Key features of the Biology SL & HL Biotechnology & Bioinformatics study guide: 

• More than 90 questions covering the IB BIology Option B common core, plus 60 additional questions on HL specific topics.  

• Easy-to-reproduce diagrams for you to use in your exam responses.  

• Additional Information Boxes featuring helpful details for each chapter to enhance your understanding.  

• Need-to-Know Boxes highlighting essential information required for exam success in IB Biology biotechnology and bioinformatics. 

• Colourful charts and graphs depicting essential concepts and processes related to IB Biology Option B.  

• Thorough review of the topics associated with IB Biology biotechnology and bioinformatics to aid overall comprehension and help you achieve top marks.  

Contents of the Biology SL & HL Biotechnology & Bioinformatics study suide: 

Microbiology: Organisms in Industry 

• Microorganisms 

• Industrial Fermentation using Microorganisms 

• Two Approaches to Industrial Fermentation 

• Pathway Engineering 

• Biogas 

• Gram Staining 

• Experimental Investigation with Bactericides 

• Self-test Quiz 

Biotechnology in Agriculture 

• Transgenic Organisms 

• Overcoming Environmental Resistance in Crops 

• Example 1 – glyphosate tolerant soybean (GT soybean) 

• Example 2 – drought tolerant maize 

• Example 3 – Bt cotton 

• Environmental Impact of Glyphosate Tolerant (GT) Soybeans 

• Controlling Expression of the Glypohsate Tolerat (GT) Gene 

• Novel Products in Crop Plants 

• Open Reading Frame – ORF 

• Bioinformatics has a Role in Identifying Target Genes 

• Recombinant DNA 

• Transferring DNA to Form a Genetically Modified Plant 

• Marker Genes 

• Self-test Quiz 

Environmental Protection 

• Dealing with Pollution Incidents 

• Examples 

• Biofilms 

• Quorum Sensing in Biofilms 

• Resistance of Biofilms 

• Controlling Biofilms 

• Biofilms in Trickle Filter Beds 

• Self-test Quiz 

Additional Higher Level 

Medicine 

• Detecting Infections 

• Genetic Markers 

• Making use of Genetic Markers 

• DNA Microarrays 

• Analysis of a Microarray for Cancer Genes 

• Tracking Experiments – Principles 

• Tracking using Transferrin 

• Biopharming 

• Producing Human Antithrombin hAT-lll 

• Viral Vectors in Gene Therapy 

• SCID 

• Gene Therapy to Treat SCID 

• Self-test Quiz 

Bioinformatics 

• BLAST Searches • Sequence Alignment 

• Using Model Organisms to Study Gene Function 

• Knockout Technology 

• EST – Expressed Sequence Tag 

• Exploring Human Chromosome 21 

• Building a Phlogenetic Tree using ClustalX 

• Self-test Quiz