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Dear Netters,
I have recently posted two questions to the news group entitled
"Define microbiology ..."
and
"Boundries of microbiology"
May be because I did not elaborate my question or motive properly, the
response received wasn't adequate. Hence I am putting my question once
again (for the last time) in elaborated manner with the hope of
receiving a better response, and thorough discussion.
Defining microbiology isn't all that simple. Our students (in India)
keep on reading about protein engineering, mammalian cloning, HIV,
monoclonal work etc. and constantly argue that these are all branches of
microbiology. This is just because some of the techniques used in all
these experiments or the object is somewhat related to what they study.
I am not saying they are wrong. But at this point of time neither they
have facilities to try or even have a look at such types of experiment,
nor there is a broad industrial/ research base to provide carrier
opportunities for microbiology students (on a mass scale).
It is this reason that I try to broaden the boundaries of microbiology
in their minds.
I argue that they must try to capitalize on their understanding of
principles or concepts that are heart of microbiology. For example
"geometric growth" and "aseptic techniques"
are also key issues respectively in fisheries (rearing) and tissue
culture. Incidentally these are the areas where we have much better
opportunities in India. So, I suggest the students to find out more and
more such hard core principles/ phenomena of microbiology and then try
to correlate them with the available potential carrier opportunities.
In this respect can anyone help me out? May be just by suggesting a
variety of microbial phenomena and / or principles that strike to you?
Additionally I would also like to obtain PC ( Windows 95) based
educational software's that can be used for better understanding of
basic microbial concepts / facts or sophisticated techniques/
experiments. These are to be used for educational purpose only. Any such
material / addresses of the sources are welcome.
Thanks
Dr Abhay Shendye.
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Dear Netters,
<p>I have recently posted two questions to the news group entitled
<br>"<i>Define microbiology ..."</i>
<br>and
<br>"<i>Boundries of microbiology"</i>
<p>May be because I did not elaborate my question or motive properly, the
response received wasn't adequate. Hence I am putting my question once
again (for the last time) in elaborated manner with the hope of receiving
a better response, and thorough discussion.
<p>Defining microbiology isn't all that simple. Our students (in India)
keep on reading about protein engineering, mammalian cloning, HIV, monoclonal
work etc. and constantly argue that these are all branches of microbiology.
This is just because some of the techniques used in all these experiments
or the object is somewhat related to what they study.
<p>I am not saying they are wrong. But at this point of time neither they
have facilities to try or even have a look at such types of experiment,
nor there is a broad industrial/ research base to provide carrier opportunities
for microbiology students (on a mass scale).
<p>It is this reason that I try to broaden the boundaries of microbiology
in their minds.
<br>I argue that they must try to capitalize on their understanding of
principles or concepts that are heart of microbiology. For example "geometric
growth" and "aseptic techniques"
<br>are also key issues respectively in fisheries (rearing) and tissue
culture. Incidentally these are the areas where we have much better opportunities
in India. So, I suggest the students to find out more and more such hard
core principles/ phenomena of microbiology and then try to correlate them
with the available potential carrier opportunities.
<p>In this respect can anyone help me out? May be just by suggesting a
variety of microbial phenomena and / or principles that strike to you?
<p>Additionally I would also like to obtain PC ( Windows 95) based educational
software's that can be used for better understanding of basic microbial
concepts / facts or sophisticated techniques/ experiments. These are to
be used for educational purpose only. Any such material / addresses of
the sources are welcome.
<p>Thanks
<p>Dr Abhay Shendye.</html>
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