Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) 9BN0 · 6
Immunity, Infection and Forensics
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- 6
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- Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) 9BN0
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- A-level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) 9BN0
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- Edexcel
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Codes and titles are read by a script from Edexcel's published specification and have not been checked by a person. What each point covers is in the specification itself: Edexcel’s specification.
Points under 6
- 6.1 Determining time of death
- 6.2 Microorganisms in decomposition and carbon recycling
- 6.3 DNA profiling
- 6.4 Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- CP14 Use gel electrophoresis to separate DNA fragments of different length
- 6.5 Structure of bacteria and viruses compared
- 6.6 Infection by TB and HIV
- 6.7 Non-specific responses to infection
- 6.8 Antigens, antibodies and the immune response
- 6.9 Roles of B cells and T cells
- 6.10 Post-transcriptional changes to mRNA
- 6.11 Pathogen entry routes and barriers to infection
- 6.12 Types of immunity
- 6.13 The evolutionary race between pathogens and hosts
- 6.14 Bacteriostatic and bactericidal antibiotics
- CP15 Investigate the effect of different antibiotics on bacteria
- 6.15 Hospital acquired infections and codes of practice