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 

January February March April May

 
Tuesday
 
Thursday
 
29  1: DNA
    Article: Meselson & Stahl (1958) and companion
    Problem Set: PS4: DNA replication (Mar 4)
                (focus on problems 3 and 4)
    Questionnaire
    Individual meetings (Mon-Wed)
2 3: DNA
    Article: Meselson & Stahl (1958) and companion
    Problem Set: PS4: DNA replication (Mar 4)
                (focus on problems 1 and 3)
    General Review: As you wish (see questionnaire below)
    Exam 2: Take-home exam (round 2) out Friday afternoon
                What to expect and Ground rules
                Survey due any time Saturday, Mar 12
    Questionnaire & General Review
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PS4
Spring Break
14  15: NO CLASS
      Individual meetings (Mon-Wed)
16  17: Translation
       Exam II Questionnaire
       Exam II, Round 2 due 7:00 AM
       Retrospective: Exam II
       Research Proposal: Example
       Summaries: Consider samples #1 and #2
       Overview: The coding problem
       Problem Set: PS5: Coding (Mar 23) (focus on #1 and #6)
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21  22: Translation
       Article: Crick (1958) + companion
       Retrospective: Exam II
       Problem Set: PS5: Coding (Mar 23)
                  (focus on (#1), #5, and #6)
       Questionaire
23 
PS5
24: Translation
       Article: Crick (1958) + companion
       Article: Crick et al (1961) + companion + simulation
                  (alternative graphical simulation)
       Problem Set: PS6-Genetic Code (Apr 1) (#1 - #3)
       Questionaire
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Summary
of
Expt
29: Translation
       Article: Crick et al (1961) + companion + simulation
                  (alternative graphical simulation)
       Article: Jones & Nirenberg (1962) + companion (skim)
       Alien Genetic Code (skim)
       Critiques: Discuss (due Apr 4)
       Problem Set: PS6-Genetic Code (Apr 1) (#5, #6a, #4)
       Questionaire
30  31: Translation
       Article: Crick et al (1961) + companion + simulation
                  (alternative graphical simulation)
       Article: Jones & Nirenberg (1962) + companion
       Alien Genetic Code
       Problem Set: PS6-Genetic Code (Apr 1) (#4)
       Questionaire
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PS6