Digital revolution transforms medical curriculum.
A new course in Macromolecular Structure which began last year in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology uses molecular graphics to provide 3-D structure and conformation dynamics of biological macromolecules. The grant, to the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, highlights the extent to which digital technology has become a key component in teaching medical, dental, science and agricultural science students. In the case of one of these classes this has resulted in a saving of about 500 animals a year and a better understanding by students of the principles behind the practical application of their work. He says CAI sessions are a regular supplement to lectures. Lectures on molecular biology and principles of genetics, for instance, are supplemented by an IT-delivered program on Visual Genetics.