expression and selectable markers   
Vector-mediated gene transfer
Direct gene transfer 
Bioengineered plant regeneration   
Bioengineered plant analysis 
Transgene containment 
Genome editing 
Trends in editing/transformation - tissue culture free/direct gene transfer
Basics of synthetic biology 
Breeding with transgenes; transgene-assisted breeding  
GMO and editing regulations
Environmental risk assessment 
Food and feed safety testing
Intellectual property; low-level presence as a breeding consideration

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