BNFO 300 
Molecular Biology Through Discovery
Items for each day generally indicate what is to be done before class*
Red indicates target date for completing something.     Purple indicates a firm deadline.
Spring 2016 

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Tuesday
  
Thursday
  
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WIAG 		2: Protein
    [Article: Wrinch (1935) & companion]
    Notes: Protein
    Problem Set: PS1: Protein (Feb 8)
                 (focus on problems PS1.5)
    Questionnaire 		3 4: Protein
    [Notes: Protein]
    Problem Set: PS1: Protein (pdf) (Feb 8)
                 (focus on problems PS1.6, and PS1.9)
    Article: Sanger & Tuppy (1951) + companion (Sections I - III)
                 (first glance)
    Notes: Paper chromatography
    Questionnaire 		5
Progress
(PDF)
(DOCX)
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PS1
 9: Protein
    Article: Sanger & Tuppy (1951) + companion
    [Notes: Paper chromatography]
    Problem Set: PS2: Protein (Feb 17)
                (focus on problem PS2.1 as a community)
    Questionnaire 		10 11: Protein
      Article: Perutz et al (1965) and companion (Parts I-III)
      Tutorial: Hemoglobin Structure (see companion)
      Problem Set: PS2: Protein (Feb 17)
                  (focus on problem PS2.1 as a community and 2.6)
      Questionnaire 		12
Mentor
15  16: Protein
      Article: Perutz et al (1965) and companion
      Tutorial: Hemoglobin Structure
      Problem Set: PS2: Protein (Feb 17)
                  (focus on problems PS2.6 and PS2.5)
      Questionnaire 		17
PS2 		18: DNA
      Notes: DNA structure - Parts A-C
      Investigation: Build your own DNA
      Notes: Diffraction -- distance vs spacing
      Problem Set: PS3: DNA structure (Feb 24)
                  (focus on problems PS3.1, PS3.2, PS3.4)
      Questionnaire 		19
Bibliogr
22  23: DNA
      Notes: DNA structure
      Notes: Diffraction -- distance vs spacing
      Exercise: mini-article + how to read it
      Problem Set: PS3: DNA structure (Feb 24)
                  (focus on problem PS3.3 & 3.5)
      Exam 2 availability survey (by end of today)
      Exam 2: What to expect and Ground rules
      Questionnaire 		24
PS3 		25: DNA
      Notes: DNA Replication
      Article: Meselson & Stahl (1958) and companion (first glance)
      Problem Set: PS4: DNA replication (Mar 2)
                  (focus on problems 1 and 3)
      General Review: Anything you want (see questionnaire below)
      Exam 2: Take-home exam (round 1) e-mailed Thursday afternoon
                  What to expect and Ground rules
                  Survey due any time Saturday, Feb 27
      Questionnaire & General Review 		26
Expt
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Summary